Beth
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
How can a man keep himself pure,
By guarding it as to the Word;
Taking heed and merely ignore,
The temptations you may have heard.
With my whole heart I am seeking,
Not to meander from His Law;
For in prayer I will be speaking,
Confession for an evolved flaw.
I have stored His Word in my heart,
That I might not sin against Him;
Continually to impart,
For building up spiritual vim.
Blessings are coming from the Lord,
For He has taught me His statutes;
So I remain in one accord,
Checks and balance of attributes.
For with my lips I do declare,
All the rules that comes from His tongue;
Because I proclaim as to share,
The delightful Law being flung.
I rejoice in His evidence,
To delight as much in His wealth;
That is building up my defense,
Giving me my spiritual health.
I meditate on His precepts,
Fixing my eyes upon His way;
Conformed to all of His concepts,
So I will never go astray.
I will delight in what He taught,
And will never forget His Word;
For everything that I have sought,
Being straight forward and not slurred.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Delightful Psalm 119:9-16
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Written on November 07, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on November 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI XJXJ KLKL MAMA X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,044 |
Words | 200 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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