Discontinuity btw v.5 and v.6
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Psalm 1/Propositions/511945
A proposition about Psalms chapter 1, verse(s) 5, 6
Tags: Structural, Discontinuity
Discussion
What is less clear is if there is a break at the end of verse 5 (like the NIV). That depends on the interpretation of the connective כִּי and to what extent verse 6 is seen as the concluding summary of the whole Psalm or only of verses 4-6. If כִּי is interpreted as an emphatic ‘indeed’, it lifts the parallelism to a conclusion of the whole Psalm. If כִּי is interpreted as a reason or a ground for the poor results of the wicked, then it may be better to take verse 6 as part of the strophe on the wicked and not have a stanza break.
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Structural Diagram
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