Troubled Times Assurance



How many are my enemies,
So many rising against me;
Throwing insults with blasphemies,
Feels like it’s a third degree.

Many are saying of my soul,
That there would be no salvation;
And Heaven cannot be my goal,
Having no righteous foundation.

But the Lord is my glory shield,
He is the lifter of my head;
Knowing Him is what I must yield,
To His Word that I had been fed.

I cry aloud unto the Lord,
He answered from His Holy Hill;
As His blessings have been outpoured,
Responds to my need to refill.

I had laid down and fell asleep,
But woke up as the Lord revived;
Like a shepherd keeping His sheep,
Assured no harm and I survived.

I will not fear for the thousands,
That set themselves opposing me;
Migrants from many foreign lands,
Too blind about the truth to see.

I ask the Lord to deliver,
Smitten my foes upon their cheek:
Break the teeth of the deceiver,
Drain their strength by becoming weak.

Salvation belongs to the Lord,
His blessings be on His people;
Those who remain in one accord,
Setting to be an example.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Save Me, O My God Psalm 3

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Written on March 08, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 07, 2024

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHEH IJIJ XBXB KLKL GMGM K
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,074
Words 237
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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