The hiphil verb concludes the first main section.
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Psalm 1/Propositions/403149
A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 3
Tags: Structural, Discontinuity, Divisions, Divisions at strophe-level, Poetic, Grammar (poetic)
Discussion
The hiphil in 1:3[d]... not only stands in contrast to the consistent qals in the rest of the poem but also concludes its first main section, the 'happy man' (1a-3e)."[1]
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Structural Diagram
The hiphil verb concludes the first main section. | |||||||||
Further reading
- ↑ Frederic Putnam, “Working with Biblical Hebrew Poetry,” in Basics of Hebrew Discourse, edited by Miles van Pelt (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019), 184-185.