Research Paper on:
Psalm 119's Problems

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with translation and editing, something that cannot be avoided in looking at ancient documents whose language is perhaps not spoken, nor has it been spoken for centuries. In light of  this, any editing or translation is doomed to be in error somewhere, and in some instances this is the case with Psalm 119. It should be noted that the  student requesting this investigation indicated that the heart of the issue be addressed, putting aside any introduction or discussion. However, this examination is only offered as a tutorial for the  student who is clearly deeply involved in the subject. The material offered is only served up to offer the student more perspectives, more direction, in assisting them in their unique  perspectives. Bearing that essential reality in mind, the following paper presents some various perspectives on Psalm 119 and its acrostic arrangement. Psalm 119 "Acrostic verses are common, and  very elaborate puzzles have been devised combining several schemes" (Anonymous acrostic A0802369.html). By definition, "An acrostic psalm is one where the first letters of consecutive verses (in Hebrew) make up  a word, or the alphabet. The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters, which may be found listed as headings in Psalm 119" (Booker psabka04.html). Another author indicates, and illustrates, such  a perspective in the following: "In general, an acrostic poem is one in which lines are so arranged or created that the initial letters of successive lines produce a recognizable  pattern. As children, many of us have indulged our romantic and poetic bent by creating acrostics out of the names of our current romantic interests" (Anonymous The Poetry of the  Psalms HebrewPoetry.html). Psalm 199 is "an eight-fold acrostic" (Booker psabka04.html). With some translations, "there are printed at the head of each section of eight verses a Hebrew letter