RT Article
T1 The Referent of 'Our Shield' in Psalm 84,10
JF Biblica
VO 98
IS 1
SP 10
OP 24
A1 Kim, Yoo-Ki
LA English
PB Peeters
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/175360088X
AB The expression 'our shield' in Ps 84,10 offers two possibilities of interpretation: taking the noun phrase as a vocative referring to the deity, or as an object of the imperative verb referring to a human king. The parallel structure of the two couplets that constitute the prayer in vv. 9-10 as well as syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features argue in favor of taking 'our shield' as a reference to God. By calling God 'our shield', the poet prays for God’s powerful protection of the leader of the community, who is probably the poet himself.
K1 Bible. Psalms 73-89
K1 Hebrew language : Syntax
K1 Hebrew language : Terms : Magen
DO 10.2143/BIB.98.1.3197382