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<u>'''Rhythm and Line Length'''</ … <u>'''Rhythm and Line Length'''</u></br></br>The following table shows the length of each line in terms of syllables, words, and stress units. The highest and lowest numbers in each category are emboldened.</br>{| class="wikitable"</br>|-</br>! Ref !! Syllables !! Words !! Stress Units</br>|-</br>| <span style="background:#FFFF00">2a</span> || '''6''' || '''2''' || '''2'''</br>|-</br>| 2b || 9 || 5 || 3</br>|-</br>| 2c || 11 || '''5''' || 4</br>|-</br>| 3a || 9 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 3b || 10 || 4 || 4</br>|-</br>| 3c || 9 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| <span style="background:#FFFF00">4a</span> || '''13''' || '''5''' || 4</br>|-</br>| 4b || 11 || 4 || 4</br>|-</br>| 5a || 8 || 4 || '''2'''</br>|-</br>| 5b || 9 || 4 || 3</br>|-</br>| 6a || '''12''' || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 6b || 11 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 7a || 10 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 7b || '''6''' || 4 || 3</br>|-</br>| 8a || 8 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 8b || 7 || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| 9a || 9 || 4 || 4</br>|-</br>| 9b || '''6''' || 3 || 3</br>|-</br>| <span style="background:#FFFF00">10a</span> || '''6''' || '''2''' || '''2'''</br>|-</br>| 10b || 9 || 5 || 3</br>|}</br>*Terse lines with only 2 stress units occur at the beginning (v.2a), ending (v.10a), and middle (v.5a) of the poem.</br>*Long lines (vv.4a, 6a) open new sections.</br>*'''v.3.''' Following the MT's accents would give the following: 3a: 14/5/5, 3b: 6/2/2 3c: 9/3/3. This leaves v.3a as the longest line in the psalm, with 14 syllable, 5 words, and 5 stress units, more than two times the length of the following line (3b). Balance and rhythm is achieved if v.3ab is [[#Line divisions|divided differently]], i.e., if the division is placed after ינקים (v.3a): 3a: 9/3/3, 3b: 10/4/4, 3c: 9/3/3. According to this division, v.3a and v.3c, between which there are a several striking [[#Similar sounds in adjacent lines|phonological parallels]], are identical in length.milar sounds in adjacent lines|phonological parallels]], are identical in length. +
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