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Psalm 4
[Gibbs
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A
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A
abc
2
2
B
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7 (first two words)
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As Lund but with more detail]
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PsalmSO 1 2 3 4 5 [6 7a 7b] 8 9 10 11 12
A B A' A B gloss C D C' B 1 A 1
['Yahweh' and 'Yahweh my God' are used to separate sections]
[Gibbs a be de fg hijk 1m n oon ml kjih gf edc ba
He notes this as 'probably chiastic']
[Alden A B 1 B 2 B 3 CD E D C B 1 B 2 B 3 A ]
Psalm29
A
[Transposing verses in the interests of a theory that concerns the order of verses
must be regarded as precarious]
[Gibbs abc de f g 2 h (+ v. 7) g 2 f e 1 d'c' b'a'
He suggests that vv. 6-7 describe a volcano]
[Alden A B 1 B 2 B 3a B 3b 7=B ! B 2 9=B 3b+3a 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7+9s 10 11
b c d c'' b'' a''
A ]
PsalmSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [9] 10 11
A B C D E D' C 1 gloss B 1 A'
[Gloss supposed to be added by someone who was unaware of the chiastic nature
of the Psalm]
[Gibbs ab cd ef gh ik k'i' h'g' f'e' d' c' b'a']
Figure 1: Patterns in the Psalms detected by Lund et al.
Similar remarks could be made about Lund's other article, 'The
Presence of Chiasmus in the Old Testament'. 1 One of the convincing
patterns he lays out is Isa. 60.1-3:
1. Pp. 109-26.
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