Tarr Ferdinánd. Panaszból Istendicséret A Zsoltárok könyve néhány modern értelmezésének elemzése

Abstract: This study examines the theology of praise in the Book of Psalms by integrating several contemporary approaches to Old Testament interpretation. It begins with the paradox that
the Hebrew title Tehillim (“Praises”) designates a collection in which lament occupies a prominent place. Its central thesis is that authentic praise does not bypass suffering: lament can itself
become praise when addressed to God in trust and expectation. The first section constructs an interpretive framework from Martin Prudký’s form-sensitive psalm typology, István Karasszon’s analysis of canonical composition, Bernd Janowski’s constellative anthropology, and Thomas Römer’s historicalcritical contextualisation. These perspectives show how poetic form conveys theological meaning, how the Psalter developed through multiple editorial principles, how bodily and social dimensions of human existence remain inseparable, and how imprecation may transfer the desire for vengeance to God rather than legitimise human violence. The second section examines Walter Brueggemann’s existential model of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation, emphasising his rehabilitation of lament and its pastoral and social-critical significance. The final section applies this framework to the textual history and exegesis of Psalm 22. Particular attention is given to its movement from abandonment and bodilysocial disintegration to renewed praise, as well as to ancestral memory and the imagery of birth as sources of resilience. The
analysis argues that orientation, disorientation, and new orientation are not merely successive stages but simultaneous layers within a single prayer. Psalm 22 thus becomes both a paradigmatic Jewish prayer and a foundational text for the Christian passion narratives. The study concludes that lament and praise are mutually dependent modes of biblical speech and that the Psalter, including its laments, functions as a poetic and prayerful summary of the Hebrew Bible.
Keywords: Book of Psalms; Psalm 22; orientation; disorientation; new orientation; constellative anthropology; praise of God; lament psalm; resilience.