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This IMMEDIATE REPETITION stresses why we praise the Lord.
1) The two FRAME elements carry an emphasis by calling the reader to praise the Lord.
2) The reasons for praising the Lord are emphasized in the B elements. That is, the B′ element is an AMPLIFICATION of B by a REPETITION of the word Who, pointing to why the Lord is worthy.
3) The CLOSING SUMMARY is a REPETITION of seven ways of the Lord. None of these attributes are more important than the other. The end of that list, that is the SUBSTRUCTURE SUMMARY in verse 10A, concludes with an eighth way: The Lord will reign forever. Show More Rhetoric Show Less Rhetoric
IMMEDIATE REPETITION:
... he who trusts the Lord will praise Him ...
imperative: praise the Lord with everything
FRAME
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. (v1,2)
do not trust mortal men
A
Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. (v3)
the thoughts of mortal men perish
A′
His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. (v4)
those who know the Lord is worthy
B
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God, (v5)
creator
a
Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; (v6A)
eternally faithful
b
Who keeps faith forever; (v6B)
gives justice
c
Who executes justice for the oppressed; (v7A)
brings food
d
Who gives food to the hungry. (v7B)
frees prisoners
a
The Lord sets the prisoners free. (v7C)
opens blind eyes
b
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; (v8A)
raises the broken
c
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; (v8B)
loves the righteous
d
The Lord loves the righteous; (v8C)
protects strangers
e
The Lord protects the strangers; (v9A)
fatherless and widow
f
He supports the fatherless and the widow, (v9B)
obstructs wicked ways
g
But He thwarts the way of the wicked. (v9C)
SUBSTRUCTURE SUMMARY: forever king
sum
The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. (v10A)
an imperative praise
FRAME
Praise the Lord! (v10B)