Psalm 15 Discourse
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Macrosyntax
This psalm has very simple syntax.
- v. 1. The repeated question frames the entire psalm, which answers the 'who may dwell' question.
- v. 2. Verse two begins with sentence fragments, directly answering 'who?' Technically, each fragment would be marked for focus, if it were part of a full clause. Because they're just fragments, they've been left unmarked.
- v. 4. There are four clauses, but the final two are on one poetic line. The final two have been placed on the same line with the conjunction coloured.
- v. 5b. This is one clause with an embedded participial phrase, placed on its own simply to acknowledge its verbal nature.
Speech Act Analysis
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Affect Analysis
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