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27 Oct 2017
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Finally the psalm can be understood as part of the theology and coherence of Book V (107-150) of the Psalter.
The literary analysis of each of the stanzas and the relationship between them leads to the conclusion that Psalm 147 expresses a balance between the conditional and the unconditional perceptions of redemption, and between nationalism and universalism.
It is not simply the antiquity of the psalm, however, which has created such interest.
It is argued that a contextual and intertextual reading of Psalm 118 will act as a counterbalance to arbitrary decisions on the interpretation of the psalm.
It argues that Psalm 120 is a literary composition in which the thanksgiving and lament are deliberately juxtaposed, and in this sequence, to express a sense of the tragic.
It argues that Psalm 19 represents a sapiential exegesis of Psalm 119.
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Rachel Sutphin, Rachel M. Moore 
25 Apr 2017-Philologia
A modern take on a piece of religious writing, Sutphin’s research shows an intricate consideration of Psalm 136, and offers new and useful insight into theological criticism.
This didactic type of psalm was most probably the product of the hokmd stratum of Israelite society 7).
Further parallels even suggest that the two parts of Psalm 122 (vv.
It is then shown that such a steady responsa reading of Psalm 132 addresses some of the critical exegetical problems of the psalm, such as the referent of the pronominal suffixes in v. 6.

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