Analysis of Psalm 131
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Humility and submission.
Is there ambition in my heart?.
Search, gracious God, and see;
Or do I act a haughty part?
Lord, I appeal to thee.
I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild,
Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.
The patient soul, the lowly mind,
Shall have a large reward:
Let saints in sorrow lie resigned,
And trust a faithful Lord.
Scheme | X ABAB CDCD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01000010 11010011 110101 11110101 110111 11111101 011101 10110111 010101 01010101 110101 11010101 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 380 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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