Analysis of All Knowing Ever Present



For You had formed my inward parts,
Knitted me in my mother’s womb;
Until my one body departs,
When I am resting in my tomb.

I praise You as fearfully made,
For my soul knows it very well;
Of darkness, I am not afraid,
Sojourning where I now do dwell.

My frame was not hidden from You,
And was being made in secret;
Curiously wrought to pursue,
Pleasing You through all my merit.

Your eyes have been seeing delight,
Although I am not quite perfect;
I am still a blessing in Your sight,
In Your book, You did not reject.

How precious of me are Your thoughts,
Continuance of Your fashion;
Watching us grow since we were tots,
Caring love with such a passion.

How precious of Your thoughts of me,
And how vast is the sum of them;
Please search my heart and You will see,
There is nothing there to condemn.

I am with You as I’m awake,
My thoughts are more than grains of sand;
For I know You will not forsake,
As I keep thoughts on each command.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIXI JKJK LMLM X
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101 10101101 01111001 11110011 111111 11111101 11011101 10011111 11111011 01101010 10001101 10111110 11111001 1111101 111010011 01111101 11011111 01001110 10111101 10111010 11011111 01110111 11110111 11101101 11111101 11111111 11111101 11111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 992
Words 222
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart Psalm 139:13-18

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Written on July 26, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 25, 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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