Analysis of Pe



Your manifest is wonderful,
So therefore my soul will keep them;
Because You are so powerful,
Compassionate not to condemn.

Revealing of Your Word gives light,
It imparts to understanding;
Enabled for bringing insight,
With an ease for comprehending.

I opened up my mouth to pant,
In longing for your commandment;
As some take a deceptive slant,
That causes a misalignment.

Turn to me and be merciful,
As in Your way with those who love;
Knowing your grace is bountiful,
As Your blessings flow from above.

Keep steady my steps in Your Word,
Let no wickedness dominate;
Only guided as I have heard,
That has come from what You mandate.

Redeem me from the oppression,
So that I may keep Your precepts;
Avoiding sinful obsession,
Of any immoral concepts.

Make Your face shine on my soul,
While teaching me Your statutes;
So that You help me to control,
For producing abundant fruits.

My eyes are shedding streams of tears,
For people who keep not Your Law;
About You they not having fears,
Not caring about any flaw.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEC AFAF GHGH IJIJ KLKL XMXM X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101100 1111111 01111100 01001101 01011111 1011010 0101101 1111010 11011111 01011010 11100101 11001 11101100 10111111 10111100 11101101 11011011 1110010 10101111 1111111 01110010 1111111 01010010 11001010 1111111 1101110 11111101 10100101 11110111 11011111 01111101 11001101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,022
Words 183
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

A to Z Psalm 119:129-136

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Written on September 15, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on September 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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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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