Analysis of Majestic Might



Let God arise to scatter foe,
Those who hate Him shall flee away;
Because of His wrath, they do know,
Since Satan made them disobey.

For as smoke has driven away,
The wax melts before the fire;
The wicked perish since they stray,
Upon their earthly desire.

But the justified shall be glad,
As they rejoice exalting God;
Jubilant with joy and not sad,
While they still honor and laud.

Sing praise to the name of the Lord,
Lift up a song throughout the land;
His name can never be ignored,
As well as what He does command.

Father unto all the orphans,
And protector of the widows;
Comfort to relieve their burdens,
While their joyous praise bellows.

God sets the lonely at home.
Leads captives to prosperity;
Stop the rebellious where they roam,
When confessed stops iniquity.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB BCBC DXDX EFEF GHGH IJIJ C
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11011101 11111101 01111111 1101101 11111001 01101010 01010111 01110010 1010111 11010101 10011011 1111001 11101101 11010101 11110101 11111101 10101010 00101010 10101110 1110110 1101011 11010100 10010111 10110100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 820
Words 173
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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God Shall Scatter His Enemies Psalm 68:1-6

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Written on May 24, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 23, 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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