Analysis of Wicked Oppression



Save me, the godly one is gone,
The faithful have also vanished;
From amongst the children at dawn,
And causing us to be anguished.

They utter lies to their neighbor,
With flattering lips and their tongue;
A double heart as they labor,
Speaking vanity that is flung.

May the Lord cut off flattered lips,
The tongue that does make a great boast;
For their mouth having pride that sips,
From the cup of an earthly host.

Who says that lips are our own,
With our tongue we will prevail;
For the master is overthrown,
Having no lament to bewail.

Because the poor have been plundered,
While the needy are groaning;
I continuously wondered,
Rise to help those who are moaning.

God will set them in the refuge,
In the comfort for which they long;
His Word like a raining deluge,
For drowning those who have done wrong.

Like silver couth in a furnace,
That is purified seven times;
Comforting of those in distress,
Punishing others for their crimes.

For the Lord shall be keeping them,
He will be guarding forever;
The defiant He will condemn,
By their own sword He will sever.

The wicked prowl on every side,
As vileness is exalted;
Knowledge of God they have denied,
As their transgressions defaulted.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL XMXM NCNC OPOP C
Poetic Form
Metre 11010111 01011010 10101011 01011110 11011110 11001011 01011110 10100111 10111101 01111011 11110111 10111101 11111101 11011101 1010101 1010111 01011110 1010110 10100010 11111110 11110010 00101111 11101010 11011111 11010010 1110101 10011001 10010111 10111101 11110010 00101101 11111110 010111001 111010 10111101 11010010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,199
Words 218
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) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Faithful Have Vanished Psalm 12

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Written on October 25, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 24, 2021

Modified on March 23, 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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