Plea for Protection



Be gracious to me, O Lord,
My eye is wasted from grief;
Let not my stress be ignored,
Confusion with disbelief.

My life is spent with sorrow,
Because of iniquity;
Uncertain for tomorrow,
For the lack of dignity.

All of my adversaries,
Especially my neighbors;
Have become mercenaries,
To smite me with their sabers.

Those who have seen me have fled,
I am a broken vessel;
And feeling like I am dead,
As thrown against an anvil.

Slander of many I heard,
Terror was on every side;
Scheming against me of my word,
Plot to commit homicide.

You are my God who I trust,
My times remain in your hands;
Knowing You are fair and just,
For I follow Your commands.

Please rescue me from my foes,
From those who will persecute;
Before hostility grows,
With death threat they execute.

Make Your face shine upon me,
Your blessing with steadfast love;
Giving me insight to see,
For Your mercy sake thereof,

Let me not be put to shame,
Send them silently to hell;
So I ceaselessly proclaim,
The falsehoods I must dispel.

Let the lying lips be mute,
In which is lacking respect;
As the blessings of Your fruit,
Will find the means to reject.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

About this poem

Committing My Spirit Psalm 31:9-18

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Written on October 27, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN DODO PQPQ NRNR X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,174
Words 260
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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