Psalm 92

Beginning of the psalm in an elector's bible

The 92nd psalm is a psalm from the fourth book of the psalter . According to the Greek number used by the Septuagint and Vulgate , it represents the 91st Psalm. The 1st verse identifies it as the psalm song for the Sabbath day .

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The psalm, which may originally have been an individual's song of thanksgiving, later became a prayer of the synagogue community for use on the Sabbath . The central theme are now those works of God that are important for the whole community. This especially includes the righteous ruling of God. The psalm begins with an invitation to praise the Lord . The reason for giving thanks is that God makes justice. Only those who accept the gift of God's insight can understand what he is doing. The happiness of the wicked is only apparent. Even if they may bloom at first, they will fade again. The righteous, however, are more like an evergreen tree. Your blessed life proclaims God's work and greatness.

reception

The hymn that is delicious by Günter Rutenborn which on the Hungarian song Mely igen jó az Ur istant dicsérni of Mihály Sztárai based attacks Psalm 92.

literature

• Annette Böckler : “Psalm. Song for the Shabbat Day ”(Psalm 92) . In: Katholisches Bibelwerk (Hrsg.): Bibel heute 4/2006, pp. 14-16. ( PDF )

Web links

Commons : Psalm 92  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Psalm 92 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
• Psalm 92 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
• Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 92 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
• Annette Böckler: Moses' prophecy or the primeval song of humanity? Psalm 92 and the liturgical interpretation of the Psalms in Judaism (Lecture, 46th International Jewish-Christian Bible Week , 2014).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 736
2. ↑ Evangelisches Gesangbuch - Edition for the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Bavaria and Thuringia, Munich, ISBN 3-583-12000-0 , p. 534