it to the Macabean period (second century BCE) 'have been abandoned in favor of the tenth century BCE'. The analysis finds two ancient poems from the monarchical period: (1) verse 2–20 and (2) verses 29–31, 35–51), which were linked with the addition of verses 21–28, verse 1 and verse 51a. The combined songs celebrates two aspects in the life of David: the deliverance from his enemies and his military conquests. This chapter has the following structure: The incipit: God delivered David (22:1) A. Introduction: David invokes God, his savior (22:2–4) B. David recalls that God heard his cry (22:5–7) C. Weather theophanies: God won David's battles (22:8–16) D. David sings of his deliverance by God (22:17–20) E. David's legacy: his righteousness (22:21–25) E'. God delivers all the righteous (22:26–28) D'. David sings of the victories God gave him (22:29–31) C'. David was victorious with God's help (22:32–43) B'. What God did for David (22:44–46) A. Conclusion: David praises God for his steadfast love (22:47–51) The inclusion to this song or "psalm" (A/A' sections) is marked by the appellation for God such as “my rock” (22:3 and 22:47). The next bracket, B/B' sections, balances David's plea with God's response: David called out (22:7) and God rescued (22:44). The C/C' sections contain divine theophanies (22:11: "he was seen upon the wings of the wind") and what David accomplished with that divine support (22:38: "I pursued my enemies and I destroyed them"). The D/D' sections parallel how God rescued David (22:18: "He delivered me from my strong enemy") with how God prepared David as his warrior (22:35: "he trains my hands for war"). The center of this song (E/E sections) contains the main themes that define David for future generations. Incipit (22:1) Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. This verse contains the song title which generally relates to the protection of David from Saul and his enemies, not focusing on any particular event. Verses 2–20 The prominent theme of first poem, comprising verses 2–20, is the rescue of David from his enemies, with the help of God, in the imagery of a rock as a place of refuge (verses 2–4), and as a theophany (verses 8–20) that God responded to his cry of help (verse 7)