Analysis of God as Judge



What right have you to recite,
The covenant on your tongue;
The darkness shadows the light,
And unrighteousness be flung.

Because you hate discipline,
Casting those words behind you;
Immoral ways causing sin,
Lies eclipses what is true.

If you ever see a thief,
Maybe you are pleased with him;
Because of your misbelief,
For an adulterous whim.

You give your mouth a free rein,
For evil tongues of deceit;
Lips and tongue having profane,
Allows you to lie and cheat.

You speak against your brother,
Of the things that he has done;
Slandering of your mother,
Insults of her other son.

These are things that you have done,
And that I have kept silent;
So you think that it is fun,
Sporting to be violent.

But I rebuke and reprove,
Laying the charge before you;
Forgetting God will remove,
Your name, in bidding adieu.

Lest I will tear you apart,
There be none to deliver;
My hope you take it to heart,
Confess to the Forgiver.

The Lord offers thanksgiving,
His sacrifice glorifies;
Salvation keeps you living,
And His Spirit purifies.

The Lord orders the right way,
Showing you the salvation;
Guides you not to go astray,
Makes you a new creation.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDXD EFEF GHGH ICIC CJCJ EDXD KIKI LMLM NCNC I
Poetic Form
Metre 1111101 0100111 010101 0111 0111100 1011011 0101101 1010111 1110101 1011111 01111 1101001 1111011 1101101 1011001 0111101 1101110 1011111 1001110 0110101 1111111 0111110 1111111 1011100 110101 1001011 0101101 1101001 1111101 1111010 1111111 01101 011010 11010 0101110 01101 0110011 1010010 1111101 1101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,195
Words 258
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Glorifying God Through Praise Psalm 50:16-23

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Written on January 07, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 06, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:17 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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