A Righteous Delivery



I will bless the Lord at all times,
In my mouth continue His praise;
In hearing the heavenly chimes,
And thinking of the Lord always.

My soul makes its boast in the Lord,
Let the humble hear and be glad;
While walking in one accord,
Within Him, I will not be sad.

Oh magnify the Lord with me,
Let us exalt Him together;
He will open your eyes to see,
In His church where we can gather.

When I sought the Lord, He heard me,
Delivered me from all my fears;
Showing merely how life can be,
When His Holy Word one adheres.

Look to Him and be radiant,
Your face shall not be ashamed;
Follow to be obedient,
Letting your spirit be inflamed.

A poor man cried, and the Lord heard,
And saved him from all his trouble;
Gave him guidance unto His Word,
For pulling out of the rubble.

The angel of the Lord encamps,
Around those who will revere Him;
Supplying the oil for their lamps,
Guide from darkness that is so dim.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Taste and See That the LORD Is Good Psalm 34:1-7

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Written on March 20, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 19, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF EGEG HIHI JKJK ALXL F
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 955
Words 216
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 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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