I was reading Psalms 101 (it's my favorite Biblical psalm, i suggest you read it) and found that Psalms 101-110 is a giant poem called a chiasm (ki-as-um). That means the first topic in the first line of the poem is reflected in the last line of the poem, the second topic in the second line is synonymously reflected in the second-to-last line of the poem, and so on and so on.
In this giant chiasm, Psalms 101 and 110 are royal psalms, 102 and 109 are individual prayers, 103 and 108 praise God, 104 and 107 are about the Creator who cares, and 105 and 106 recount Israel's history.
After reading this, i decided to make my own chiasm. I'm going to write one poem every day for ten days, in chiastic structure.
If any of you guys feel like following along, please do. These are my subjects. You can make your own subjects or use mine, i don't really care.
Day 1 and 10 - Promising Allegiance to God
Day 2 and 9 - Studying God's Word
Day 3 and 8 - God's Beautiful Creation
Day 4 and 7 - God's Love and Tender Care
Day 5 and 6 - Singular Chiasms with one line that reflects each day's topic.
I'll be praying for God's inspiration when I start writing the first one tomorrow!
No comments:
Post a Comment