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| A literary technique in which the first letter of each line (or alternatively the last letter) either follows the sequence of the alphabet or forms a word or phrase. |
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| A literary technique used in Hebrew poetry that sets opposite ideas or statements in immediately successive lines. |
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| Psalms designed to teach about God and how God wants people to live. |
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| Psalms that ask God to harm others and put curses on one's enemies. |
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| Psalms that mourn a personal or national loss or defeat. |
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| A literary technique used in Hebrew poetry that thematically and structurally links two or more lines. |
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| These psalms praise various characteristics or acts of God. |
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| A term for the collection of psalms in the Hebrew Bible otherwise called the Psalms. |
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| Psalms that deal with particular moments in a king's career, thanking God or asking God's blessing for the king's future. |
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| A literary technique used in Hebrew poetry that repeats in immediately successive lines the same idea using different language or imagery. |
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| A literary technique of Hebrew poetry in which a second line expands on the idea of the first line. |
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| A psalm in which a person praises and thanks God for blessings or for being saved from some predicament. |
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