Sunday, June 21, 2020

Psalm 146:7-10

Back in January (while watching Worship Anew from 15 December), I noticed some anaphora at the end of Psalm 146, starting halfway through verse 7:
The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind.  The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.  9 The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.  10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations.  Praise the LORD!
I didn't write about it then, probably because I didn't have anything else to say about it.

Psalm 146 was also the Psalm in the Worship Anew program for 10 May, and while watching this last month (only one week late this time!), I realize a function of this anaphora.  "The LORD" is repeated, but His actions are different in every clause, which illustrates the variety of His capabilities.  In a word, His omnipotence.