The Editing of the Hebrew Psalter

1988 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
H. G. M. Williamson ◽  
G. H. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Hebrew Psalter

Reading the Masoretic Psalter as a Book: Editorial Trends and Redactional Trajectories

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-177
Author(s):  
Gert T.M. Prinsloo
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Hebrew Psalter ◽  
Organizational Principle ◽  
Specific Theme

The publication of Gerald H. Wilson’s The Editing of the Hebrew Psalter in 1985 marked a distinct shift in approaches to Psalms research. This article reviews this shift from psalm to Psalter exegesis. North American scholarship tends to follow a synchronic approach and to describe the shape of the Psalter. German scholarship tends to use a diachronic perspective and trace the shaping of the Psalter to explain how it attained its final form. There are growing signs of dialogue and convergence between these two main approaches to the editing of the Hebrew Psalter, which overshadow form-critical and liturgical approaches to the editing of the Psalter. Adherents of the shape and the shaping approach tend to propose a specific theme, organizational principle, or redactional intent to explain the Psalter’s final form. The multi-faceted nature of the Psalter and its long and complex history imply that, in spite of a multitude of publications, the last word on editorial trends and redactional trajectories has not been spoken.

Hearing Psalm 102 within the Context of the Hebrew Psalter

2012 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 582-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Witt
Keyword(s):  
Literary Context ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
Hebrew Psalter

Abstract Along with recent scholarship which is concerned with reading the book of Psalms as a whole, this article analyzes Psalm 102 within its canonical, literary context. It focuses on two main areas. First, the superscription. It identifies the speaker as the “afflicted,” who is a suffering royal Davidic figure associated with Psalms 88-89 and 101, 103. Second, the paper moves throughout the rest of the psalm, making observations concerning thematic and lexical relationships between the psalm and its immediate context. It concludes that Psalm 102, alongside 101, functions as a meditative response of the afflicted Davidic king to the questions posed in Psalm 89. As such, it provides an important literary hinge, without which the lamenting questions of Book III could not turn into affirmations of YHWH’s love and praise throughout Books IV-V.

Covenant Relationships and the Editing of the Hebrew Psalter

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-190
Author(s):  
H.G.M. Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Hebrew Psalter
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