Analysis of Stability



Those who trust in the Lord,
Just as on Mount Zion;
Which cannot be ignored,
The roar of a lion.

He abides forever,
As the mountains surround;
His worship endeavor,
Is filled with joyous sound.

This time forevermore,
Wickedness shall not rest;
As the righteous shall soar,
Like eagles with a quest.

The Lord stretches His arms,
Surrounding His people;
Blocking evil that harms,
Those outside the temple.

As to those who do good,
And upright in their heart;
Are destined to sainthood,
For His Word they impart.

But those who turn aside,
Going their crooked way;
His Word they have denied,
The Lord will lead away.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD CEXE FGFG HIHI JKJK C
Poetic Form Tetractys  (24%)
Metre 111001 111110 110101 011010 101010 101001 110010 111101 111 100111 101011 110101 011011 010110 101011 111010 111111 001011 11011 111101 111101 101101 111101 011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 658
Words 142
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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The LORD Surrounds His People Psalm 125

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Written on July 31, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 30, 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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