Analysis of Perplexity of Promises



Bless all those who joyously shout,
Who walk in the light of the Lord;
Their confidence will not shed doubt,
With countenance of one accord.

They exult in His name all day,
In righteousness He inspires;
From His Word, they will never stray,
Avoiding earthly desires.

For He is the glory of their might,
By His favor are glorified;
Since He turns darkness into light,
And by becoming sanctified.

Our shield belongs to the Lord,
The Holy One of Israel;
Our defense who has restored,
Helping them through any ordeal

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CXCX DXDA BXBX X
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 11001101 11001111 11001101 10101111 0100101 11111101 01010010 111010111 1110110 11110011 010101 10101101 01011100 10011101 10111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 556
Words 114
Sentences 4
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Shadow and God’s Light Psalm 89:15-18

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Written on December 14, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on December 13, 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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