Analysis of Trusting God Alone



For God alone my soul awaits,
In silence comes my salvation;
And open the heavenly gates,
Who made me a new creation.

For He is my rock and fortress,
I shall not be greatly shaken;
In my trials when in distress,
Knowing not to be forsaken.

How long will foes attack a man,
Batter him like a leaning wall;
And what is their ultimate plan,
Tottering fence about to fall.

They only plan to thrust him down,
Taking pleasure in their falsehood;
Inwardly they have cursed the crown,
On the place that the righteous stood.

For my soul awaits for the Lord,
Waiting in silence with my hope;
I know that I am not ignored,
As I tolerate as I cope.

He is my fortress and my rock,
I shall not be shaken or moved;
For in my defense He will walk,
Reassuring that has behooved.

On the Lord rests my salvation,
My mighty rock and my refuge;
Making me His new creation,
In the midst of toil deluge.

I trust in the Lord at all times,
For I am pouring out my heart;
Who has forgiven all my crimes,
And has given me a fresh start.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB XBXB CDCD EFEF GHGH XXXF BIBI JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 11011101 01011010 01001001 11101010 11111010 11111010 01101001 10111010 11110101 10110101 01111001 10010111 11011111 1010011 10011101 10110101 11101101 10010111 11111101 1110111 11110011 11111011 10101111 010111 10111010 11010110 10111010 0011110 11001111 11110111 11010111 01101011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,057
Words 242
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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My Soul Waits for God Alone Psalm 62:1-8

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Written on October 08, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 07, 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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