In an attempt to identify the parallelism in Psalm 1, we must first understand the three types of parallelisms found in the Hebrew Bible. Synonymous parallelism the thought or idea is carried over or reflected in the part of the passage using different language. In antithetical parallelism the thought or reference in the second part is opposite from that of the first part, and finally, in synthetic or formal parallelism, the second thought adds to the first idea or thought (Tullock & McEntire, 2012) (189-190).
In reviewing Ps 1:1 we can conclude that the verse reflects synthetic parallelism as it adds to the thoughts and ideas of the first as it is stated “Happy is the man who does not walk in the way sinful men tell him to, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit with those who laugh at the truth” (New …show more content…
In Ps 1:3, we again see Synonymous parallelism as the thought /ideas are carried over from the first part of the passage as indicated “This man is like a tree planted by rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time and its leaf never dries up. Whatever he does will work out well for him” (New Life Version).
Synonymous parallelism is represented in Ps 1:4 as it continues the thought or idea using alternate language to reference men “Sinful men are not like this. They are like straw blown away by the wind “(For the Lord knows the way of those who are right with Him. But the way of the sinful will be lost from God forever.
Ps 1:5 “So the sinful will not stand. They will be told they are guilty and have to suffer for it. Sinners will not stand with those who are right with God” (New Life Version). Here, the use of Synonymous parallelism is evident as the idea/thought on the first part is repeated in the latter part with the use of alternate
In reviewing Ps 1:1 we can conclude that the verse reflects synthetic parallelism as it adds to the thoughts and ideas of the first as it is stated “Happy is the man who does not walk in the way sinful men tell him to, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit with those who laugh at the truth” (New …show more content…
In Ps 1:3, we again see Synonymous parallelism as the thought /ideas are carried over from the first part of the passage as indicated “This man is like a tree planted by rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time and its leaf never dries up. Whatever he does will work out well for him” (New Life Version).
Synonymous parallelism is represented in Ps 1:4 as it continues the thought or idea using alternate language to reference men “Sinful men are not like this. They are like straw blown away by the wind “(For the Lord knows the way of those who are right with Him. But the way of the sinful will be lost from God forever.
Ps 1:5 “So the sinful will not stand. They will be told they are guilty and have to suffer for it. Sinners will not stand with those who are right with God” (New Life Version). Here, the use of Synonymous parallelism is evident as the idea/thought on the first part is repeated in the latter part with the use of alternate