Resh
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Look upon my affliction,
Deliver me from my flaw;
I am lured by addiction,
I do not forget Your Law.
I plead my cause to redeem,
Give me life per Your promise;
Let the sin flow like a stream,
Give compassion to justice.
Salvation will block evil,
They do not seek your statute;
The foul follow the devil,
In an immoral pursuit.
Great is Your mercy, O Lord,
Give me life as per Your rules;
And to be in one accord,
Give judgment unto the fools.
They are my persecutors,
That are also enemies;
From the darkness seducers,
That mock Your testimonies.
I see the fools with disgust,
They keep not Your commands;
For being an atheist,
Ignorant of Your demands.
But how I love Your precepts,
Gives life to Your steadfast love;
Filled with heavenly concepts,
To keep flowing from above.
The sum of Your Word is truth,
Righteousness rules forever;
As I was taught since my youth,
Your goodness does not sever.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Sum of Your Word Psalm 119:153-160
Font size:
Written on July 07, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 06, 2023
- 1:02 min read
- 4 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIDI JKJK LMLM NONO O |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 948 |
Words | 209 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Resh" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/163371/resh>.
Discuss the poem Resh with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In