When was psalms 119 written?

Answer 1

Tradition holds that the Psalm 119 was written by Aleph in the reign of King David. However, scholars say that the psalms were a literary genre unknown at the time attributed to David and Solomon. They were actually written during and after the Babylonian Exile.

Further evidence for the later date can be found in the text of this psalm. Verse 161 says, "Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word." This is a reference to foreign kings, which is out of place for a courtier in the reign of King David, who was supposedly successful against foreign nations, but entirely in tune with the defeated and subjugated Jews of the Babylonian Exile. Also, verse 46 says, " I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. " This is a strange thing for a courtier of King David to say, but once again entirely understandable during the Exile. Psalm 119 was written during the sixth century BCE.

Answer 2

Tradition holds that the Psalm 119 was written by Aleph in the reign of King David. However, scholars say that the psalms were a literary genre unknown at the time attributed to David and Solomon. They were actually written during and after the Babylonian Exile.

Further evidence for the later date can be found in the text of this psalm. Verse 161 says, "Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word." This is a reference to foreign kings, which is out of place for a courtier in the reign of King David, who was supposedly successful against foreign nations, but entirely in tune with the defeated and subjugated Jews of the Babylonian Exile. Also, verse 46 says, " I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. " This is a strange thing for a courtier of King David to say, but once again entirely understandable during the Exile. Psalm 119 was written during the sixth century BCE.