Abstract:
The paper investigates the literary and theological provenance of Ps
91. It is shown that Ps 91 (in its present form) was composed by
someone who had access to Proverbs, in particular Prov 3, while Ps
91 itself played a role in the composition of Job 5:17–26. As part of
the “triptych” formed by Pss 90, 91 and 92, the psalm was intended
to strengthen the conviction of its author that Yahweh is able and
willing to provide protection to the individual believer who attaches
himself or herself wholeheartedly to his or her God, saving the true
and wise believer from the fate that will befall the wicked fools.
