Psalm 32
The 32nd Psalm ( Greek- count of 31 ) is a Psalm of David. It belongs to the series of psalms thanks an individual. Motives also the wisdom poetry can be found in it. The past sin of the Psalmist is the real subject. That's why part of the psalm in the series of the seven penitential psalms.
Structure
The Old Testament scholar Hermann Gunkel divided the psalm as follows:
Assignment to the penitential psalms
The psalm itself is not a prayer of repentance, by a confession of sins is completed. According to James Luther Mays, he is instead a Psalm, who teaches in the exercise of repentance because of their own experience of the psalmist and gives instructions.
Dating
Due to the influence of wisdom elements Hermann Gunkel takes a " comparatively late origin " to.