Psalm 3/Nouns

Nouns

Number

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
singular	יְהוָה (v.2a), לְנַפְשִׁי (v.3a), ‎יְשׁוּעָתָה (v.3b), יְהוָה (v.4a), מָגֵן (v.4a), כְּ֜בוֹדִי (v.4b), רֹאשִי (v.4b), קוֹלִי (v.5a), יְהוָה (v.5a), מֵהַר (v.5b), קָדְשׁוֹ (v.5b), יְהוָה (v.6b), עָם (v.7a), יְהוָה (v.8a), לֶחִי (v.8c), לַיהוָה (v.9a), הַיְשׁוּעָה (v.9a), עַמְּךָ (v.9b), בִרְכָתֶךָ (v.9b)	vv.3-7, v.9			Gives cohesion to sections 2-3
plural	צָרָי (v.2a), רַבִּ֗ים (v.2b), רַבִּ֗ים (v.3a), בֵאלֹהִים (v.3b), מֵרִבְבוֹת (v.7a), אֱלֹהַי (v.8b), אֹיְבַי (v.8c), שִׁנֵּי (v.8d), רְשָׁעִים (v.8d)	vv.2-3(4x), v.8(4x); absent or rare in sections 2-3		the clusters in vv.2-3 and v.8 are connected: in vv.2-3, the psalmist complains of his many enemies; in v.8, he calls on Yahweh to deal with them.	Gives cohesion to sections 1 and 4; reinforces structural correspondence between these sections

This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Gender

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
feminine	לְנַפְשִׁי (v.3a), יְשׁוּעָתָה (v.3b), מֵרִבְבוֹת (v.7a), שִׁנֵּי (v.8d), הַיְשׁוּעָה (v.9a), בִרְכָתֶךָ (v.9b)	v.3, v.9	end of first section; end of final section	reinforces parallelisms (vv.3ab, 8cd [msg//fpl], 9ab)	Microstructure: forms parallel lines into units (bicola). Macrostructure: epiphora (v.3, v.9).

This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Definiteness

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
definite article	הַיְשׁוּעָה (v.9a)		end of the psalm		May mark the thematic significance of this word

This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Pronominal suffixes

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
1cs	צָרָי (v.2a), לְנַפְשִׁי (v.3a), כְּ֜בוֹדִי (v.4b), רֹאשִי (v.4b), קוֹלִי (v.5a), אֱלֹהַי (v.8b), אֹיְבַי (v.8c)	vv.4b-5a			Gives cohesion to section 2 (vv.4-5)
2ms	עַמְּךָ (v.9b), בִרְכָתֶךָ (v.9b)	v.9b	end of psalm
3ms	קָדְשׁוֹ (v.5b)

Noun Morphology

Verse	Noun	Category	Gender	Number	Suffix	"Declension"	Definiteness	Root
1 (ss)	מִזְמוֹר	common	m	s		abs.		זמר
	לְדָוִד	proper	m	s		abs.	*
	מִפְּנֵי	common	m	p		cs.		פנה
	אַבְשָׁלוֹם	proper	m	s		abs.	*
	בְּנֽוֹ	common	m	s	3ms	abs.	*	בן
2a	יְהוָה	proper	m	s		voc.	*
	צָרָי	common	m	p	1cs	abs	*	צרר
2b	רַבִּ֗ים	adj	m	p		abs.		רבב
3a	רַבִּ֗ים	adj	m	p		abs.		רבב
	לְנַפְשִׁי	common	f	s	1cs	abs.	*	נפשׁ
3b	‎יְשׁוּעָתָה	abstract	f	s		abs.		ישׁע
	בֵאלֹהִים	common	m	p		abs.		אלה
4a	יְהוָה	proper	m	s		voc.	*
	מָגֵן	common	m	s		abs.		גנן
4b	כְּ֜בוֹדִי	abstract	m	s	1cs	abs.	*	כבד
	רֹאשִי	common	m	s	1cs	abs.	*	ראשׁ
5a	קוֹלִי	common	m	s	1cs	abs.	*	קול
	יְהוָה	proper	m	s		abs.	*
5b	מֵהַר	common	m	s		cs.	*	הרר
5b	קָדְשׁוֹ	abstract	m	s	3ms	abs.	*	הרר
6b	יְהוָה	proper	m	s		abs.	*
7a	מֵרִבְבוֹת	collective	f	p		cs.		רבב
	עָם	collective	m	s		abs.		עמם
8a	יְהוָה	proper	m	s		voc.	*
8b	אֱלֹהַי	common	m	p	1cs	voc.	*	אלה
8c	אֹיְבַי	common	m	p	1cs	abs.	*	איב
	לֶחִי	common	m	s		abs.		לחה
8d	שִׁנֵּי	common	f	p		cs.		שׁנן
	רְשָׁעִים	common	m	p		abs.		רשׁע
9a	לַיהוָה	proper	m	s		abs.
	הַיְשׁוּעָה	abstract	f	s		abs.	*	ישׁע
9b	עַמְּךָ	collective	m	s	2ms	abs.	*	עמם
	בִרְכָתֶךָ	abstract	f	s	2ms	abs.	*	ברך

This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Suffixes as objects

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
1cs	וַיַּעֲנֵנִי (v.5b), יִסְמְכֵנִי (v.6b), הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי (v.8b)		occurs in every instance in the b-line of a poetic line

,

Addressee change

Yahweh is addressed in 5 lines toward the beginning of the Psalm and 5 lines toward the end of the Psalm. He is not addressed in vv. 5-7.
This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Speaker change

David is the speaker throughout the Psalm, though in v. 3b there is the embedded direct speech of his enemies. In vv. 5-7, the speaker alternates from 1st person in the a-lines to 3rd person in the b-lines (1 // 3 / 1 // 3 / 1 // 3). This middle section (vv. 5-7) is bracketed by David addressing Yahweh in the 2nd person (vv. 4, 8).
This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,

Subject change

Character Features

Ref.	Speaker	Addressee	Person	Subject/Agent
2a	David	Yahweh	3	Enemies
2b	David	Yahweh	3	Enemies
3a	David	Yahweh	3	Enemies
3b	Enemies		3	David's deliverance
4a	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
4b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
5a	David		1	David
5b	David		3	Yahweh
6a	David		1	David
6b	David		3	Yahweh
7a	David		1	David
7b	David		3	Enemies
8a	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
8b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
8c	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
8d	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
9a	David		3	Yahweh's deliverance
9b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh's blessing

This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.