When was Psalm 62 written?

Answer 1

Biblical tradition holds that Psalm 62 was written by King David, which would place it early in the tenth century BCE. However, verse 9 contains a statement that could not have been written by David, and could scarcely have been written during the time of the monarchy: "and men of high degree are a lie."

Scholars say that the Psalms were a genre that was unknown at the time attributed to King David. They say that the Psalms were really written over a period of more than two hundred years, around the time of the Babylonian Exile.

Answer 2

According to tradition, King David gave us the Book of Psalms. Seventy-three of the 150 (including Psalm 62) bear his name, and the unattributed ones are also from him (Talmud, Berakhot 9b).

Concerning those Psalms that have the names of other authors, tradition teaches that we may thank David for them too (Talmud, Bava Bathra 14b). This is because it was he who recorded them in their permanent form and in a single book. If not for King David, those Psalms would have gone lost.

See also:

About King David

Psalm 23

The purpose of the Psalms