
doi: 10.31743/biban.3243
handle: 20.500.12153/1163
Psalm 37 is one of the most typical wisdom texts in the Book of Psalms. In comparison to other psalms it contains a high number of information on the righteous and the wicked person. The paper aims to present and analyse in detail all contexts in which mentions of the righteous and the wicked appear in order to answer the question what function these information have. The paper is divided into five parts. In the first one is given a short introduction into psalm’s genre and its main topic. The second one reflects all mentions of the righteous and the wicked in Ps 37, such containing the key terms as qyDic' and [v'r' but also those which are thematically connected with them. In the third and fourth part of the paper the information about the righteous and the wicked are analysed in detail and the main contexts of their using are defined. The righteous as supported by God are mainly viewed as existential winners in contrast to the wicked presented as life losers. The final part of the article explains the role of the information on the righteous and the wicked in the psalm taking into account the actual situation of the psalm’s addressee.
Ps 37, sprawiedliwy, Book of Psalms, the wicked, Psałterz, wisdom psalm, psalm alfabetyczny, psalm mądrościowy, bezbożny, alphabetical psalm, the righteous
Ps 37, sprawiedliwy, Book of Psalms, the wicked, Psałterz, wisdom psalm, psalm alfabetyczny, psalm mądrościowy, bezbożny, alphabetical psalm, the righteous
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