Psalm 92 Exegetical Issues

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Psalm 92

Introduction to Exegetical Issues

Presented here are the top three Exegetical Issues that any interpreter of the psalm—whether they’re reading the text in Hebrew or looking at a number of translations—are likely to encounter. These issues usually involve textual criticism, grammar, lexical semantics, verbal semantics, and/or phrase-level semantics, though they sometimes involve higher-level layers as well.

Exegetical Issues for Psalm 92

• The Sabbath Day in Ps 92

The superscription of Psalm 92 is unique in its mention of the Sabbath day. How, though, is the superscription relevant to the message and content of Psalm 92?

• The Syntax of Ps 92:8

The first two clauses of Ps 92:8 in the Masoretic Text begin with an infinitive construct with a בְּ preposition (בִּפְרֹחַ) and a wayyiqtol verb (וַיָּצִיצוּ), respectively. These could be interpreted as a pair of past (and completed) events, or as general observations.

• The Grammar and Meaning of Ps 92:11b

The form and meaning of בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י has been subject to a number of analyses, complicating the interpretation of the entire second clause.