Analysis of Protector



I lift up eyes unto the hills,
From where that my help does come of;
The great physician cure my ills,
Compassion that is filled with love.

My help is coming from the Lord,
To whom has made Heaven and earth;
Because He has loved and adored,
Since the day we were given birth.

He will not let your foot be moved,
He who keeps you will not slumber;
Giving you wisdom that has soothed,
At times when strife does encumber.

He keeps Israel and not sleep,
Because the Lord is your keeper;
For you are as one of His sheep,
Protecting you as the sleeper.

For the Lord is being your shade,
The sun shall not strike you by day;
Nor by night the moon be afraid,
Diverts you from going astray.

The Lord will keep you from evil,
Keeps your life to preserve your soul;
The means to avoid the devil,
Who attempts in gaining control.

The Lord will keep your going out,
From this time forth your coming in;
He is able to stop your doubt,
Building spiritual discipline.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE FEFE GHGH IJIJ KXKX E
Poetic Form
Metre 11111001 11111111 01010111 01011111 11110101 11111001 01111001 10110101 11111111 11111110 10110111 11111010 11100011 01011110 11111111 01011010 10111011 01111111 11101101 01111001 01111110 11110111 01101010 10101001 01111101 11111100 11101111 101000100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 998
Words 222
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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My Help Comes from the LORD Psalm 121

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Written on July 23, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on July 22, 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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