Analysis of High Protection



He who dwells in a secret place,
Abides in the shadow of God;
A fortress of mercy and grace,
A refuge to honor and laud.

For my refuge and my fortress,
Is my Lord to whom I will trust;
A solace when having distress,
Stops temptation of any lust.

He delivers me from the snare,
Lights the darkness from pestilence;
Always showing that He does care,
Shielding me from the violence.

He covers me with His feathers,
Under His wing I find refuge;
He rescues me with the tethers,
From the evils of the deluge.

His truth is my shield and armor,
I no longer fear of the night;
Shields from the evil charmer,
Tries to tempt you for his delight.

I will not fear terror at night,
Nor the arrows that fly by day;
Rather by doing what is right,
For the Lord to trust and obey.

Nor pestilence that stalks the dark,
Nor destruction that wastes at noon;
God lights the path where I embark,
Assures me that I am immune.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX XBXB CDCD EFEF GHGH HIHI JKJK G
Poetic Form
Metre 11100101 0100111 01011001 01011001 11100110 11111111 01011001 10101101 10101101 10101100 1101111 10110100 11011110 10111110 1111010 10101010 11111010 11101101 1101010 11111101 11111011 10101111 10110111 10111001 11001101 10101111 11011101 01111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 949
Words 213
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) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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My Refuge and My Fortress Psalm 91:1-6

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Written on September 20, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 19, 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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