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:Section 1 (v.2)
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:Secti … </br>:Section 1 (v.2)</br>:Section 2 (v. 3)</br>:Section 3 (vv.4-5)</br>:Section 4 (v.6)</br>:Section 5 (vv.7-8)</br>:Section 6 (v. 9)</br></br>Key to the structure of the psalm is the recognition of the inclusions that form section 3 (vv.4-5, וּדְעוּ / וְדֹמּוּ) and section 4 (vv.7-8, רַבִּים / רַבּוּ). The latter is more obvious and has been noticed by a number of commentators. The former requires explanation. וּדעוּ is the first word of v.4, and וְדֹמּוּ is the last word of v.5. The two words are connected in the following ways.</br>#Morphological: ''Qal'' 2mp imperatives beginning with ''waw''; furthermore, both are irregular verbs in which one letter has been omitted.</br>#Phonological: both begin and end with ''waw''; both have the consonant ד</br>#Semantic: both are stative verbs</br>#Orthographic: there is only one letter difference between the two (ודעו / ודמו); the two words share 3/4 letters in common.</br>The binding together of vv.4-5 by inclusion is further supported by an analysis of line length (see above on [[#Other observations|Rhythm and Line Length]]), imagery (see below on [[#Figures of Speech|Figures of Speech]]), and the occurrence of ''selah'' (see [[#Selah|above]]).</br></br>The [[#Other observations|terse]] bicolon of v.6, sandwiched between the two inclusions (vv.4-5; vv.7-8), is distinguished as the center of the psalm by [[#Repeated words|lexical recursion]]. The word צדק (v.6a) appears in the first line of the psalm (v.2a), and the word בטח (v.6b) appears in the final line of the psalm (v.9c). This centrality of v.6 would appear to confirm the structure outlined above.</br></br>Once these inclusions are recognized, the rest of the sectional boundaries become apparent. The only remaining question is whether or not there is a sectional division between v.2 and v.3. The absence of a division here would lend greater symmetry to the structure of the psalm (the sections would form a chiasm with v.6 at the center). On the other hand, [[#Discontinuity & boundaries|other features]] strongly suggest a division at v.3.</br></br>The above division complements the concentric [[#Addressee change|dialogic structure]] of the psalm.</br></br>'''I.''' ADDRESS TO YAHWEH</br>:::'''A''' Section 1 (v.2)</br>'''II.''' ADDRESS TO HUMANS</br>::::'''B''' Section 2 (v.3)</br>:::::'''C''' Section 3 (vv.4-5)</br>::::::'''D''' Section 4 (v.6)</br>'''III.''' ADDRESS TO YAHWEH</br>:::::'''C'''' Section 5 (vv.7-8)</br>:::'''A''''Section 6 (v.9)</br>' Section 5 (vv.7-8)
:::'''A''''Section 6 (v.9)
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