Analysis of Wisdom Instructing



Fret not of the evildoers,
Jealous for their iniquity;
Envy not of the pursuers,
They have no credibility.

For they will soon fade like the grass,
And shrivel up as the green herb;
Judgment upon every trespass,
That has contradicted God’s Word.

Trust in the Lord as you do good,
Befriend faithfulness in the land;
Pursuing as to what you should,
Abiding within His command.

Verily then you shall be fed,
To delight yourself in the Lord;
Desires of the heart shall be led,
While staying in one accord.

Commit your way unto the Lord,
Trusting in Him and He will act;
Your requests will not be ignored,
Patiently wait He will enact.

He will bring forth your righteousness,
As the light and just at noonday;
Glory shining your faithfulness,
Prosperous judgment to obey

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE FGFG GHGH XBAX X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110100 10110100 10110010 1110100 11111101 01011011 10011001 1101011 10011111 011001 01011111 01001101 111111 10101001 010101111 1100101 01111001 10010111 10111101 10011101 11111100 1010111 101011 10010101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 813
Words 169
Sentences 6
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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He Will Not Forsake His Saints Psalm 37:1-6

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Written on April 24, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 23, 2024

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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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