Analysis of Plea for Protection
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
My eye is wasted from grief;
Let not my stress be ignored,
Confusion with disbelief.
My life is spent with sorrow,
Because of iniquity;
Uncertain for tomorrow,
For the lack of dignity.
All of my adversaries,
Especially my neighbors;
Have become mercenaries,
To smite me with their sabers.
Those who have seen me have fled,
I am a broken vessel;
And feeling like I am dead,
As thrown against an anvil.
Slander of many I heard,
Terror was on every side;
Scheming against me of my word,
Plot to commit homicide.
You are my God who I trust,
My times remain in your hands;
Knowing You are fair and just,
For I follow Your commands.
Please rescue me from my foes,
From those who will persecute;
Before hostility grows,
With death threat they execute.
Make Your face shine upon me,
Your blessing with steadfast love;
Giving me insight to see,
For Your mercy sake thereof,
Let me not be put to shame,
Send them silently to hell;
So I ceaselessly proclaim,
The falsehoods I must dispel.
Let the lying lips be mute,
In which is lacking respect;
As the blessings of Your fruit,
Will find the means to reject.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN DODO PQPQ NRNR X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111 1111011 1111101 010101 1111110 0110100 010101 1011100 111100 010110 101100 1111110 1111111 1101010 0101111 1101110 1011011 10111001 10011111 110110 1111111 1101011 1011101 1110101 1101111 111110 0101001 111110 1111011 110111 101111 111011 1111111 1110011 1110001 011101 1010111 0111001 1010111 1101101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,174 |
Words | 260 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Committing My Spirit Psalm 31:9-18
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Written on October 27, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on October 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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