2010-02-102010-02-102003Groenewald, A 2003, 'Psalm 69:36c-37b: A reinterpretation of a deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula?', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 1187-1198.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12996Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFIn Psalm 69:36c-37b reference is made to the deuteronomic-deuteronomistic formula “yrš ‘rs” (i e possession of the land). A reinterpretation of this formula in these verses is proposed. The promise regarding the possession of the land is not made to the whole of Israel, as is the case in Deuteronomistic literature, but, instead, possession of the land is promised only to the “offspring of the servants”, in other words “those who love his name”, the pious, the community of the “servants”. The aim of this article is to deal with the issue of the “possession of the land” in Psalm 69:36c-37b in more detail.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPsalm 69:36c-37bBible -- O.T. -- Psalms LXIX, 36c-37b -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.Land tenure -- Religious aspectsLandownersDeuteronomistic history (Biblical criticism)Article