Psalm 139

Part I: Textual study and rhetorical analysis

Authors

  • Carlos Julián Reyes Toso Instituto Seminario Mayor San José de La Plata

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/26182858e090

Keywords:

Psalm 139 (138), rhetorical analysis, double-focus structure, elliptical composition, providence, omniscience, omnipresence

Abstract

This article offers a translation of Psalm 139 (138) from the Masoretic text and based on the critical, lexicographical and grammatical apparatus of greater scientific and academic recognition. The use of the biblical rhetorical method will result in a new understanding of the structure of the psalm with a double focus on vv. 6-7 and 16-17. Reading the Psalm through them, as structuring centers, we discover that the psalmist praises divine Providence expressed in its omniscience and omnipresence.

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Published

2022-11-24 — Updated on 2023-01-13

How to Cite

Reyes Toso, C. J. (2023). Psalm 139: Part I: Textual study and rhetorical analysis. Dios Y El Hombre, 6(1), 090. https://doi.org/10.24215/26182858e090

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