Analysis of Righteous Traits



Bless is the man who fears the Lord,
Who greatly delights in His rules;
Always walking in one accord,
Avoiding the darkness and fools.

His offspring mighty in the land,
Upright generation to bless;
On solid rock not sinking sand,
The Word of God they will profess.

Wealth and riches are in his house,
Righteousness endures forever;
Pure relationship with his spouse,
And a love that will not sever.

The light dawns in the darkness,
He is merciful and righteous;
Compassion exposes starkness,
Of those who have been contentious.

A good man shows favor and lends,
Guiding his affairs in judgment;
Always he righteously defends,
That is considered reverent.

The righteous shall never be moved,
To be remembered forever;
His wisdom has always behooved,
No one is able to sever.

He is not afraid of bad news,
A firm heart that trusts in the Lord;
A steady heart able to choose,
Triumph over foes that abhorred.

He distributes unto the poor,
His horn will exalt in honor;
Because righteousness will endure,
He is considered a fawner.

The wicked man sees and is grieved,
Gnashes his teeth and melts away;
Because he never has believed,
As they will perish and decay.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GGXG HIHI XFAF JAJA XFXF KLKL F
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 11001011 1100101 01001001 1110001 0101011 11011101 01111101 10101011 10001010 1010111 00111110 0110010 11100010 01001010 11111010 01111001 10101010 1110001 11010100 01011011 11010010 110111 11110110 11101111 01111001 01011011 10101101 10101001 11101010 01100101 1101001 01011011 1110101 01110101 11110001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,208
Words 250
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved Psalm 112

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Written on February 09, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 08, 2023

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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