Taw



Let me cry come near before You,
Give understanding to Your Word;
So I can speak everything true,
While living in one accord.

Let my supplication I plea,
Deliver according to Your Word;
Open my eyes so I can see,
Along with my ears that I heard.

My lips will utter forth Your praise,
For You have taught me Your statutes;
Because You are beloved always,
Reaping from me the choice fresh fruits.

My tongue will be singing Your Word,
For all Your commandments are right;
While speaking nothing is slurred,
While I remain in the light.

Let Your hand always be ready,
For I have chosen Your precept;
Staying the course slow and steady,
So Satan does not intercept.

I have longed for Your salvation,
Because Your Law is my delight;
And to be Your new creation,
Wanting to do everything right.

Let me praise and my soul to live,
As Your rules and judgment assist;
Throughout the past, You did forgive,
From temptations, I tried to resist.

They have caused me to go astray,
Since I acted like a lost sheep;
Help Your servant as to obey,
Through Your teaching and You may reap.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Understanding Psalm 119:169-176

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Written on September 12, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on September 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAX CBCB DEDE BFBF CGCG HFHF XIXI JKJK X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,117
Words 241
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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