Analysis of Instructing Wisdom



Fret not about evildoers,
The workers of iniquity;
Not envious of pursuers,
The wrongs that Satan would decree.

For they will soon fade like the grass,
Wither and die like the green plant;
Like the heat of summer will pass,
And carried away by an ant.

Trust in the Lord so you do good,
Dwell in the land you will be fed;
Befriend faithfulness as you should,
And following as the Lord said.

So delight yourself in the Lord,
He will give you your desires;
Having a heart in one accord,
That intimacy requires.

Commit your way unto the Lord,
Trusting in Him and He will act;
He shall bring to pass to afford,
And you shall receive it intact.

He shall bring forth your righteousness,
And your justice as the noonday;
Blessing you with the lavishness,
As you continue to obey.

So be still and rest in the Lord,
As you wait patiently for Him;
Show that He is loved and adored,
And anoints with spiritual vim.

Fret not of the one to flourish,
In using an evil device
For in Heaven you must cherish,
Let nothing here on earth entice.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GAGA GHGH XBAX GIGI JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101100 01010100 11001010 01110101 11111101 10011011 10111011 01001111 10011111 10011111 011111 01001011 10101001 11111010 10010101 11000010 01111001 10010111 11111101 01101101 11111100 0110101 101101 11010101 11101001 11110011 11111001 01110001 11101110 01011001 10101110 11011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,074
Words 237
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) 22

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He Will Not Forsake His Saints Psalm 37:1–7

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Written on November 13, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 12, 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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