Analysis of Vindicated Ways



When my soul was embittered,
That made my heart pricked and grieved;
Causing nervously jittered,
From what I had first believed.

So foolish am I ignorant,
I was being a beast;
That made me seem arrogant,
A status that has not ceased.

God is sustained with you,
He is holding your right hand;
Helping by guiding you through,
The wilderness through the land.

He guides me with His counsel,
After glory is received;
Knowing what is essential,
As you finally believed.

To whom has God in Heaven,
Nothing here to desire;
For all that He has given,
Is all that I require.

My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is strength to my heart;
To guide me down the right trail,
Not to divert or depart.

Those who are far will perish,
God destroys the apostate;
For anyone you cherish,
Save those do not deviate.

It is good to be near God,
Making the Lord my refuge;
Because I honor and laud,
His vindication is huge.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GBGB HIHI JKJK LMLM XNXN I
Poetic Form
Metre 1111010 1111101 101001 1111101 11011100 111001 1111100 0101111 110111 1110111 1011011 0100101 1111110 1010101 1011010 1110001 1111010 1011010 1111110 111110 1101111 1111111 1111011 1101101 1111110 1010010 110110 111110 1111111 1001110 0111001 1001011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 912
Words 174
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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All That You Need Psalm 73:21–28

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Written on November 02, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 01, 2021

Modified on March 05, 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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