Psalm 16

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Detail in Salzburg Cathedral : from Psalm 16 verse 11 (Psalm 15 in the Vulgate )
Hasidic Jews recite the beginning of Psalm 16

The Ps 16 (according to the Greek count of 15) is a Ps of David and is usually in the genus belongs to the confidence Psalms.

genus

In research, the psalm was assigned to 16 different genres:

  1. Trust Psalm (most common). This generic definition goes back to Hermann Gunkel . A psalm of trust, on the other hand, is an individual's lament .
  2. Supplication psalm
  3. Confession song
  4. Protection or asylum psalm
  5. Innocence song
  6. Dulderpsalm
  7. Royal psalm

structure

The psalm can be broken down as follows:

  • Verse 1: frame
  • Verses 2–4: Confession of the prayer to YHWH and the pious as well as refusal to sacrifice to other gods
  • Verse 5f: Description of the relationship to YHWH on the basis of land issues
  • Verses 7–9: Description of the relationship: YHWH as master teacher
  • Verse 10f: frame

Liturgical use

literature

  • Kathrin Liess: The way of life: Psalm 16 and the understanding of life and death of the individual psalms (research on the Old Testament 2nd series, vol. 5), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, 2004. ISBN 3-16-148306-5

Web links

Commons : Psalm 16  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kathrin Liess: Der Weg des Lebens 2004, p. 105f.
  2. ↑ Hermann Gunkel: Die Psalmen 6 1986, p. 51.
  3. ↑ Erich Zenger : Graetz and Ridderbos
  4. ↑ M. Dahood, J. Lindblom, E. Beaucamp
  5. ↑ Sigmund Mowinckel : Psalm , p. 649f.
  6. ↑ Steingrimsson: Gottesmahl , p. 64, note 241.
  7. ^ King: Psalms , p. 505.
  8. ↑ Eaton: Psalms , p. 58.
  9. ↑ Kathrin Liess: Der Weg des Lebens 2004, p. 77ff.