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When was Psalm 69 written?

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Psalm 69 is traditionally attributed to the legendary King David, writing around the beginning of the tenth century BCE. However, scholars say that the psalms were a literary genre unknown at the time attributed to David. They say the psalms were written over a period of more than two hundred years, during and after the Babylonian Exile. In any case, verse 35 says that God will save Zion (Jerusalem), whereas once David conquered Jerusalem the Old Testament mentions no further threat to the city during the lifetime of David, making this verse inappropriate to the context of David.

The images of flood waters in verses 2 and 15 suggest that the author was familiar with the great rivers of Babylon, and their regular floods. The sadness expressed reinforces the notion that Psalm 69 was written during the sixth century time of the Babylonian Exile.

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