In this post we consider Book 4 as a whole.
אֲדֹנָי מָעוֹן אַתָּה הָיִיתָ לָּנוּ | 90:1 | My Lord, a habitation you yourself have become for us |
יֹשֵׁב בְּסֵתֶר עֶלְיוֹן | 91:1 | One sitting in the secret of the Most High |
טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה | 92:2 | Good it is to give thanks to יהוה |
יְהוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ | 93:1 | יהוה reigns pride clothed |
אֵל נְקָמוֹת יְהוָה | 94:1 | God of vengeance יהוה |
לְכוּ נְרַנְּנָה לַיהוָה | 95:1 | Walk! Let us shout aloud to יהוה |
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ | 96:1 | Sing to יהוה a new song |
יְהוָה מָלָךְ תָּגֵל הָאָרֶץ | 97:1 | יהוה reigns let the earth rejoice |
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ | 98:1 | Sing to יהוה a new song |
יְהוָה מָלָךְ יִרְגְּזוּ עַמִּים | 99:1 | יהוה reigns let peoples shudder |
הָרִיעוּ לַיהוָה כָּל הָאָרֶץ | 100:1 | Raise a shout to יהוה all the earth |
חֶסֶד וּמִשְׁפָּט אָשִׁירָה לְךָ יְהוָה אֲזַמֵּרָה | 101:1 | Mercy and judgment I will sing to you יהוה I will sing a psalm |
יְהוָה שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי אֵלֶיךָ תָבוֹא | 102:2 | יהוה hear my prayer and let my cry for help come to you |
בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהוָה | 103:1 | Bless יהוה O my being |
בָּרְכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת יְהוָה | 104:1 | Bless יהוה O my being |
הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה | 105:1 | Give thanks to יהוה |
הַלְלוּ יָהּ הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה | 106:1 | Hallelu Yah Give thanks to יהוה |
- Psalm 90 responds to the laments of Book 3. This is a prayer for establishment, a prayer for turning.
- Psalm 91 responds to Psalm 90. This is a reflection on the reality of refuge.
- Psalm 92 is the unique Song to the day of the Sabbath.
- Psalm 93 celebrates the reign of יהוה.
- Psalm 94 forms an envelope with Psalm 92 around Psalm 93. Psalms 92 and 94 share 25 roots including a nine-deep set of concentric circles. The clue to the envelope is the repetition of brute and dullard.
- Psalm 95 reminds the reader of joy and the testing of contention (Meribah). This psalm is noted in the Epistle to the Hebrews.
- Psalm 96 again celebrates the reign of יהוה with a new song.
- Psalm 97 continues that celebration.
- Psalm 98 with the repetition of the new song puts Psalm 96 in an envelope. There are circles 7 deep, but I wonder if this is deliberate... Nonetheless, Psalms 92 to 99 are clearly a related group.
- Psalm 100 is the traditional Jubilate. The reading he made us and his we are links the joy to the Song.
- Psalm 101 (of David) bears a strong relationship to the teaching of Psalms 1, 15, 24, and 26.
- Psalm 102, the second psalm labeled a prayer in Book 4, closes a frame with Psalm 90 of the double use of renew (חלף ). (You won't find this in most translations).
- Psalm 103, a recognition of the nurturing compassion of יהוה, the second of David through this inscription, forms with Psalm 101 an envelope for Psalm 102.
- Psalm 104 celebrates the created order.
- Psalm 105 celebrates the covenant with Abraham.
- Psalm 106 reflects the canonical story of Israel.
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