Smith DTh Thesis (final).pdf - South African Theological Seminary

Chapter 6: Composition of Psalms 3-8Table 6.11: Allusions to the psalmist’s enemies in Psalms 3-8Psalm 3 Psalm 4 Psalm 5 Psalm 6 Psalm 7 Psalm 81 “my adver-“in adver-“my ene-“my foes”“my foe” (5)“your foes”saries” (2)sity” (2)mies” (9)(8)“my foes”(3)(7)2 “my ene-“my ene-“the enemy”“the enemy”mies” (8)mies” (11)(6)(3)3 “the“wicked-“thewicked” (8)ness” (5)wicked”(10, 15)4 “evildoers”(6)“evildoers”(9)“conceivesevil” (15)5 “seek lies”(3)“love vainwords” (3)“speak lies”(7)“deceitful”(7)“no truth”(10)“they flatter”(10)“give birthto deception”(15)6 “many say”(3)“many say”(7)“sons ofmen” (3)7 “many“the“my“therisingbloodthirstypursuers”avenger”against me”” (7)(3)(3)(2)“thousands“destruction“his. . . set” (10)violence”against me”(17)(7)295