Psalm 27:4 – to reflect in his temple : communion with YHWH as the culmination of the journey of life

dc.contributor.authorBotha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-25T05:57:14Z
dc.date.available2022-03-25T05:57:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-13
dc.descriptionSpecial Collection: Historical Thought and Source Interpretation.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSince the time of Mowinckel, the verb בקר (pi) in Psalm 27:4 was often interpreted as referring to a priest’s function of examining an offering. The parallel part of the verse and other intratextual and intertextual considerations render this interpretation of the verb improbable. The context of the psalm and the cluster of Psalms 25–34, as well as parallels Psalm 27 has with Psalm 23, suggest that the verb בקר refers to reflection on the privilege of being in YHWH’s presence. The enjoyment of such communion with YHWH, which includes the study of his Torah, is portrayed as the culmination of the journey of life in Psalms 25–34. The author argues that this is also hinted at in Psalm 27. CONTRIBUTION : The contribution of this article towards the focus of HTS as “Historical Thought and Source Interpretation” centered around its use of the literary context of a psalm to question the notion of a reconstructed cultic setting as the only possible hermeneutical key to interpret Psalm 27.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentAncient Languagesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2022en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe University of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBotha, P.J., 2021, ‘Psalm 27:4 – To reflect in his temple: Communion with YHWH as the culmination of the journey of life’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 77(4), a6623. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v77i4.6623.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v77i4.6623
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/84640
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights© 2021. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectPsalm 27:4en_ZA
dc.subjectTempleen_ZA
dc.subjectHouse of YHWHen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunionen_ZA
dc.subjectJourney of lifeen_ZA
dc.subjectMeditationen_ZA
dc.subjectEditing of Psalmsen_ZA
dc.subjectPsalms 25–34en_ZA
dc.subject.otherHumanities articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.titlePsalm 27:4 – to reflect in his temple : communion with YHWH as the culmination of the journey of lifeen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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