Famous Self Examination Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Self Examination poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous self examination poems. These examples illustrate what a famous self examination poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Psalm 26

by Isaac Watts
 Self-examination; or, Evidences of grace.

Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways,
And try my reins, and try my heart
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.

I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.

Amongst thy saints will I appear
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