Psalm 76
The 76th Psalm ( Greek- count of 75 ) is a Psalm of Asaph and belongs to the series of the songs of Zion.
Content
The God of Israel is praised on his residence on Mount Zion. He destroys the enemies and holds court over it.
Structure
The psalm could be broken down as follows:
Dating
To date there are several different approaches:
- The Psalm refers to Sin - ahhe - eribas retreat ( Heinricht Ewald, Heinrich Graetz and others)
- The psalm is assigned to the Maccabean period ( Ferdinand Hitzig, Justus Olshausen and others)
- The Psalm is a song for the enthronement festival of YHWH ( Sigmund Mowinckel )