Analysis of Sin and Shin



Princes persecute me,
Without having a cause;
But my heart stands to see,
That Your Word has no flaws.

I rejoice in Your Word,
Like finding great spoil;
For each time I have heard,
Stirs me through my toil.

I hate and abhor lies,
But Your Law I do love;
Your wisdom makes me wise,
About Heaven above.

For seven times a day,
I praise Your righteous rules;
That directs me Your way,
Far from the bunch of fools.

Great peace who love Your Law,
Nothing shall offend them;
The ungodly will fall,
Your judgment to condemn.

Hope for Your salvation,
Your commandments I do;
Gives a new foundation,
I build on to pursue.

My soul has always kept,
All Your declaration;
For I love each precept,
In my exaltation.

I keep doctrines You teach,
All my ways are for You;
I proclaim as I preach,
Knowing Your Word is true.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG XHXH IJIJ KIKI LJLJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 10101 011001 111111 111111 101011 11011 111111 11111 110011 111111 110111 011001 110101 111101 101111 110111 111111 101011 001011 110101 111010 101011 101010 111101 11111 11010 11111 011 111011 111111 101111 101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 854
Words 196
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Fear and Rejoicing at God's Word Psalm 119:161-168

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Written on July 13, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on July 12, 2022

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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