Unsearchable Majesty



He stretches out north of the void,
And hangs the earth upon nothing;
Allows the moon to be deployed,
For light, that the nightfall would bring.

He binds up water in the clouds,
The cloud will not split under them;
As they are covering the crowds,
To refill the earth not condemn.

He covers the face of the moon,
As His cloud does spread over it;
And unable to see it soon,
What God has done in His merit.

He carved a circle on the face,
Of the waters at the margin;
Between light and darkness embrace,
Where day would end, and night begin.

The Pillars of Heaven tremble,
Are astounded at His rebuke;
As the stilled sea does assemble,
Of the crashing waves that do spook.

By His power of the still sea,
Along with His understanding;
He smites the proud with His decree,
That gripes what He is demanding.

By His wind, the sky was made fair,
His hand had pierced the fleeing snake;
That had been attempting to dare,
In making the Lord to forsake.

But for the outskirts of His ways,
How small of a whisper to hear;
The lightning or thunder obeys,
An understanding to revere.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Just a Whisper Job 26:7–14

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Written on December 10, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on December 09, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEX FXFX GHGH IBIB JKJK LXLX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,119
Words 246
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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