Venite Adoremus Dominum Regem (Psalm 95)

Stanisław Bazyliński

Pontificia Facoltà Teologica San Bonaventura, Rome, Italy , Italy



Abstract

Psalm 95, a liturgical hymn to Yhwh-King, is a coherent literary composition. Its seemingly heterogeneous features converge in the solemn worship of the divine kingship. The exaltation of God by the cultic assembly in the Jerusalem temple consists of praise (vv.1-5) and of adoration (vv.6-11). The rationale of tôdâ resides in the greatness and sovereignty of the Creator who rules over the entire world. The motive for proskynesis is threefold: (1) the covenant between the Fashioner of Israel and his people, (2) an exhortation to be docile to Yhwh’s voice and (3) an admonition to avoid stubbornness, a mistake made by the Meriba generation.

Keywords:

liturgical hymn to Yhwh-King, coherent literary composition, kingship of God, mighty greatness of Yhwh, praise, adoration


Published
2015-11-23


Bazyliński, S. (2015). Venite adoremus Dominum Regem (Salmo 95). The Biblical Annals, 5(1), 37–57. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/ba/article/view/455

Stanisław Bazyliński  bazylinski@biblico.it
Pontificia Facoltà Teologica San Bonaventura, Rome, Italy

Dzieło Łukaszowe,

Historyczność Jezusa i Ewangelii.

Septuaginta




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