Analysis of Old Age Help



From my youth the Lord has taught,
As I proclaim wondrous deeds;
For everything I have sought,
He has fulfilled all my needs.

Though with old age and gray hair,
The Lord does not forsake me;
I know He is just and fair,
Giving me insight to see.

Righteousness from high Heaven,
Established all the great things;
Through the salvation given,
All the beauty that it brings.

He has made so much trouble,
Calamities revive me;
Pulling me from the rubble,
As spoken by His decree.

He increases my greatness,
By comforting me again;
Trouble becomes sedateness,
To spiritual discipline.

I will also praise with song,
With harp for His faithfulness;
For in Him nothing is wrong,
To erase all doubtfulness.

My lips shall greatly rejoice,
When I am praising His name;
I am lifting up my voice,
And continue to proclaim.

I speak of His righteousness,
And will not be put to shame;
Because of His graciousness,
His Spirit lighting my flame.

Copyright ©2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GDGD HXBE IBIB JKJK HKHK X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111 1101101 110111 1101111 1111011 0111011 1111101 101111 1001110 0101011 1001010 1010111 1111110 0100011 1011010 1101101 1010110 1100101 10011 11000100 1110111 11111 1011011 10111 1111001 1111011 1110111 0010101 1111100 0111111 0111100 1101011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 975
Words 208
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 19

About this poem

Running Yahweh's Marathon Psalm 71:17-24

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Written on January 08, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on January 07, 2022

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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