Question

Study the following verse, Psalm 100:5. What type of parallel construction is represented in the verse: synonymous, synthetic, antithetical, emblematic, or climactic?
For the LORD is good;
his mercy is everlasting;
and his truth endureth to all generations.

Type of parallel: __________

Answer 1

Parallel grammatical construction form means that each part of a sentence uses the same grammatical structure. It is also known as  a balanced structure within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses  having the same grammatical structure.

These are the Different kinds of parallel structures that we can make:

Synonymous parallel structures occur when the different constructing clauses of a sentence have a similar meaning.

Antithetical parallel structures occur when the different constructing clauses of a sentence have an opposite meaning.

Climatic parallel structures occur when a part of a clause ir repeated in subsequent clauses within the sentence.

Emblematic parallelism is etymologically derived from the word emblem, which means "symbol." Parallelism occurs in poetry when lines are intentionally placed together to create comparison, contrast, or enhancement of a meaning.

Synthetic parallelism involves the completion or expansion of the idea of the first part in the second part.

The type of Parallel structure used here is:

Synthetic parallelism

for the Psalm here starts by saying the Lord is good, then expands that same idea by saying that his mercy is everlasting.

Answer 2

A common literary feature of Hebrew poetry in the Old Testament is called parallelism, in which the words of two or more lines of the text are directly related in some way. This feature can be found in any poetic passage, although it is more common in the Psalms and Proverbs.

Recognizing parallelism as a poetic trait can sometimes help to understand or interpret a passage.

There are several types of parallel. In this case the type used is a Synthetic parallelism.

In the Synthetic Parallelism it is developed new content in its lines. In this parallelism the second part adds relevant information to the first line.

Example:

Hasten to be rich the ambitious,

And he does not know what poverty will come

Let's analyse the psalm

For the LORD is good;  

his mercy is everlasting;  

and his truth endureth to all generations.

Explanation:

The lord is good because his his mercy is everlasting and and his truth endureth to all generations.

As you may see the line 2 and 3 add new information that supports the firs line. This a a Synthetic Parallelism