Tu me feras vivre - Etude structurelle du psaume 138

In the light of the lack of consensus on the literary structure of Psalm 138, a renewed attempt is made to analyse the song as methodically as possible, beginning with the small unities, then proceeding to the partial divisions, and finally to the psalm as a whole. Two parts emerge, the first of whi...

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Published inOld Testament essays Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 472 - 481
Main Author Auffret, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published Old Testament Society of South Africa (OTSSA) 01.01.2005
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Summary:In the light of the lack of consensus on the literary structure of Psalm 138, a renewed attempt is made to analyse the song as methodically as possible, beginning with the small unities, then proceeding to the partial divisions, and finally to the psalm as a whole. Two parts emerge, the first of which consists of verses 1-5 and 6, while the second is made up of verses 7ab and 7c-8. The whole offers a play of relations where the corresponding data are inverted, from 1-6 to 7-8 (schematically YZY + Y yielding to Z + ZYZ). A rich correspondence is also noticeable between the beginning and the end of the psalm.
ISSN:1010-9919
2312-3621