Matching Pairs | Acrostics (Books 1 and 5 only) | ||||||||
Psalm 8: Domine Dominus noster quam admirabile est nomen tuum - Moon and stars | The primal experience of awe; positive thoughts on the place of the human in creation. | ||||||||
Psalm 9: Confitebor tibi Domine - Refuge Psalm 10: Ut quid Domine recessisti longe - Oppression | |||||||||
Psalm 25: Deus meus in te confido - Name | |||||||||
Psalm 34: Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore - Taste | |||||||||
Psalm 37: Noli aemulari in malignantibus - Cut off | |||||||||
Psalm 40: Expectans expectavi Dominum - To do your will | The second of 6 repeats of a new song occurs in psalm 40. The psalmist recognizes a need for haste and a confidence that יְהוָה will not tarry. | ||||||||
Beginning of the Elohist Psalter: Psalm 42: Sicut cervus desiderat ad fontes aquarum - Desire and longing | The Elohist Psalter begins with the songs of the children of Korah - a headier longing from exile for God. | ||||||||
| The Elohist Psalter ends with a Psalm of David, combining plea, confidence, and promise of attentiveness to God's word. | ||||||||
Psalm 90: Domine refugium tu factus es nobis - by Turning | In contrast to Psalm 40, Moses is not in a hurry. The psalm plays with words around turning and repentance - even God's sighing. | ||||||||
Psalm 111: Beatus vir qui timet Dominum - Works | |||||||||
Psalm 112: Laudate pueri Dominum - The upright | |||||||||
Psalm 119: Beati inmaculati in via qui ambulant in lege Domini - Personal | |||||||||
Psalm 144: Benedictus Dominus Deus meus - Strength | The experience of victory under the direction of יְהוָה; the what is man question is not so positively answered; the psalmist asks for sufficiency without complaint 'in our piazzas'. | ||||||||
Psalm 145: Exaltabo te Deus meus rex - Xtreme of grace |
Monday, September 01, 2008
Reductio (2)
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