Highest Protection



Because you have made the Lord,
Highest for your dwelling place;
Let Him be loved and adored,
And He will pour out His grace.

No evil shall be allowed,
Shall ever fall upon you;
No plague shall come from a cloud,
Come near where you would pursue.

He will command His angels,
To guard you in all your ways;
Assisting in all battles,
Unto the time that one prays.

Their hands will bear you up,
Striking your foot on a stone;
To thirst, they will fill your cup,
They assure you’re not alone.

You will tread on the lion,
Trample the snake underfoot;
You are enroute to Zion,
With a spiritual output.

He holds fast to me in love,
My Savior and protection;
His blessings flow from above,
He redeems with salvation.

I answer when He has called,
He rescues when in trouble;
I confess when I’m flawed,
He saves me from the rubble.

I’m satisfied from long life,
Praise Him for my salvation;
He comforts during my strife,
Made me a new creation.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer

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My Refuge and My Fortress Psalm 91:9-16

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Written on October 02, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer_1 on October 01, 2024

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KIKI XLXL MIMI X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 989
Words 220
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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