The LORD Is Good



The Lord is watching the righteous,
His ears are hearing of their cry;
Distress is making them anxious,
With hearing of their mournful sigh.

The face of the Lord hates evil,
To cut off memory of them;
Because their work is the devil,
Who He already does condemn.

When the righteous cry, the Lord hears,
Delivers them from their trouble;
Because they will always revere,
For He pulls them from the rubble.

The Lord is near the broken heart,
Save the spirit that has been crushed;
Enables them for a new start,
While their problem has been flushed.

The righteous do have afflictions,
But the Lord delivers them out;
Away from the contradictions,
From this place that causes much doubt.

He is keeping all of his bones,
None of them will become broken;
No longer hearing any groans,
Since the voice of God has spoken.

Affliction shall slay the wicked,
The evil, the Lord will condemn;
Never will they be acquitted,
For not having the faith in them.

For the Lord will redeem the life,
Of the servants who take refuge;
He will comfort them through their strife,
As blessings become a deluge

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Forever Near Psalm 34:15-22

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Written on August 29, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on August 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD XCXC EFEF GHGH IJIJ KDKD LMLM X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,093
Words 199
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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