God Alone Trust



For God my soul waits in silence,
Since from Him comes my salvation;
Because He is my best defense,
Against all of the temptation.

He is my rock and salvation,
My fortress not greatly shaken;
He calms me from my vexation,
Knowing I am not forsaken.

How long will they attack a man,
Battered like a tottering fence;
He has already in His plan,
For slaying you in my defense.

They plan to thrust Him from up high,
Taking pleasure in this falsehood;
Building a tower in the sky,
For reaching Him thinking they could.

My soul waits in silence for God,
Because in Him whence comes my hope;
I proceed to honor and laud,
Perseverance helps me to cope.

God is my salvation and strength,
My glory and my mighty rock;
To persevere at any length,
In prayer as I constantly talk.

I put trust in Him at all times,
Before Him I pour out my heart;
For He has forgiven my crimes,
So that I can have a new start.

Those of low grade are vanity,
The elite full of delusion;
Both are filled with insanity,
Living life with an illusion.

Never put trust in extortion,
Set no hopes on a robbery;
It just creates a distortion,
In causing prideful snobbery.

Steadfast love belongs to the Lord,
Rendered according to his deeds;
If he remains in one accord,
And be deserving of his needs.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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My Soul Waits for God Alone Psalm 62

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Written on December 15, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on December 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XABA AAAA CBCB DEDE XFXF GXGX HIHI JAJA AJAJ KLKL X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,312
Words 292
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 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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