Analysis of Vindication



Vindicate me, O God,
Guard against the evil;
Deceitful who are flawed,
As friends of the devil.

Judge me and plead my cause,
Against this wicked place;
Cleansing me any flaws,
Showing mercy and grace.

For you I take refuge,
Why have you rejected;
I ask not to refuse,
A servant selected.

For I go on mourning,
Because of oppression;
Feeling like a scorning,
From lustful obsession.

Send out your light and truth,
Let them lead through the dark;
Stop me being uncouth,
To Your place I embark.

I go to Your altar,
Exceeding joy I praise;
Do not let me falter,
While another strays.

Cast down never my soul,
Stop the conflicts within;
Take the helm and control,
Steer me away from sin.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA XBXB XXXX CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ G
Poetic Form
Metre 100111 101010 010111 111010 110111 011101 101101 101001 111110 111010 111101 010010 111110 011010 10101 110010 111101 111101 111011 111101 111110 010111 111110 10101 111011 100101 101001 110111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 695
Words 130
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Send Out Your Light and Your Truth Psalm 43

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Written on August 04, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 03, 2021

Modified on March 07, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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