Analysis of Refuge in the LORD



In the Lord I take refuge,
How can you say to my soul;
To the mountain that is huge,
While the Lord will console.

The wicked will bend the bow,
Fitting arrows to the string;
Shooting in dark they will go,
Towards the heart where they will fling.

If foundations are destroyed,
Then what can the righteous do?
Powerful weapons deployed,
Pray to God to see them through.

The Lord is in His temple,
And His throne is in Heaven;
His eyes beholds His people,
A test His children given.

The Lord will test the righteous,
But His soul hates the evil;
And will be giving justice,
Condemning to the devil.

The one who loves violence,
He will be showering coals;
Scorching wind with pestilence,
Fiery brimstone burn souls.

For the Lord loves righteousness,
While loving righteous deeds;
His mercy shows graciousness,
To the upright who succeeds.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG HFHF IJIJ HKHK X
Poetic Form
Metre 0011110 1111111 1010111 101110 0101101 1010101 1001111 01011111 1010101 1110101 1001001 1111111 0110110 0111010 111110 0111010 0111010 1111010 0111010 0101010 0111100 1111001 1011100 1001011 1011100 110101 1101100 1001101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 847
Words 153
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 87
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The LORD Is in His Holy Temple Psalm 11

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Written on August 07, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 06, 2021

Modified on March 05, 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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