Analysis of Dependence in the LORD



To the Lord, I lift up my soul,
O my God, in You, I do trust;
Because in You who I console,
Knowing You are faithful and just.

Let me never be put to shame,
Nor let foes triumph over me;
For I continue to proclaim,
As I follow what You decree.

None who wait shall be put to shame,
Let them have guilt of transgressions;
For they have defiled Your name,
As I pray for their confessions.

Make me to know Your ways of truth,
Teach me the path for salvation;
Guide me to void being uncouth,
As to be a new creation.

Remember with Your steadfast love,
For they have Your mercy and grace;
With blessings that flow from above,
As I await for Your embrace.

Good and upright are You, O Lord,
As You teach sinners the right way;
Because You are loved and adored,
Your Law I continue to obey.

You teach the humble what is right,
Following the straight and narrow;
Guiding them to stay in the light,
For eternity of tomorrow.

All of the paths for You O Lord,
Are faithfulness and steadfast love;
His covenant in one accord,
Mercy and truth come from above.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD CECE FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM JHJH X
Poetic Form
Metre 10111111 11101111 01011110 10111001 11101111 11110101 11010101 11101101 11111111 11111010 111111 11111010 11111111 11011010 11111011 11101010 0101111 11111001 11011101 11011101 10011111 11110011 01111001 111010101 11010111 10001010 10111001 10100101 11011111 11011 11000101 10011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,092
Words 246
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Teach Me Your Paths Psalm 25:1-10

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Written on February 19, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 18, 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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