THE INDIVIDUAL UNITS OF BOOK 3
(Psalms 73–89)
Meditation and Confession
| MT | NRSV | ||
| I. | Superscription | 1a | - |
| II. | Instruction: Rule and exception | 1b-3 | 1–3 |
| III. | Portrayal of godless | 4–12 | 4–12 |
| IV. | Complaint | 13–17 | 13–17 |
| A. Description of suffering | 13–14 | 13–14 | |
| B. Reflection; confession of guilt | 15–16 | 15–16 | |
| C. Account of reversal | 17 | 17 | |
| V. | Warning | 18–20 | 18–20 |
| VI. | Personalized account | 21–26 | 21–26 |
| A. Reminiscence | 21–22 | 21–22 | |
| B. Confidence and petition | 23–26 | 23–26 | |
| VII. | Imprecation and confidence | 27–28 | 27–28 |
Twelve psalms altogether have been attributed by late redactors (or by ancient tradition?) to those Levitical Asaphites known from Chronicles (cf. 1 Chr 15:17, 19; 16:4–5, 37; 25:1–2). A plain SUPERSCRIPTION "song" (mizmôr) of (or according to) "Asaph" can be found with → Psalms 50; 73; 79; 82. Various additions may modify this basic title (cf. with Psalms 75; 76; 77; 80; 83). Another designation within the Asaph collection (Psalms 50; 73–83) is maśkîl l?ɔāsāp ("instruction "?" of/according to Asaph," Psalms 74; 78). The redactors wanted to highlight sacred music and possibly sacred teaching as the main tasks of the renowned family of temple officials in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E.
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Publication information:
Book title: Psalms.
Contributors: Erhard S. Gerstenberger - Author.
Publisher: Eerdmans.
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, MI.
Publication year: 2001.
Page number: 70.
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