Psalm 5 and the polarity between those who may stand before Yahweh and those who may not

Botha, Philippus Jacobus

dc.contributor.author	Botha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-30T05:01:04Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-30T05:01:04Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09-06
dc.description	To name a few exegetes: Kraus (1978:175), Seybold (1996:40) and Weber (2001:63). Weiser (1962:123) simply classifies it as an ‘individual lament’ according to its ‘form and subject-matter’. Anderson (1972:81) also says it is an individual lament or else a prayer of a falsely accused man. Mowinckel (2014:808) considers Psalm 5 to be a ‘sin-offering psalm’, which served as a prayer for one who needed cleansing from the effects of sorcerers and demons. There are also those who express doubt that the psalm was intended for such a purpose, for example, Terrien (2003:105). Goldingay (2006:127) asserts that there are no pointers to a specific speaker or context for which it was designed. Prinsloo (1998:629, n. 9) lists the authors who describe the psalm as an individual lament (with some variation, such as that it approaches the quality of a psalm of confidence or of innocence; cf. also Prinsloo 1998:629, n. 10).	en_ZA
dc.description	The author would like to acknowledge the input of his retired colleague and friend, J. Henk Potgieter, with whom the topic was discussed on numerous occasions during the research and composition of the article.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	Psalm 5 is often described as an example of a prayer of someone who has been falsely accused of wrongdoing. Based on the contents of the middle part of the psalm, its wisdom features and especially the parallels it forms with Psalm 1, it is argued in this article that the editors of the Psalter attempted to present the psalm as a prayer of David at the time of his flight from Absalom. In this prayer of the endangered king, he (prophetically) pronounced judgement on the actions and attitudes of his opponents and respectfully entrusted himself to the care of Yahweh. In its literary context, the psalm was therefore probably meant to censure arrogant and irreligious compatriots of the editors, because they exploited fellow Jews, and also to provide hope and encouragement to those exploited members of the in-group.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Ancient Languages	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	am2019	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Botha, P.J., 2018, ‘Psalm 5 and the polarity between those who may stand before Yahweh and those who may not’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 74(1), a5087. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v74i1.5087.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v74i1.5087
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68297
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	AOSIS Open Journals	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2018. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Psalm 5	en_ZA
dc.subject	Prayer	en_ZA
dc.subject	Wrongdoing	en_ZA
dc.subject	Yahweh	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Humanities articles SDG-04
dc.subject.other	SDG-04: Quality education
dc.title	Psalm 5 and the polarity between those who may stand before Yahweh and those who may not	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA