Analysis of My LORD and Protector



I lift my eyes unto the hills,
From whence who will render my aid;
I am in need to cure my ills,
My enemies make me afraid.

For my help has come from the Lord,
Who created Heaven and earth;
As whom will be loved and adored,
In giving us such priceless worth.

He will not let your foot be moved,
He who keeps you will not slumber;
Giving insight that we behooved,
For the trials we encumber.

He who keeps watch on Israel,
As will neither slumber nor sleep;
For confidence to make them feel,
Like a shepherd watching His sheep.

Let the Lord to be your keeper,
As the Lord is always your shade;
So your restful sleep is deeper,
No longer will you be afraid.

The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon not strike you by night;
Because that you trust and obey,
You are a blessing in His sight.

The Lord will keep you from evil,
He will preserve your soul and life;
Blocking allures from the devil,
Protecting from the midst of strife.

The Lord will keep your going out,
And the times of your coming in;
From this time forth without a doubt,
And evermore be free of sin.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD XEBE FGXG EBEB HIHI FJFJ KLKL E
Poetic Form
Metre 11111001 11111011 11011111 11001101 11111101 10101001 11111001 01011101 11111111 11111110 101111 10101010 11111100 11101011 11001111 10101011 10111110 1011111 11101110 11011101 01111111 10111111 01111001 11010011 01111110 11011101 1011010 01010111 01111101 00111100 11110101 0101111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,119
Words 254
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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My Help Comes from the LORD Psalm 121

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Written on October 16, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:16 min read
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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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