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%7C colspan%3D3 % … {%7C class%3D"wikitable"</br>%7C colspan%3D3 %7C <span style%3D"font-weight:bold; font-style:italic;">The Sky Declaring God's Honor (vv. 2-5)</span></br>%7C-</br>! style%3D"width:20%" %7C </br>! style%3D"width:40%" %7C Input 1: Sky</br>! style%3D"width:40%" %7C Input 2: Poet</br>%7C-</br>! Topic described</br>%7C The sky (specifically the continuation of the created order which is observable in the sky) shows God's honor (cf. v. 2).</br>%7C Poets can declare (ספר) the honor of YHWH (cf. Ps 9:2) or the honor of a king (cf. Ps 45:2).</br>%7C-</br>! Means</br>%7C The sky communicates through the continued sequence of day and night (cf. v. 3).</br>%7C Poets communicate rhythmically, generally through song.</br>%7C-</br>! Skill level</br>%7C The sky is beautiful and awe-inspiring (cf. Ps 8).</br>%7C Poets communicate with skill (e.g., prosody, alliteration, word play, images, etc.).</br>%7C-</br>! Audience</br>%7C Everyone can see the sky (cf. v. 5ab).</br>%7C Poets recite to an audience.</br>%7C-</br>! Blend</br>%7C colspan%3D2 %7C <div style%3D"text-align:center;">Sky acting as a poet</div></br>%7C-</br>! Implicatures</br>%7C colspan%3D2 %7C <ul><li>The sky is constantly reciting (even singing) a poem.</li><li>The topic of the sky's poem is God's honor and skill (cf. v. 2).</li><li>The rhythm of the sky's poem is the rhythmic alternation of day and night (cf. קַו %5B'measured verse line'%5D in v. 5a).</li><li>The sky has a universal audience; everyone can listen to the sky's poem.</li><li>The artistry of the sky's poem lies in the power and beauty of the celestial bodies (sun, moon, and stars) and their patterned movements across the sky (cf. Ps 8:4).</li><li>Just as poems are characterized by patterned repetition, so the movements of the sun, moon, and stars are characterized by patterned repetition.</li></ul></br>%7C-</br>! Figure Prominence</br>%7C colspan%3D2 %7C <span style%3D"font-weight:bold;">HIGH.</span> Personification itself, which is very common in Hebrew poetry, is low in prominence. The image here, however, which is sustained and developed across several verses (vv. 2-5), grows to a point of high prominence. It contributes to the theme of speech which is key to understanding the psalm. The psalm begins with the glorious speech of the sky (vv. 2-7), moves on to discuss the perfect speech of YHWH's Word (vv. 8-11), and closes with the inglorious and imperfect speech of YHWH's servant (vv. 12-15). Thus, the personification of the sky as a poet not only contributes to the poem's liveliness and beauty, it also contributes to the main theme of the psalm.</br>%7C}</br></br>%5B%5BCategory:Imagery tables%5D%5D as a poet not only contributes to the poem's liveliness and beauty, it also contributes to the main theme of the psalm.
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