Analysis of Trusting in the Lord



O Lord, I lift up my soul,
Because in You I do trust;
And relinquish my control,
To avoid passions I lust.

Let me not be put to shame,
My foes triumph over me;
As I continue to proclaim,
And resist my enemy.

Let them regret what they do,
Be ashamed of transgression;
Understand what they pursue,
A treacherous aggression.

Help me to know of Your ways,
Teach me of Your narrow path;
So I can live out my days,
Experience, not Your wrath.

Lead me in Your truth to teach,
Teaching me Your salvation;
So I am able to teach,
Others build their foundation.

Remember Your steadfast love,
Comes from Your mercy and grace;
From of old come from above,
Attached to Your sweet embrace.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IFIF JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 0101111 0010101 1011011 1111111 1110101 11010101 0011100 1101111 1011010 011101 0100010 1111111 1111101 1111111 0100111 1101111 1011010 1111011 1011010 010111 1111001 1111101 0111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 720
Words 161
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Teach Me Your Paths Psalm 25:1-6

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Written on May 29, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 28, 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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