Archive for February 23rd, 2009
1 Chronicles 16:8-36 and the Psalms
I heard a great message on Psalm 96 yesterday and it got me thinking about a comparison I worked up on 1 Chronicles 16:8-36 and the related portions of text in the Psalter. Thought someone may find this helpful in studying the passage. I do some analysis in footnotes 4 & 5.
Psalm 4
Besides being an example of how psalms are closely related in their context (see the connections to Psalm 3, of which I provided a comparison in the last post), I believe Psalm 4 demonstrates how repetition of key words help structure and understand the psalm more effectively. The diagram has these highlighted, and I’ll let you come to your own conclusions about their significance in showing the confidence that the psalmist has in Yahweh.
