Analysis of 51 Psalm
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
Look mercyfully down O Lord
& wash us from our sinn
Cleanse us from wicked deeds without
from wicked thoughts within
Lord I Confess my many sinns
that I against thee doe
Each minute they're before my face
& wound my soul anew
So Great my god my ills have been
Gainst thee & onely thee
Thy Justice tho' I were Condemnd
would good & righteous bee
For att my birth I wickedness
Did with my breath suck in
But thou shalt teach me in thy ways
& keep me pure from sinn
Thoult me with hyssopp purge who am
all over soil's & stain's
Thou with thy sanctifiyng grace
shalt wash & make me clean
Thoult bless my days with peace no sound
But Joy shall reach mine ear
That where thy Justice wounded Lord
There Gladness may appear
Blott from thy thoughts past faults & from
The present turn thy face
O make my spirit right & good
Confirm my heart with grace
thy Presence & thy mercy lett
Me ever Ld possess
Me with the comfort of thy help
& with thy love still bless
Then shall the wicked know thy pow'r
& turn ym from theyr wayes
Deliver me from blood my god
& I will sing thy praise.
Unseal my lips & to ye Bad
I will thy mercy shew
For since thou lovest not sacrifice
Tis all that I can doo
A heart that is with sorrow pierct
My God thou wilt receive
this is ye sweetest offering
that we to thee can give
On Sion Graciously look down
Preserve us still we pray
& hearts upon thine altars Lord
Instead of beasts we'el Lay.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 111101 11110101 110101 11011101 110111 11010111 11101 11111111 1111 1101101 11101 11111100 111110 11111011 11111 1111111 11011 11111 11111 11111111 111111 11110101 11101 1111111 010111 1111011 011111 1101101 110101 11010111 11111 110101111 11111 01011111 11111 0111111 111101 1111110 111111 01111101 111101 11110100 111111 1110011 011111 1011101 0111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,370 |
Words | 283 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 48 |
Lines Amount | 48 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 281 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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