Psalm 89/Diagrams/Placeholders/28

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v. 28 - Preferred

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SimpleGrammar
DiscourseUnit [v. 28]
    Fragment
      particle: אַף what's more
    Fragment
      Clause
        Subject
          pronoun: אָנִי I
        Predicate
          verb: אֶתְּנֵ will make
          Object
            suffix-pronoun: הוּ him
          Complement
            Apposition
              noun: בְּכוֹר firstborn
              Nominal
                noun: עֶלְיוֹן highest
                Adjectival
                  PrepositionalPhrase
                    Preposition
                      preposition: לְ of
                    Object
                      ConstructChain <gloss="the kings of the earth">
                        noun: מַלְכֵי kings
                        noun: אָרֶץ earth


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 DiscourseUnit [v. 28]
    Fragment
      particle: אַף what's more
    Fragment
      Clause
        Subject
          pronoun: אָנִי I
        Predicate
          verb: אֶתְּנֵ will make
          Object
            suffix-pronoun: הוּ him
          Complement
            Apposition
              noun: בְּכוֹר firstborn
              Nominal
                noun: עֶלְיוֹן highest
                Adjectival
                  PrepositionalPhrase
                    Preposition
                      preposition: לְ of
                    Object
                      ConstructChain <gloss="the kings of the earth">
                        noun: מַלְכֵי kings
                        noun: אָרֶץ earth

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Note for v. 28

  • The firstborn is "the main heir of estate and blessing" (SDBH), meaning here that the king will inherit YHWH's estate, i.e., the whole world (cf. Ps 2:7-8).
  • As such, he will be "the highest king" (HALOT; cf. Deut 26:19; 28:1), sharing in a title that, elsewhere in the Psalter, belongs uniquely to YHWH: "Most High" (cf. Pss 7:18; 9:3; 18:14; 21:8; 46:5; 47:3; 50:14; 57:3; 73:11; 77:11; 78:17, 35, 56; 82:6; 83:19; 87:5; 91:1, 9; 92:2; 97:9; 107:11).

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Note for v. 28

  • The lamed preposition in the phrase לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ indicates a general relationship between the word "highest" (עֶלְיוֹן) and the phrase "kings of earth" (מַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ), i.e., "the highest in relation to the kings of the earth" or "the highest of the kings of the earth" (ESV). This use of lamed is roughly equivalent to a construct-chain relationship (cf. Jenni 2000, 65-66).

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