The Psalms

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Across
  1. 2. this type of Psalm focuses on the king of Israel (Psalm 16)
  2. 5. the king exerted a great influence over the book of Psalms
  3. 7. this type of Psalm expresses sorrow for sin (Psalm 51)
  4. 8. alphabetical lines for poems (line 1 begins with "A", line 2 with "B", etc.)
  5. 10. this type of psalm is a song of praise to God (Psalm 150)
  6. 11. a poem with an "X" structure where two lines of poetry reverse the order
  7. 13. a type of parallelism where two lines say the same thing
  8. 14. a type of parallelism where two lines contrast with one another
  9. 15. most important feature of Hebrew poetry
Down
  1. 1. a type of parallelism where the second line completes the thought of the first
  2. 3. a type of Psalm that includes general observations about life (Psalm 1)
  3. 4. this type of Psalm references God's anointed one (Psalm 2)
  4. 5. a section of poetry representing praise; ends each of the 5 books of the Psalms
  5. 6. this type of Psalm bemoans one's condition, places trust in God, and ends in praise (Psalm 6)
  6. 7. the hymnbook of ancient Israel
  7. 9. which parallel themes appear
  8. 12. this type of Psalm is a call for judgment on God's enemies (Psalm 137)