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|Chapter=109
|Chapter=109
|Memorable Phrase=May his days be few!
|Verse Count=31
|Memorable Icon=Psalm 109 - Icon.jpg
|Memorable Icon=Psalm 109 - Icon.jpg
|Purpose=To appeal to YHWH’s loyalty to bring justice on disloyalty.
|Memorable Phrase=May his days be few!
|Content=My enemies have broken their covenant with me (vv. 2-5, 16-20) and I am innocent and afflicted (vv. 2-15, 22-25. And you are loyal in your covenant with me (vv. 21, 26). Therefore, YHWH, execute justice by punishing my enemies (vv. 6-20) and vindicating me (vv. 21-31)!
|Purpose=To appeal to YHWH’s loyalty to bring justice on disloyalty.
|Message=YHWH remains loyal to his covenant even when humans are disloyal to their own.
|Content=My enemies have broken their covenant with me (vv. 2-5, 16-20) and I am innocent and afflicted (vv. 2-15, 22-25. And you are loyal in your covenant with me (vv. 21, 26). Therefore, YHWH, execute justice by punishing my enemies (vv. 6-20) and vindicating me (vv. 21-31)!
|Author=[[Author::David]]
|Message=YHWH remains loyal to his covenant even when humans are disloyal to their own.
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>A covenant is a relationship between two parties, solemnized by oaths and based on "loyalty" (חֶסֶד). When making a covenant, the two parties would invoke curses (קְלָלָוֹת) on themselves in the case of their failure to be loyal (see e.g., Deut 27-28).</li>
|Author=[[Author::David]]
|Background Ideas=<ul><li>A covenant is a relationship between two parties, solemnized by oaths and based on "loyalty" (חֶסֶד). When making a covenant, the two parties would invoke curses (קְלָלָוֹת) on themselves in the case of their failure to be loyal (see e.g., Deut 27-28).</li>
<li>Oftentimes, these curses included the extinction of one's family line, which is the worst possible thing that can happen to someone. (See e.g., an 8th century Aramaic treaty: COS 2.82; Hittite treaties: COS 2.17A; cf. COS 2.17B; COS 2.18; the Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon, ANET 534-41.)</li>
<li>Oftentimes, these curses included the extinction of one's family line, which is the worst possible thing that can happen to someone. (See e.g., an 8th century Aramaic treaty: COS 2.82; Hittite treaties: COS 2.17A; cf. COS 2.17B; COS 2.18; the Vassal Treaties of Esarhaddon, ANET 534-41.)</li>
<li>The making of a covenant and the invoking of covenant oaths/curses were often accompanied by rituals to solemnize the event and symbolize the nature of the curses (cf. Gen 15; Jer 32:18; COS 2.82). It appears that putting on clothes, drinking water or beer, and rubbing oil on oneself (see Ps 109:18) sometimes had a part in oath-taking ceremonies (cf. Vassal treaties of Esarhaddon, ANET, lines 560-562, 622-624; Hittite text, KUB 26.25, ca. 1200-1180, cited in Kitz 2007, 446-447; Num 5:21-22).</li>
<li>The making of a covenant and the invoking of covenant oaths/curses were often accompanied by rituals to solemnize the event and symbolize the nature of the curses (cf. Gen 15; Jer 32:18; COS 2.82). It appears that putting on clothes, drinking water or beer, and rubbing oil on oneself (see Ps 109:18) sometimes had a part in oath-taking ceremonies (cf. Vassal treaties of Esarhaddon, ANET, lines 560-562, 622-624; Hittite text, KUB 26.25, ca. 1200-1180, cited in Kitz 2007, 446-447; Num 5:21-22).</li>
<li>People who are falsely accused of something, including the violation of a covenant, can take their case to a judge (cf. Deut 25:1).</li>
<li>People who are falsely accused of something, including the violation of a covenant, can take their case to a judge (cf. Deut 25:1).</li>
<li>Because YHWH is "the judge of all of the earth" (Gen 18:25), those who are innocent yet falsely accused and/or falsely convicted can appeal to him for vindication (cf. Pss 5, 7, 17, 35, etc.).</li></ul>
<li>Because YHWH is "the judge of all of the earth" (Gen 18:25), those who are innocent yet falsely accused and/or falsely convicted can appeal to him for vindication (cf. Pss 5, 7, 17, 35, etc.).</li></ul>
|Guardian=Ryan Sikes
|Verse Count=31
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Revision as of 20:02, 31 December 2024


"May his days be few!"

Purpose: To appeal to YHWH’s loyalty to bring justice on disloyalty.

Content: My enemies have broken their covenant with me (vv. 2-5, 16-20) and I am innocent and afflicted (vv. 2-15, 22-25. And you are loyal in your covenant with me (vv. 21, 26). Therefore, YHWH, execute justice by punishing my enemies (vv. 6-20) and vindicating me (vv. 21-31)!

Message: YHWH remains loyal to his covenant even when humans are disloyal to their own.

Author: David

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