Revised structure in 2 Samuel 22
Here’s a revised proposal regarding the chiastic structure of 2 Samuel 22:
A Praise to Yahweh for deliverance (vv. 2–4)
B Yahweh routs the king’s enemies (vv. 5–20)
C The king’s faithfulness (vv. 21–25, 3rd person)
D Yahweh’s varied faces (vv. 26–27, 2nd person)
E Yahweh’s friends and foes (v. 28, 2nd person)
D´ Yahweh’s face toward the king (vv. 29–30, 2nd person)
C´ Yahweh’s faithfulness (vv. 31–35, 3rd person)
B´ The king routs his enemies (vv. 36–46, 2nd person)
A´ Praise to Yahweh for deliverance (vv. 47–51)
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