... wisdom psalm and dated anywhere from the tenth to the second century BC (see the sidebar “Wisdom Psalms” in the unit on Ps. 37). Kraus prefers the category of didactic poem because this psalm, like Psalms 73 and 139, aims to reflect on a problem.1In the same frame ... witness is the final piece of our evidence, which, admittedly, some would not list in the category of “evidence.” Yet when Peter quotes Psalm 16:8–11 (15:8–11 LXX) in Acts 2:22–33 and applies it to Christ’s resurrection (also ...
... vows (61:8) Historical and Cultural Background The prayer for the king in Psalm 61:6–7 seems a bit abrupt, but Kraus observes that prayers for the king occur quite spontaneously in Mesopotamian prayers also, so this prayer, however abrupt it seems to be ... sojourns as a resident alien and registers his determination to fulfill his vows in the future (“day after day,” 61:8). Peter uses this same metaphor for Christians living in the Roman Empire, who are aliens of that culture but citizens of another ...
