Analysis of Vindicating Prayer



Vindicate while judging me,
 I walk in my integrity;
My trust is in you as you see,
And in compatibility.

I have put my trust in You Lord,
Without wavering nor to slide;
For remaining in one accord,
And always ensured to abide.

Examine and analyze me,
Testing my heart also my mind;
That I have the humility,
Being a fawner that is kind.

Your steadfast love is before You,
In Your faithfulness as I walk;
Finding my heart and mind are true,
You are my salvation and rock.

I do not sit with vain people,
Nor consort with the hypocrites;
But I worship in your temple,
Because I know the benefits.

I hate all the evildoers,
With the wicked I will not sit;
They are immoral pursuers,
And are not spiritually fit.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AAAA BCBC ADAD EXEX FGFG HIHI X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1001101 11010100 11101111 0000100 11111011 01100111 10100101 0101101 0100101 10111011 11100100 1001111 1111011 011111 10110111 11101001 11111110 1011010 11100110 01110100 1110100 10101111 11010010 011100001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 754
Words 168
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) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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I Will Bless the LORD Psalm 26:1-5

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Written on September 03, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 02, 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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