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The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106
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This study describes the chiasm that is embedded within the narrative structure of Psalm 106.The author classifies the psalm as a historical recital of Israel's story, but within the psalm's narrative structure there is a chiasm that emphasizes key parallel elements.These elements draw the reader's attention to the themes of praise, prayer, salvation, rebellion and Moses, to name a few.Psalm 106 focuses on Israel's past failures and Yahweh's generous grace, motifs that highlight the need for repentance and forgiveness in any historical context, but especially in the exilic and postexilic periods.
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Lee Roy Martin argues that Psalm 106, a historical recital of Israel’s story, contains a chiastic structure embedded within its narrative. The chiasm highlights themes such as praise, prayer, salvation, rebellion, and Moses, and supports reading the psalm as a plea for repentance and forgiveness, especially in an exilic or postexilic context.
Key findings
- Martin proposes a five-part outline of Psalm 106: I. Call to worship “Praise Yah!” (1a); II. Thanksgiving and blessing on the righteous (1b–3); III. Prayer for salvation based upon Israel’s story (4–47); IV. Closing word of praise (48a); V. Renewed call to worship “Praise Yah!” (48b). He differs from Hossfeld’s three-part structure (1–5, 6–46, 47–48) by placing vv. 4–5 within the main narrative.
- The proposed chiasm runs from A “Praise the Lord” (1) to A′ “Praise the Lord” (48), with parallel elements including D/D′ prayers for salvation (vv. 4, 47), E/E′ remembrance of God’s חסד רב (vv. 7, 45), F/F′ rebellion (vv. 7, 43), I/I′ Moses (vv. 16–18, 32–33), J/J′ Moses and Phinehas “stood up” (vv. 19–23, 28–31), and K/K′ the land and scattering (vv. 24, 27).
- The narrative in vv. 7–46 includes nine episodes of rebellion, from the exodus to the period of the judges. Martin says the pattern is that Israel rebels, Yahweh judges, Israel cries out, God relents; “repentance happens after, and in response to, the gift of salvation,” not before it.
- The chiasm emphasizes Moses and Phinehas as intercessors who “stand up” (עמד), and it links Israel’s rejection of the “pleasant land” and scattering among the nations to the exile. Martin argues the psalm’s emphasis is not finally on punishment but on Israel’s rebellion, which necessitates punishment.
Methods
- This is an exegetical and structural study of Psalm 106, classifying it as a psalm of historical recital alongside Psalms 78, 105, 135, and 136.
- Martin compares his proposed chiastic outline with those of Robert Alden, Jan P. Fokkelman, Pierre Auffret, and Joachim Vette, and relies on parallels of specific Hebrew vocabulary.
- The analysis is literary and theological rather than empirical; it discusses the psalm’s Gattung, its relationship to Psalm 105, and its possible liturgical and exilic contexts.
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- The paper states no formal limitations section. It acknowledges that its proposal is “more detailed” than Auffret’s and Vette’s and “relies on the parallels of specific Hebrew vocabulary,” which makes the chiastic outline an interpretive construction.
- Evident from the text: the exilic setting is inferred from v. 47 and from scholarly discussion rather than independently demonstrated. The paper also notes that the monarchy is not mentioned in Psalm 106 and wonders whether an earlier version was later adapted to an exilic audience, a suggestion it leaves as a question rather than a conclusion.
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“Using verbal parallels found in the psalm, I propose the following chiastic structure:”
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“My proposal for a chiastic structure is supported by the outlines of both Pierre Auffret and Joachim Vette.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“Second, despite their differences, Psalms 105 and 106 share an underlying theology.”
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“the prayer for salvation (v.4) is repeated in v. 47”
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“The two narratives, however, present contrasting versions of Israel's relationship to Yahweh.In Psalm 105, the history Israel is made up of a series of continual victories; but in Psalm 106, the same history consists of repeated episodes of Israel's disobedience.”
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“Psalm 105 is the story of powerful miracles and great victories, but Psalm 106 is the story of miserable failures and deep disappointments.”
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“Psalm 105 is a celebration of Yahweh's mighty works, and Psalm 106 is a prayer for Yahweh's mercy.”
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“The role of Moses is emphasized in the chiasm, inasmuch as two episodes of the story center on either jealousy towards Moses or the provocation of Moses (I and I′).”
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“Psalm 105 calls for celebration, but Psalm 106 demands confession and repentance.”
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“Common to all episodes is the fact that the people turn away from God or revolt against the God-appointed leaders.14”
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“As is shown above, the idolatry of the judges' period contributes to Israel's downfall (vv.34-44), but the sins that characterized the monarchy, reported throughout 1 and 2 Kings, are not mentioned in Psalm 106.In fact, the monarchy is not mentioned at all in the psalm.32”
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“Psalm 105 is the story of powerful miracles and great victories, but Psalm 106 is the story of miserable failures and deep disappointments.”
