Analysis of Righteousness



Behold the days will arrive,
When God fulfills His promise;
To be glad you are alive,
To see the day of justice.

In those days and at that time,
He will cause a righteous tree;
People will pay for their crime,
Of righteousness you will see.

In those days you will be saved,
And you will dwell securely;
No longer to sin enslaved,
And not acting impurely.

The Lord is your righteousness,
And David shall never lack;
Any man with blessedness,
Since the Lord will have his back.

God shall never lack a man,
For sitting upon the throne;
To reign eternal lifespan,
Having judgment on His own.

Priests shall never lack a man,
Before of burnt offerings;
With a sacrificial plan,
In their worship gatherings.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EDEX BFBF GHGH GIGI X
Poetic Form
Metre 0101101 1101110 1111101 1101110 0110111 1110101 1011111 1100111 0111111 0111010 1101101 01101 0111100 0101101 1011100 1011111 1110101 1100101 110101 1010111 1110101 0111100 100101 0110100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 747
Words 162
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The LORD's Eternal Covenant Jeremiah 33:14-18

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Written on December 12, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on December 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 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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