Psalm 55

The 55th psalm is a biblical psalm from the second book of the psalter . It is a so-called David psalm .

Content and classification

The psalmist sees himself exposed to massive hostility and turns to God from whom he only hopes for help. In verse 14f he complains (similar to Psalm 41.10  EU ) that even close friends betray him, which is even more bothering to him than the attacks of his enemies. He finally realizes that not, as it still does in verses 7ff. resonance, the flight is the way out, but only the turning to God.

According to the Greek number of the Septuagint , which is also used by the Latin Vulgate , the psalm bears the number 54.

The psalm shows clear parallels to Psalm 64 .

reception

From the hand of the Nuremberg Baptist and Master Singer Jörg Schechner (1500–1572) a copy has survived. Another example can be found in the Wachtendonck Psalms .

Verse 23 is widely accepted in Georg Neumark's chorale “ Who only lets God rule ”, by Crato Bütner or is quoted in Mendelssohn's Elias im Quartet (“ Throw your concern on the Lord ”). Claudin de Sermisy's counterfactor “Jacta tuam curam super” is dedicated to the Vulgate version .

Web links

Commons : Psalm 55  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Psalm 55 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 55 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain for settings of Psalm 55 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , pp. 705f