Analysis of Most High Protection



He who dwells in the secret place,
Abides in the shadow of God;
The Almighty will shine His grace,
While he gives honor and laud.

He is my refuge and fortress,
Because the Lord to whom I trust;
He forgives to what I confess,
Knowing that He is fair and just.

He will deliver from the snare,
Set by a deadly pestilence;
Immunization He will share,
That will come from the turbulence.

He will cover with His pinions,
Under His wing you find refuge;
Faithfulness shields from opinion,
From the faithless with the deluge.

You will not fear terror from night,
Nor the arrows that fly by day;
While you are walking in His light,
As you keep trusting to obey.

Nor pestilence that stalks in dark,
Nor destruction that wastes noonday;
His light guides where I will embark,
That curbs me from going astray.

A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand upon His right;
All because they do not abide,
No wisdom that gives them insight.

He will only look with His eyes,
And see payment to the evil;
For he will see through their disguise,
Condemnation to the devil.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAX XCXC DEDE AFXF GHGH IBIH JGJG KLKL X
Poetic Form
Metre 11100101 0100111 00101111 1111001 11110010 01011111 10111101 10111101 11010101 11010100 0010111 11110100 1110111 10111110 111010 1011010 11111011 10101111 11110011 11110101 11001101 1010111 11111101 11111001 01011111 01100111 10111101 1101111 11101111 01101010 11111101 0101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,106
Words 239
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

My Refuge and My Fortress Psalm 91:1-8

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Written on February 10, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on February 09, 2022

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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