Abstract
ABSTRACT This article examines the theological problem of a righteous sufferer in four psalms (Pss 22; 27; 69; 109), and what emerges is a coherent image. The psalmist(s) who refers to God feels himself like a righteous servant; he is a religious man, but he faces suffering. The righteous sufferer is also aware of his innocence and that his pain has no real, understandable explanation. The awareness of his innocence is also the motivation to complain and search for God because God is the only one who can give an answer and a meaning to the painful situation. In the end, the righteous sufferer also realise that he does not need to be healed from suffering, instead he had to recognise the importance of God's role in his life. This is the primary liberation that also allows him a real comprehension of his situation. Keywords: Psalms, Righteous, Suffering Servant, Individual, Complaint, Theology
Highlights
This article examines the theological problem of a righteous sufferer in four psalms (Pss 22; 27; 69; 109), and what emerges is a coherent image
The psalmist(s) who refers to God feels himself like a righteous servant; he is a religious man, but he faces suffering
The righteous sufferer is aware of his innocence and that his pain has no real, understandable explanation
Summary
The theme of suffering that does not find a rational explanation is typical of many antiquity writings.[1]. He can only hope that God will be favourable to him This is at the same time the distressing truth of this vision of life: human beings find themselves in the unforeseeable mercy of the and cannot do anything to change or to ameliorate such situation. The selected psalms show in a paradigmatic way the development of the theological vision about the righteous suffering servant. Psalm 27 is a paradigmatic example of a composition that contains no confession of sin, and, it deals with the consciousness that God can “turn away from [the servant] in anger” (Ps 27:9). The last example (Ps 109) is concerned with the definite possibility that the righteous servant could be accused and charged in court Even in such a challenging situation, the servant remains confident. He can recognise that only in God’s complete trust can he find the meaning of his situation and a solution for his status
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