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Psalm 72: Some Observations on Structure

In a number of recent studies, D. N. Freedman has advanced our knowledge and appreciation of the Hebrew poets'skill by demonstrating the careful structure of 2 Sam 1:19-27 (David's lament over Saul and Jonathan), Exodus 15, and Psalms 29 and 137.' Since these poems stand at the beginning and end of the poetic tradition Israel inherited from Canaan,2 Freedman's work suggests that other examples of biblical poetry might profitably be studied for the presence of structures more complex than mere stichometric parallelism. Psalm 72 has already been the subject of an important strophic analysis by Msgr. P. W. Skehan.3 Presuming this analysis, we offer some further comments on this poem.