Confidence with the LORD



Preserve me for I take refuge,
For O God You are my Lord;
Your commands I cannot refuse,
For You never can be ignored.

I am no good apart from You,
Because in You, I take delight;
Knowing You are faithful and true,
While doing all that is right.

Sorrows who worship other gods,
With their drink offerings of blood;
Pouring out from their lips as frauds,
Multiplied that hastens a flood.

You are my chosen and my cup,
You are holding my lot and soul;
When I am down You lift me up,
Allowing you to keep control.

The lines fall in a pleasant place,
With a splendid inheritance;
Constant blessings of flowing grace,
Builds up in You, my confidence.

I will bless You as my counsel,
Through the night my heart you apprise;
While in my mind You stencil,
Of Your Word that will make me wise.

I set You always before me,
Because You are at my right hand;
I will never be shaken free,
As I adhere to Your command.

My heart is glad dwelling secure,
My flesh also shall rest in hope;
Blocking any devilish lure,
From temptation that I must cope.

You are showing me the path of life,
In Your presence fullness of joy;
Your pleasures will avoid the strife,
With the salvation You deploy.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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You Will Not Abandon My Soul Psalm 16

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Written on March 03, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on March 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAXA BCBC XDXD EFEF GHGH XIXI JKJK LMLM NONO X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,223
Words 272
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 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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