Analysis of Dependence on the LORD



I lift up my soul to the Lord,
For I will not be put to shame;
I continue in one accord,
And I will not stop to proclaim.

My foes not triumph over me,
Because they wait and are ashamed;
Since they are way too blind to see,
The transgression that God has blamed.

I need to know all of His ways,
And be taught of the narrow path;
Avoiding transgression that strays,
Righteously avoiding the wrath.

I need to be led in the truth,
Taught in the way for salvation;
No longer like a reckless youth,
And build a righteous foundation.

I patiently wait all day long,
Thinking of His mercy and grace;
His steadfast love will remain strong,
While yearning for His embrace.

He remembers no sins from youth,
Through admittance in confession;
Those times that I had been uncouth,
That was causing my transgression.

Good and upright is our Lord,
He instructs sinners in His way;
How to remain in one accord,
And how we must trust and obey.

He leads the humble what is right,
Teaching the meek the proper way;
In His eyes to be a delight,
While never to go astray.

For all of the paths of the Lord,
Have mercy with His steadfast love;
For those who have loved and adored,
With the truth flowing from above.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ GHGH AKAK LKLK AMAM X
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 11111111 10100101 01111101 11110101 01110101 11111111 00101111 11111111 01110101 01001011 10001001 11111001 10011010 11010101 01010010 11001111 10111001 1111011 1101101 10101111 10100010 11111111 11101010 10011101 10110011 11010101 01111001 11010111 10010101 01111001 1101101 11101101 1101111 11111001 10110101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,195
Words 230
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Teach Me Your Paths Psalm 25:1-10

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Written on August 11, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 10, 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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