PSALM 136 ALS ZEITWEILIGE SCHLUSSDOXOLOGIE DES PSALTERS |
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| Authors: | Christoph Levin |
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| Institution: | St. Andrew's College , Saskatoon, SK, S7N OW3, Canada |
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| Abstract: | It is shown that Ps 118,1-4 as a ''liturgical instruction'' forms the introduction to Ps 136. Therefore, Pss 118,5-29; 119; 120-134 and 135 must have been inserted between 118,4 and 136,1. The reason why the collection has grown in this way is that Ps 136 was for some time the final doxology of the Book of Psalms as a whole. The present shape of Ps 118 is a patchwork formed from several prayers. The collection Pss 120-134 has been inserted as a unit. Ps 135 is to be understood as the secondary link between Ps 134 and 136 (taking account of 118.1-4). Ps 119 is a late insertion. Ps 115 is secondary in relation to Ps 135. |
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