Analysis of Protection Plea
Be gracious to me O Lord,
My eye is wasted from grief;
Let not my soul be ignored,
My body needs your relief.
Because I am in distress,
My life is spent with sorrow;
With my sighing I confess,
Wondered about tomorrow.
My strength fails because of sin,
As my bones wasting away;
I feel corrupted within,
Temptations making me stray.
For all my adversaries,
Having become a reproach;
They hired mercenaries,
Disciplined to be their coach.
Those who see me flee from me,
Forgotten as a dead man;
A broken vessel decree,
That they do not have a plan.
I hear terror whispering,
While they scheme together;
Desire with capturing,
As darkness is gathering.
But I trust You as my Lord,
Because I know You are God;
I remain in one accord,
Proceed to honor and laud.
For my times are in Your hand,
Please rescue me from my foe;
I abide what You command,
Please lead me where I should go.
Make Your face shine upon me,
Save me in Your steadfast love;
Open my eyes as to see,
For Your mercy sake thereof.
Let me not be put to shame,
Because I call upon You;
I continue to proclaim,
Speaking truth that I pursue.
Copyright ©2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKK AXAX MDMD ININ OPOP L |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 1111011 1111101 1101101 0111001 1111110 1110101 100101 1110111 1111001 1101001 0101011 111100 1001001 110100 1001111 1111111 0101011 0101001 1111101 1110100 111010 0101100 1101100 1111111 0111111 1010101 0111001 1111011 1101111 1011101 1111111 1111011 110111 1011111 111011 1111111 0111011 1010101 1011101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,150 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Pray in Calamity Psalm 31:9-17
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Written on January 07, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on January 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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