My Stronghold



Hear, O Lord, as I cry aloud,
Please be gracious and answer me;
I look for a sign in the cloud,
For Your return that I can see.

You have said of seeking Your face,
My heart says “Your face I do seek”;
I need comfort of Your embrace,
Because I became humbly weak.

Please do not hide Your face from me,
Turn Your servant from the anger;
O You who helped with Your decree,
Inspire me not to languor.

Cast me not off or forsake me,
Because You are my salvation;
Please O Lord listen to my plea,
And make me a new creation.

My mother and father forsook,
Abandoned me as their child;
So that I come to You to look,
To cleanse from being defiled.

I want to learn Your way, O Lord,
On the straight and narrow path;
So I can be in one accord,
While being spared from the wrath.

Deliver me not to my foe,
Rising against as false witness;
Help that I am able to show,
A strengthened spiritual fitness.

I believe in faith that I see,
Able to the goodness of the Lord;
In the land of the living to be,
That my request is not ignored.

I am waiting for You O Lord,
My heart takes courage to be strong;
You strengthen me in one accord,
Showing that with You I belong.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

The LORD Is My Light and My Salvation Psalm 27:7-14

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Written on November 14, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 13, 2021

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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