The Two Ways
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Bless the man who avoids evil,
Nor stands in the way of sinners;
Nor sits with those of the devil,
For they are heavenly winners.
Delight in the Law of the Lord,
Meditate on it day and night;
Being in step in one accord,
And be a blessing in His sight.
Like a tree planted by a stream.
In its season its fruit will yield;
Leaves not wither for its esteem,
Will be prosperous in the field.
The ungodly will never be,
Like chaff that the wind drives away;
They are merely too blind to see,
Because they keep going astray.
In judgment, evil cannot stand,
Nor sinners before the righteous;
Rather will be on sinking sand,
And condemned by godly justice.
For the Lord is knowing the way,
That the ungodly shall perish;
Since the righteous will never stray,
Being a delight God will cherish.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked Psalm 1
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Written on March 15, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on March 14, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ HKHK X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 831 |
Words | 181 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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