Question

Study the following excerpt from Psalm 100:3. What type of parallel construction is represented in the verse: synonymous, synthetic, antithetical, emblematic, or climactic?

we are his people,
and the sheep of his pasture.

Type of parallel: _________

Answer 1

Synthetic parallelism.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to understand the type of parallelism in this verse, we need to know the previous lines. The Book of Psalm 100 1-3 states

1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Worship the Lord with gladness;

come before him with joyful songs.

3 Know that the Lord is God.

It is he who made us, and we are his;

we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

The verse begins with the idea that we, the believers, are God's creation. This idea is then propagated and expanded to show that idea of us being God's belongings/ property. And since we are dependent on Him, this idea is then taken further by implying that "we are his people, the sheep of his pasture".

Synthetic parallelism is when a given idea is expanded and developed into something more in the next lines. So, this line is a synthetic construction of parallelism.

Answer 2

emblematic

Step-by-step explanation:

Emblematic refers to something symbolical, representative or figurative. In that respect, the excerpt makes use of a metaphor to compare people and sheep. Therefore, the sheep serve as a symbol to indicate that they belong to God's fields, as much as people belong to God.