Psalm 4/Speech Act/SpeechTable

Verse	Text (Hebrew)	Text (CBC)	Sentence type	Illocution (general)	Illocution with context	Macro speech act	Intended perlocution (Think)	Intended perlocution (Feel)	Intended perlocution (Do)	Speech Act Notes
1	לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינ֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃	For the director. With stringed instruments. A psalm. By David.	Fragments	Assertive	Giving information about the author, genre, and performance of this psalm
2	בְּקָרְאִ֡י *עָנָנִי* ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י צִדְקִ֗י	When I called out, the God who makes things right for me answered me.	Declarative	Assertive	Recounting how YHWH answered him when he called out	Recounting YHWH's answer to prayer	Others will realize how YHWH answered the psalmist and gave him relief	Others will share in the psalmist's joy and thankfulness to YHWH	Others will call out to YHWH when they are in distress
2a	בַּ֭צָּר הִרְחַ֣בְתָּ לִּ֑י	In the distress, you granted me relief.	Declarative	Assertive	Recounting how YHWH gave him relief in the distress
2b	*חַנַּנִי*	He was merciful to me	Declarative	Assertive	Recounting how YHWH was merciful to him
2c	*וְשָׁמַע* תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃	and heard my prayer.	Declarative	Assertive	Recounting how YHWH heard his prayer
3	בְּנֵ֥י אִ֡ישׁ עַד־מֶ֬ה *כִבְדֵי לֵב*	Mortal humans, how long [will you be] heavy-hearted?	Interrogative	Expressive	Expressing impatience towards people who persist in worshipping false gods	Rebuking people for worshipping false gods	People will realize that other gods are worthless and that it's the people of YHWH who are truly blessed, that YHWH has set apart his people for special treatment	People will be ashamed of trusting in false and worthless gods	People will turn from false gods and trust in YHWH	• Interrogative "how long" (עַד מֶה) is a rhetorical question, implying the speaker's judgment that the situation has lasted long enough and that the addressee should stop doing what he is doing (see e.g., Exod 10:3)
3a	*לָמָּה* תֶּאֱהָב֣וּן רִ֑יק	Why would you love what is worthless,	Interrogative	Expressive	Expressing contempt towards worthless gods and those who worship them					• BDB: למה "with an impf., often deprecating, or introducing rhetorically, the reason why something should, or should not, be done, why should …?"• "Vanity" belongs to the lexical domain of "Fail" and the contextual domain of "Success and Failure," and "shame" is an emotion closely associated with failure (see SDBH: "to be ashamed [because one has failed]"). By describing the object of the people's love as "vanity," he wants to inspire in them feelings of shame.
3b	תְּבַקְשׁ֖וּ כָזָ֣ב סֶֽלָה׃	seek what is false? Selah.	Interrogative	Expressive	Expressing contempt towards false gods and those who worship them
4	וּדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־הִפְלָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה חָסִ֣יד ל֑וֹ	But know that YHWH has set apart one who is loyal to him.	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to recognize YHWH's special treatment of his people	Exhorting people to repent and trust in YHWH		People will be afraid when they realize that they have been rejecting YHWH, the true God
4a	יְהוָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע בְּקָרְאִ֥י אֵלָֽיו׃	YHWH hears when I call out to him.	Declarative	Assertive	Describing the special relationship that he has with YHWH
5	רִגְז֗וּ	Tremble	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to tremble in fear					"Trembling" implies fear (see e.g., Exod 15:14 [with חיל]; Deut 2:25 [with פחד, ירא and חיל]; etc.)
5a	וְֽאַל־תֶּ֫חֱטָ֥אוּ	and do not sin!	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to stop sinning
5b	אִמְר֣וּ בִ֭לְבַבְכֶם עַֽל־מִשְׁכַּבְכֶ֗ם	Think to yourselves on your beds	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to stop wailing on their beds to foreign gods and, instead, to reflect quietly to themselves
5c	וְדֹ֣מּוּ סֶֽלָה׃	and be silent! Selah.	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to stop wailing on their beds to foreign gods and, instead, to reflect quietly to themselves
6	זִבְח֥וּ זִבְחֵי־צֶ֑דֶק	Sacrifice right sacrifices	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to offer right sacrifices			People will have confidence in YHWH and in his ability and willingness to bless them if they turn to him
6a	וּ֝בִטְח֗וּ אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃	and trust in YHWH!	Imperative	Directive	Exhorting people to trust in YHWH
7	רַבִּ֥ים אֹמְרִים֮ מִֽי־יַרְאֵ֪נ֫וּ ט֥וֹב	Many are saying, "Who shows us good?	Declarative• "Interrogative"	Assertive• "Directive"	Describing the celebration of the many who trust in YHWH• "Asking (liturgically) who shows them good, who is the source of their blessing."	Celebrating the blessings of trust in YHWH	Others will see how YHWH has blessed his people	Others will share in the psalmist's joy and thankfulness for YHWH's special blessings on them	Others will celebrate YHWH's special blessing on his people and trust in YHWH	• The "who" (מִי) question might be expressing a sincere, wholesome desire for YHWH to bless them with good (so Briggs 1906, 31; Waltke 2010, 158; on the use of מי to express a wish, cf. GKC §151a). But elsewhere, מי appears to be used to express "an unreal wish" (HALOT), implying doubt about the fulfillment of the wish. E.g., Num 11:4—מִ֥י יַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּ בָּשָֽׂר. It makes more sense, then, to interpret the מִי as indicating a real question (albeit a liturgical question to which the speaker knows the answer) instead of indicating a wish.
7a	*נְסֵה*־עָ֭לֵינוּ א֨וֹר פָּנֶ֬יךָ יְהוָֽה׃	Lift up the light of your face as a banner over us, YHWH!"	• "Declarative	• "Assertive"	• "Answering the question "Who shows us good?" by calling on YHWH for blessing, portraying YHWH's blessing on them as a "banner" that identifies them and shows the way for others to find good."
8	נָתַ֣תָּה שִׂמְחָ֣ה בְלִבִּ֑י מֵעֵ֬ת דְּגָנָ֖ם וְתִֽירוֹשָׁ֣ם רָֽבּוּ׃	You have put joy in my heart since the time their grain and their new wine multiplied.	Declarative	Assertive	Describing how YHWH has filled him with joy by (answering his prayer and) giving Israel an abundant harvest
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9	בְּשָׁל֣וֹם יַחְדָּו֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה וְאִ֫ישָׁ֥ן	In peace, I can both lie down and fall asleep,	Declarative	Assertive	Describing his peaceful state, how he can fall asleep as soon as he lies down
9a	כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֣ה לְבָדָ֑ד לָ֝בֶ֗טַח תּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃	because you alone, YHWH, make me dwell securely.	Declarative	Assertive	Attributing his state of peace and security to YHWH (and YHWH alone)