Analysis of Blessings of the LORD
Unless the Lord builds the house,
Those who build labor in vain;
In harmony with a spouse,
Will have everything to gain.
If the Lord guards the city,
The guard stays awake in vain;
Because the Lord takes pity,
Of the trauma causing pain.
It is vain to rise early,
And in going late to rest;
Cannot be sincerely,
Able to perform his best.
Eating the bread of sorrow,
He gives to His beloved sleep;
Refreshing for tomorrow,
Spiritual zeal that will leap.
Children a gift from the Lord,
A heritage from above;
Fruit of the womb a reward,
Filled with blessings of His love.
Arrows of a warrior,
Are the children of your youth;
That you look on with favor,
Upbringing taught the truth.
Bless the man filled with quiver,
He will not be put to shame;
Making enemies shiver,
Speaking the Word to proclaim.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CBCB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ IKIK I |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101101 1111001 0100101 111011 1011010 0110101 0101110 1010101 1111110 0010111 101010 1010111 1001110 1111011 010101 10001111 1001101 0100101 1101001 1110111 1010100 1010111 1111110 10101 1011110 1111111 1010010 1001101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 845 |
Words | 186 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Unless the LORD Builds the House Psalm 127
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Written on April 25, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on April 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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