Can you please explain each line in "On His Blindness" by John Milton's?

Poem
analysis

Line
1

The poem starts with the speaker who is
the poet himself John Milton, reflecting upon his blindness and how God expects him to
make full use of his ability as a writer, if he cannot even see the paper on which he
writes. The talent of the poet is useless now that he is losing his sight The poet
considers how his “light” is used up or wasted . “light” for this deeply religious poet
it mean an inner light or spiritual capacity. So He uses the word "light" to refer to
his blindness and also his inner light.

Line
2

The poet assumes that his life is not yet
over. The phrase “in this dark world and wide” is a very honest
image.

Line
3

This line as I read refer to a story in
the Bible .which speaks of a bad servant who neglected his master’s talent "a talent was
a kind of coin" instead of using it. He is "cast into outer darkness.". It can also mean
Milton’s talent as a writer.

Lines
4-6

"Lodged with me useless" means that his
talent as a poet is useless now that he is losing his sight. Line 5 expresses the
speaker’s desire to serve God through his poetry, to use his talents for the glory of
God."Though my soul more bent/ to serve therewith my Maker" , here the poet is saying
that although my soul is even more inclined to serve God with that talent, I want to
serve God with my writing , but he feels that his talent will be wasted as he becomes
blind. He wishes to "present his true account," or give a good account of himself and
his service to God. The sixth line may refer to the second coming of prophet Jesus peace
be upon him "Lest he returning chide", as a Christian poet he didn't  won’t to be blamed
or rebuke when Jesus
returns.

Lines
7-8

Milton asked if God just wants lesser
tasks since his blindness denies him from using his
talents.

Patience is capitalized in the eighth line and
becomes more clearly personified when answering Milton's
question.

Line
9

Patience speaks, to prevent that "murmur,"
Milton’s questioning of God’s will in previous
line.

Lines
10-14

Patience’s reply explains the nature
of God. First of all God does not need man’s work.

"Who
best / bear his mild yoke" means the people who are most respectful to God's will. These
people are the ones who serve God best. The image of the yoke is also Biblical. " yoke "
was a kind of harness put on oxen but in other bible it is an image for God's
will.

God's greatness "His state is kingly" was explained
here .

At God’s bidding or will, thousands of people "speed
and post" all over the world all the time. This line mean that the whole world are
servants to God. There is more than one way to serve God, and patience is telling the
poet that even his waiting caused by his blindness can be a kind of service
.