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“Psalm 105 includes no consideration of a rebellious Israel; but Psalm 106 considers little else.”
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“The third and central section both begins and ends with a prayer for forgiveness and salvation (vv.4-5 and 47).”
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“Inasmuch as Book IV begins with a psalm attributed to Moses (90) and ends with a psalm that highlights Moses, the Mosaic emphasis of Book IV stands out.”
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“Although Psalm 106 is a chronological narrative from verse 7 to verse 46; the structure of the psalm can also be viewed chiastically.”
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“Psalm 105 includes no consideration of a rebellious Israel; but Psalm 106 considers little else.”
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“It is clear that the community is suffering on account of their disobedience.”
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“Psalm 105 is a celebration of Yahweh's mighty works, and Psalm 106 is a prayer for Yahweh's mercy.”
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“The narration of Israel's story (vv.7-46) includes nine episodes of rebellion, beginning with the exodus and extending to the period of the judges.”
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“The second section continues the call to worship and expands upon it by affirming Yahweh's covenant commitment ,חסד( v. 1b) and mighty works (v.2).”
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“Although Psalm 106 does not take the form of a lament, it functions in much the same way as a lament.”
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“The opening, therefore, suggests a hymn of praise, but the core of the psalm is instead a prayer of confession.”
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“At the center of the chiasm we find further expansion on the reason for the punishment of Israel (both in the wilderness and in the exile) in their refusal to obey God and enter the promised land (Numbers 13-14), a decision that marked the turning point in the book of Numbers”
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“Although similar to both Auffret's and Vette's outlines, my proposal is more detailed and relies on the parallels of specific Hebrew vocabulary.”
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“Psalm 106, however, is more like a communal lament in its central content.”
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“The series of Israel's rebellious acts is accompanied by a corresponding series of Yahweh's judgments.In response to these punishments, Israel cries out to God, and God relents of the punishments.”
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“This version of Israel's story is filled with their repeated violations of their covenant commitment to Yahweh and the subsequent punishments; but despite Israel's continued rebellion, Yahweh's mercy endures, and Israel is saved time and again.”
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“Both psalms refer to Israel as Yahweh's”
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“In addition to the common narrative content regarding the patriarchs, the exodus, and the conquest of Canaan, they contain a number of other verbal parallels.”
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“both psalms ground Yahweh's saving activity in the”
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“However, these narratives illustrate Yahweh's generous forgiveness, which is based in the covenant and, more particularly, in his .חסד”
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“3. It can lead to a false sense of security.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The theological perspectives of Psalms 105 and 106 are normative for contemporary faith communities.
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“Knowledge of God is more than propositional truth; it is relational truth.”
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“The psalms, therefore, are sung theology.”
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“The thanksgiving psalms recount specific occasions when God intervened in the life of the psalmist to bring help to either the individual or to the community.41”
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“Gili Kugler reasons, therefore, that the psalmist views the rebellion in the wilderness as the reason for the 40 years of wandering and as a nascent cause for the later Babylonian exile.31”
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“In its beginning and ending, this type of psalm bears close similarities to what we call the hymns and may even be classified as a hymn or as an expansion of the hymn type.42”
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“Therefore, praise and repentance are not opposites, but are a twofold appropriate response to the great deeds of God.16”
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“The verbal parallels in the chiastic structure of Psalm 106 highlight a number of key elements that can easily get lost in the lengthy story of Israel's failures.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 2 The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106
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“Like the prose narratives of the Old Testament, the psalms of historical recital are articulations of Israel's theology, 43 but the psalms are narrative theology set forth in the literary form of lyric poetry.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > C THE THEOLOGICAL VALUE OF STORY
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“The theological paradigm is the exodus, which emphasizes Yahweh's attentive response to Israel's cries.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 2 The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106
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“Like Psalms 78, 105, 135, and 136, Psalm 106 can be classified as a psalm of historical recital. 2”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > INTRODUCTION
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“Psalms 105 and 106 tell the same story from very different perspectives.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“Two types of psalms, however, are more explicitly testimonial in nature: 1. the thanksgiving psalms and 2. the psalms of historical recital.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > C THE THEOLOGICAL VALUE OF STORY
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“Therefore, Erich Zenger has argued that Psalms 90-106 have a Pentateuchal orientation, emphasizing the role of Moses over David within Israel's story.30”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 2 The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106
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“First, Psalms 105 and 106 offer two kinds of testimony for two different contexts.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“The God of Psalm 106 is a God who is deeply invested in the life of his people and who responds to their prayers, their confessions, their cries, their praises, and their worship.God intervenes with forgiveness and healing.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > C THE THEOLOGICAL VALUE OF STORY
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“Repentance happens after, and in response to, the gift of salvation.It is not that repentance leads to redemption, but that redemption leads to repentance.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > B PSALM 106 1 The Structure and Gattung of Psalm 106
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“I would state it differently and suggest that each of these two psalms is one-sided, telling the story from a single vantage point.”
