Saturday, November 25, 2017

Chiasm of Psalm 57

They have prepared a net for my steps;
my soul is bowed down:
Psalm 57:6

Ps57:1-12
P(57:1)57:1 For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David (57:1)
  A(57:2-4)  
57:4 May God send fidelity and love   
(חסדו)
    B(57:5)    
57:5 I must lie down in the midst of lions hungry for human prey.   
(נפשׁי)
      C(57:6)      57:6 Show yourself over the heavens, God; may your glory appear above all the earth. (57:6)
    B'(57:7)    
57:7 my soul is bowed down   
(נפשׁי)
  A'(57:8-12)  
"57:11 For your love towers to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. (57:11)"   
(חסדך)

A: Fidelity and love.
B: Soul.
C: Prayer.