Analysis of Integrity



I wash my hands in innocence,
For going around the altar;
Continue my obedience,
Proceed in writing a psalter.

I proclaim thanksgiving aloud,
In telling of His wondrous deeds;
Praises to God that has endowed,
Glorification that exceeds.

I love occupying His house,
In the place where His glory dwells;
A blessing for me and my spouse,
The expectation that excels.

My soul gathers not with sinners,
Nor my life with bloodthirsty men;
Rather righteously with winners,
And far away from Satan’s den.

Those hands are evil devices,
And whose right hands are full of bribes;
While the darkness entices,
The pleasure of immoral vibes.

I shall walk with integrity,
So that God is gracious to me;
In having spiritual dignity,
That others are able to see.

My foot standing on level ground,
A firm place in congregations;
Blessing the Lord in joyous sound,
Inspired with aspirations.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIAI JJJJ KLKL B
Poetic Form
Metre 11110100 11001010 01010100 01010010 1011001 01011101 10111101 0010101 1110011 00111101 01011011 0010101 11101110 1111101 10100110 0101111 11110010 01111111 10101 01010101 11110100 11111011 0101000100 11011011 11101101 0110010 10010101 0101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 921
Words 187
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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I Will Bless the LORD Psalm 26:6-12

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Written on September 08, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 07, 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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