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“The psalms of historical recital, however, give more attention to Israel's corporate story and testify to God's saving activity in the history of Israel.”
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“From the more somber tone of Psalm 106, the hearer would be expected to experience feelings of grief and sorrow over Israel's past transgressions.Also, the hearer might be moved toward personal humility toward God and might experience deep gratitude for God's gifts of grace and mercy.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 3 The Message of Psalm 106
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“2. It does not prepare for God's discipline.”
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“The psalms of historical recital teach us that theological truth can be learned, taught, handed down, and understood in light of experience.”
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“Based upon Yahweh's covenant faithfulness in the past, Israel is given the courage and faith to plead for forgiveness in their present context, which appears to be the Babylonian exile (v.47).”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 3 The Message of Psalm 106
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“the fact that the prayer for salvation (v.4) is repeated in v. 47 convinces me that vv.4-5 belong with the main part of the narrative.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > B PSALM 106 1 The Structure and Gattung of Psalm 106
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“This psalm moves the heart toward confession and repentance; and those who hear Psalm 106 are confident that God will forgive, inasmuch as it portrays God as one who in the past has been longsuffering, kind, and merciful to a rebellious people.38”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 3 The Message of Psalm 106
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“However, Kugler's argument shows that the emphasis of Psalm 106 is not upon Israel's punishment but upon Israel's rebellion, which necessitates the punishment.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > 2 The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106
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“Auffret proposes the following chiasm:”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“a psalm that mocks triumphalism, crushes human self-confidence, and shatters the notion that sinning has no consequences.”
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“Vette proposes the following outline:”
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- Not matchedcites Oeming and Vette, Das Buch Der Psalmen
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“Although Vette does not present his outline in the form of a chiasm, it clearly bears the marks of a chiasm”
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“The one does not wish to be heard without the other.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > References
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“By itself and in the wrong context, Psalm 106 might lead us to believe that obedience is impossible, continual failure is inevitable, and living under the cloud of God's judgment is our unavoidable destiny”
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“a psalm that mocks triumphalism, crushes human self-confidence, and shatters the notion that sinning has no consequences.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“By itself and in the wrong context, Psalm 106 might lead us to believe that obedience is impossible, continual failure is inevitable, and living under the cloud of God's judgment is our unavoidable destiny”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“These dangers can be avoided by occasionally singing Psalm 106”
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“This sinfulness leads to a depth out of which only the miracle of God's faithfulness toward his covenant promise can save.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > References
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“a psalm that mocks triumphalism, crushes human self-confidence, and shatters the notion that sinning has no consequences.”
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“4. It invites self-confident boasting.”
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“However, if we sing only Psalm 106, we open ourselves to a different but still unhealthy version of the faith.”
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“To put it in the words of Hossfeld, they”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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- Not matchedcites Hossfeld and Zenger, Psalms 101-150, 95
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“By itself and in the wrong context, Psalm 106 might lead us to believe that obedience is impossible, continual failure is inevitable, and living under the cloud of God's judgment is our unavoidable destiny”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105
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“as may be seen in this slightly modified version that closely resembles Auffret's outline and my own proposed chiastic structure”
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“… in the praise of God the two statements are profoundly joined: the magnifying of the unshakable covenant loyalty of YHWH and the public confession of the sinfulness of the history of the people of God, in which its individual members also know themselves to be involved.”
§ The Chiastic Structure of Psalm 106 > References
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“Because of their differing perspectives on Israel's history, it seems reasonable to assume that the two psalms address two different contexts.”
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“D CONCLUSION: READING PSALM 106 IN CONTEXT WITH PSALM 105”
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“Therefore, both Psalm 105 and Psalm 106 are needed by the people of God.”
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“Biblical scholars have proposed its use to underscore characterization in narrative passages (Assis, 2002), as a poetic device in the Psalms (Martin, 2018), and to capture ritualistic language in legal documents (McCoy, 2003).”
From Computational Discovery of Chiasmus in Ancient Religious Text (2025) · cites this paper as Martin, 2018
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- Authors
- Martin, L. R.
- Affiliations
- University of South Africa (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Martin, Lee Roy
- ORCID
- Martin, Lee Roy
- Venue
- Old Testament Essays
- Publisher
- Academy of Science of South Africa
- Published
- 2018
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 1010-9919 (ISSN-L)
- 2312-3621
- OpenAlex
- W2924558564
- Semantic Scholar
- 7c40cddf99b17844d45eab82ae4cdf41f511aa56
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
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- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Old Testament Essays (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Poetry Analysis and Criticism
- Keywords
- Psalm 106, chiasm, narrative structure, praise, prayer, salvation, rebellion, Moses, repentance, forgiveness, exilic period, post-exilic period
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