Analysis of Trust the LORD



Let not the steadfast love,
Faithfulness forsake you;
Bind to your heart thereof,
His Word you know as true.

For mercy and the truth,
That you will find favor;
Good success since your youth,
God being your Savior.

Good success in His sight,
Brings good understanding;
The trust in the Lord might,
What He is demanding.

Lean not unto your own,
Acknowledge Him always;
The path straight to His throne,
What awaits who obeys.

With your eyes be not wise,
Turn away from evil;
Satan loves to disguise,
Methods to defile.

Good health unto your bone,
Allow your flesh to heal;
Confession will atone,
Giving spiritual zeal.

Honor God with your wealth,
Firstfruits of your labor;
God promises good health,
Restful night to slumber.

Then your barns will be filled,
Your vats will overflow;
While being instilled,
Flourishing crops you grow.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ GKGK LDLD MNMN D
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 1011 11111 111111 110001 111110 101111 110110 101011 11010 010011 111010 111011 01011 011111 101101 111111 101110 101101 1011 111011 011111 010101 1010001 101111 11110 110011 101110 111111 11110 11001 100111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 878
Words 186
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart Proverbs 3:3–10

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Written on March 31, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on March 30, 2022

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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