Browse wiki
Repetition of the tetragrammaton is dense … Repetition of the tetragrammaton is dense in this psalm; Yahweh's name is used 8 times. This repetition is confined largely to the outer sections. In the middle of the psalm, as the Psalmist is on the brink of Sheol, the place where Yahweh is neither remembered nor praised (v.6ab), the divine name is no where to be found. The absence of the divine name in vv.6-8 underscores the despair of these sections, whereas the dense recursion of the name in sections 1 and 4 underlines the feelings of desperation and confidence respectively.f desperation and confidence respectively. +, anadiplosis +, The repetition of חנן in the final section (v.10a) gives resolution to the psalm's tension; Yahweh has taken up the psalmist's plea (vv.3a, 10a) +, The clustering of rare words in the third section (vv.7-8), which corresponds with the phonological recursion of guttural + sonorant/sibilant identified [[#Sound combinations|above]], gives this section both cohesion and prominence. +, "The divine vocative that opens this psalm is an early indication of its urgency and intensity."'"`UNIQ--ref-00000D13-QINU`"' +, The exact repetition of word in adjacent l … The exact repetition of word in adjacent lines occurs only the final section and underscores the psalmist's confidence in this section. "The repetition of שָׁמַע יהוה strengthens the psalmist’s assertion of the Lord’s favorable response. God’s 'hearing' an appeal implies his immediate commitment to salutary action."'"`UNIQ--ref-00000D18-QINU`"'This is one of many features that accompanies the distinct mood of vv.9-11. accompanies the distinct mood of vv.9-11. +, "The psalm’s final adverbial noun רָֽגַע ('[in a] moment') contrasts markedly and thematically with close of stanza A: עַד־מָתָֽי ('how long').'"`UNIQ--ref-00000D1B-QINU`"' + and "Reference to 'all my enemies' (כָּל־אֹיְב … "Reference to 'all my enemies' (כָּל־אֹיְבָ֑י) in v.11a forms a stanza-bounding inclusio with 'all workers of iniquity' (כָּל־פֹּ֣עֲלֵי אָ֑וֶן) in 9a and a parallel structural 'closure' with 'all my adversaries' (כָל־צוֹרְרָֽי)."'"`UNIQ--ref-00000D1C-QINU`"'־צוֹרְרָֽי)."'"`UNIQ--ref-00000D1C-QINU`"' +
Modification date"Modification date" is a predefined property that corresponds to the date of the last modification of a subject and is provided by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>.
16:30:32, 1 September 2020 +
Has query"Has query" is a predefined property that represents meta information (in form of a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Subobject">subobject</a>) about individual queries and is provided by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>.
Has subobject"Has subobject" is a predefined property representing a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Container">container</a> construct and is provided by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Special_properties">Semantic MediaWiki</a>.
No properties link to this page.