Psalm 112

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Handwriting by the composer for a setting by Carlo Cotumacci

The 112th psalm is a biblical psalm from the fifth book of the psalter . It can be characterized as a wisdom psalm and its content is related to Psalm 1 and especially Psalm 111 , with which it shares the alphabetical arrangement of lines in the Hebrew original .

Remarks

The statement made in Psalm 111 :Lu about God's glory and splendor and his righteousness is related to the pious ( God-fearing ) in the third verse of this Psalm . These should also have "wealth and abundance" and in their house "righteousness should remain forever". Justice does not only mean obeying the commandments of God , but also includes the blessing with which this is rewarded by God.

The individual lines of verse in the original text follow the Hebrew alphabet (so-called acrostic ). Similar forms of poetry can be found in a number of other psalms ( Psalm 9 and 10 , 25 , 34 , 37 , 111 , 119 and 145 ) or in sections from other books of the Bible ( Proverbs 31: 10–31  Lu or the first four chapters of the Lamentations of Jeremiah ).

According to the Greek number of the Septuagint , which is also used by the Latin Vulgate , the psalm bears the number 111.

reception

Psalm 112 in Mozart's Vesperae solennes de Dominica

The Vesperae solennes de Dominica ( KV 321) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1779 is set to music, including Psalm 112.

By Antonio Salieri , the setting is Beatus vir, qui timet Dominum in D major for two tenors, four-part choir and orchestra survived.

Web links

Commons : Psalm 112  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 752