C. Scobie, “Israel and the Nations: An Essay in Biblical Theology,” TynBul 43 (1992) 283-305; E. Schnabel, “Israel, the People of God, and the Nations,” jets 45 (2002) 35-57; W. Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997) 492; D. Christensen, “Nations,” Anchor Bible Dictionary (ed. David N. Freedman; New York: Doubleday, 1992) 4.1037-1049; P. Miller, “Creation and Covenant,” in Problems and Perspectives in Biblical Theology (ed. S. Kraftchick, C. Myers, and B. Ollenburger. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995) 166-68. Several works deal with parts of the Psalter on this question, including: N. Lohfink and E. Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations: Studies in Isaiah and the Psalms (Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 2000); W. Kaiser, Mission in the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012).

C. Scobie, “Israel and the Nations: An Essay in Biblical Theology,” TynBul 43 (1992) 283-305; E. Schnabel, “Israel, the People of God, and the Nations,” jets 45 (2002) 35-57; W. Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997) 492; D. Christensen, “Nations,” Anchor Bible Dictionary (ed. David N. Freedman; New York: Doubleday, 1992) 4.1037-1049; P. Miller, “Creation and Covenant,” in Problems and Perspectives in Biblical Theology (ed. S. Kraftchick, C. Myers, and B. Ollenburger. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995) 166-68. Several works deal with parts of the Psalter on this question, including: N. Lohfink and E. Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations: Studies in Isaiah and the Psalms (Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 2000); W. Kaiser, Mission in the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012).)| false
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Christensen, “Nations,” 4.1037.

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H. Kraus, puts it this way, “Denounce and destroy—that is the determined will of the peoples and their rulers.” Theology of the Psalms (trans. K. Crim; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992) 126.

H. Kraus, puts it this way, “Denounce and destroy—that is the determined will of the peoples and their rulers.” Theology of the Psalms (trans. K. Crim; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1992) 126.)| false
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Kraus, Theology of the Psalms, 125.

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Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2, 342.

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Craigie, Psalms 1-50, 120.

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M. Fishbane, “Form and Reformulation of the Biblical Priestly Blessing,” in Studies in Literature from the Ancient Near East Dedicated to Samuel Noel Kramer (ed. J. Sasson; New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1984) 115-121.

M. Fishbane, “Form and Reformulation of the Biblical Priestly Blessing,” in Studies in Literature from the Ancient Near East Dedicated to Samuel Noel Kramer (ed. J. Sasson; New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1984) 115-121.)| false
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Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2 155.

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C. Scobie, The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003) 306-307.

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Lohfink and Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations, 126-127. However, it has long posed difficulties for interpreters. There are a large number of differences in the ancient versions for such a short psalm. It is also not a typical psalm in meter or genre. These facts have inspired interpreters to reconstruct a better text “through conjectures and (sometimes quite bizarre) rearrangements,” Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2, 377. Zenger, here, quotes Gunkel, “One must suppose that the copyist first overlooked 5c, 6, 7, which were then written in the margin and afterward inserted at the wrong place, and that, in addition, 1b was placed after 2 and 4ab after 4c.” This paper will follow several recent interpreters who take the mt test as it stands as the starting place for their exegesis. Tate, Psalms 51-100, p. 388; Lohfink and Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations 124-127; Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2 378.

Lohfink and Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations, 126-127. However, it has long posed difficulties for interpreters. There are a large number of differences in the ancient versions for such a short psalm. It is also not a typical psalm in meter or genre. These facts have inspired interpreters to reconstruct a better text “through conjectures and (sometimes quite bizarre) rearrangements,” Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2, 377. Zenger, here, quotes Gunkel, “One must suppose that the copyist first overlooked 5c, 6, 7, which were then written in the margin and afterward inserted at the wrong place, and that, in addition, 1b was placed after 2 and 4ab after 4c.” This paper will follow several recent interpreters who take the mt test as it stands as the starting place for their exegesis. Tate, Psalms 51-100, p. 388; Lohfink and Zenger, The God of Israel and the Nations 124-127; Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2 378.)| false
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Hossfeld & Zenger, Psalms 2 379.

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Tate, Psalms 51-100 391. Many scholars believe that the psalmist is actually talking about ethnic Israelites who were scattered among the nations, so the psalmist here is encouraging them that they are still a part of the people of God (e.g., Kraus, Psalms 60-100, p. 186). However, Tate convincingly argues, “The exiles from Israel and Judah would hardly have been referred to as ‘Rahab,’ or as Babylonians, or Philistines, or Tyrians, or Cushites. The ethnic identity of Israelites is consistently maintained in the ot, regardless of their geographical, political, and cultural contexts” 389.

Tate, Psalms 51-100 391. Many scholars believe that the psalmist is actually talking about ethnic Israelites who were scattered among the nations, so the psalmist here is encouraging them that they are still a part of the people of God (e.g., Kraus, Psalms 60-100, p. 186). However, Tate convincingly argues, “The exiles from Israel and Judah would hardly have been referred to as ‘Rahab,’ or as Babylonians, or Philistines, or Tyrians, or Cushites. The ethnic identity of Israelites is consistently maintained in the ot, regardless of their geographical, political, and cultural contexts” 389.)| false
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Mays, Psalms 281.

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Cf. C. Wright, Old Testament Ethics 249-51.

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See, R. Cole, Psalms 1-2: Gateway to the Psalter. (Hebrew Bible Monographs; Sheffield: Sheffield, 2013); R. Cole, ‘An Integrated Reading of Psalms 1 and 2’, jsot 98 (2002) 75-88; M. Whiting, “Psalms 1 and 2 as a Hermeneutical Lens for Reading the Psalter,” The Evangelical Quarterly 85 (2013) 246-52.

See, R. Cole, Psalms 1-2: Gateway to the Psalter. (Hebrew Bible Monographs; Sheffield: Sheffield, 2013); R. Cole, ‘An Integrated Reading of Psalms 1 and 2’, jsot 98 (2002) 75-88; M. Whiting, “Psalms 1 and 2 as a Hermeneutical Lens for Reading the Psalter,” The Evangelical Quarterly 85 (2013) 246-52.)| false
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For example, B. Waltke and J. Houston, The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010) 145-81.

For example, B. Waltke and J. Houston, The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010) 145-81.)| false
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D. Charney, “Maintaining Innocence Before a Divine Hearer: Deliberative Rhetoric in Psalm 22, Psalm 17, and Psalm 7,” Biblical Interpretation 21 (2013) 44.

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Ibid., 49.

R. Lanham, A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991) 164-65.

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C. Perelman and L. Olbrechts-Tyteca, The New Rhetoric: A Treatise on Argumentation (trans. J. Wilkinson; Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1969) 415-19.

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Ibid., 416.

Ibid., 418.

Ibid., 305-10.

See, Perelman and Olbrects-Tyteca, The New Rhetoric 415-36.

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