Published: 2021-12-10

Psalm 37: A Collection of Wisdom Sentences? An Analysis of Psalm 37 and the Question of the Rooting of the Wisdom Psalms in the Psalter

Jakub Slawik
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.4.01

Abstract

Psalm 37 comes across as a collection of wisdom sentences reminiscent of the Book of Proverbs. A detailed analysis of this Psalm leads to the conclusion that it is an elaborate composition (aside from minor editorial additions) and should be interpreted as such. Substantively, it belongs to the Psalter (placed in the concluding section of the first Davidic Psalter), for it emphatically urges the recipient to put his trust in the God who saves the righteous and brings the wicked to destruction. It is religiously and liturgically marked much more than the collections from the Book of Proverbs.

Keywords:

Psalm 37, wisdom psalms, elaborate composition, call to trust in God

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Slawik, J. (2021). Psalm 37: A Collection of Wisdom Sentences? An Analysis of Psalm 37 and the Question of the Rooting of the Wisdom Psalms in the Psalter. Collectanea Theologica, 91(4), 5–62. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2021.91.4.01

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