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Psalms and Song of Songs

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Poetry
    31 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Poetic Structures
    22 Activities
    |
    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Praise and Lament
    24 Activities
    |
    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    The Diversity of Psalms
    28 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Song of Songs
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
    |
    1 Assessment

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Psalms and Song of Songs Poetic Structures In | Workbook: Psalm 1
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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

This lesson focuses on literary structures in the book of Psalms, which are also evident in biblical poetry generally. Regardless of how much or little you may know about literary structure, you should be able to observe some degree of structure in these first three verses of Psalm 1.

Read Psalm 1:1-3.

  1. Look carefully at these three verses and describe any structure you see—even if you don’t know the technical terms. Look for such things as repetition of ideas, contrasts, comparisons, etc. Record all your observations.