458 B

Raw Blame History

Connecting Statement:

The psalmist continues speaking to God.

You have made the land tremble; you have torn it apart

The psalmist speaks of the disaster in his country as if it were an earthquake. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

heal its fissures

Making the people strong again is spoken of as repairing the fissures in the ground or walls. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

fissures

large cracks in the ground or walls