Analysis of Praising the Creator



Shout for joy in the Lord,
Praise befits the upright;
Show that He is adored,
He will bless with delight.

Give thanks unto the Lord,
With the lyre and harp;
Your praises not ignored,
When it comes from the heart.

Sing to Him a new song,
Play skillfully on strings;
Joyful shouts that are strong,
In harmony one sings.

For His Word is upright,
His work in faithfulness;
With truth and His insight,
That we show gratefulness.

The Lord loves righteousness,
Giving His steadfast love;
The goodness of justice,
Comes from Heaven above.

By the Word of the Lord,
That was made by His breath;
All of life will afford,
Defiance can bring death.

The waters of the sea,
He gathers as a heap;
Causing complacency,
Makes waves to fall asleep.

Let the earth fear the Lord,
All living stand in awe;
Remain in one accord,
Not to falter or fall.

All was done as He spake,
Commanded to stand fast;
The Lord will not forsake,
Everything He did cast.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB AXAX CDCD BDBD EFEF AGAG HIHI AXAX JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 111001 101001 111101 111101 111001 10101 110101 111101 111011 110011 101111 010011 111101 1101 11011 1111 011100 10111 010110 111001 101101 111111 111101 010111 010101 110101 100100 111101 101101 110101 010101 111011 111111 010111 011101 10111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 979
Words 220
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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The Steadfast Love of the LORD Psalm 33:1-9

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Written on October 09, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:06 min read
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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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