Elderly Help
O God, be not far from me,
Please make haste to render aid;
Because I know you can see,
This place has made me afraid.
May my foes be put to shame,
Consumed with scorn and disgrace;
Try to dishonor Your name,
As they have spat in my face.
I will hope continually,
And praise you yet even more;
They think not perceptually,
What the future has in store.
My mouth tells of righteous acts,
Deeds of salvation all day;
Having knowledge of the facts,
About those who disobey.
For I will go in Your strength,
Persistent with righteousness;
Persevering at the length,
Because of Your graciousness.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent Psalm 71:12-16
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Written on May 15, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD AEXE FGFG HIHI X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 137 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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