Psalm 12 (Solomon)
The 12th Psalm Solomos is a Psalm Solomos from the pseudepigraphic book of the " Psalms Solomos " of the Old Testament of the Bible .
genus
The psalm is mostly seen as an supplication. In another way, Herman Ludin Jansen describes the psalm as a lament psalm.
structure
The psalm can be structured as follows:
- Verses 1-4a: Prayer for protection from the slanderers
- Verses 4b-8: May these reap what they deserve, while the godly inherit the promises
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joachim Schüpphaus, Die Psalmen Solomos (1977), 57
- ^ Herman Ludin Jansen, The Late Jewish Psalm Poetry (1937), 124
- ^ Herbert Edward Ryle, Montague Rhodes James, Psalms of the Pharisees (1891), 102ff
Web links
Wikisource: The Psalm in a translation by Rudolf Kittel - sources and full texts