volume 4, issue 2, 2012, pages 82-95

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsHMED1590
Published online: 2012-12-01
Published in print: 2012-12-30

Abstract: „Singing new song“ is metioned in the Psalter six times (33:3, 40:3, 96:1, 98:1, 144:9, 149:1). We find the phrase also in the book of Isaiah (Is 42:10). The book of Revelation mentions explicitly „singing new song“ in the New Testament (Rev 5:9 and 14:3). The search for significance of the phrase „singing new song“ in the macrostructure of a biblical book leads to following result: Final editor of the biblical book uses the motive as a structural element, if he wants to connect in the biblical book the following contents: God’s victory over enemies; God’s government in the world based on justice; the new deeds of God, which brings redemption and salvation of his people; universal dimensions and consequences of the God’s salvation; the general government of God, who saves his poor people; eschatological newness.