This article suggests that Genesis 1 and Psalms 8, 18 and 89 reflect a mythological tradition which described the creation of the human king as Yhwh’s counterpart in the divine battle against chaos. The residual royal features of the narrative of the creation of אדם in Genesis 1—the creation of the אדם in the image of god, to exercise dominion—appear in a context of a polemical revision of Yhwh’s Chaoskampf and are suggestive of the older tradition’s inclusion of the king’s commissioning as Yhwh’s representative and earthly counterpart in these activities. Psalm 8 similarly associates the creation of a royal figure with the exertion of authority and dominion over chaos, using the same image of god language as Genesis 1 to describe this figure and to articulate his special relationship with Yhwh. Psalm 18 and especially Psalm 89 affirm the location of the king’s Chaoskampf commission in the midst of Yhwh’s own Chaoskampf activities, with the latter’s use of parental language echoing the image of god language in Genesis 1.

本文暗示创世记1和诗篇8、18和89反映了一种神话传统，该传说描述了人类国王的诞生是耶和华在与混沌作斗争的神圣对手中的地位。创世记1中创造דם的叙事的剩余皇家特征-以神的形象创造דם以行使统治权-出现在对耶和华的查斯坎普的辩论性修改中，暗示了较旧的传统将国王的委任纳入耶和华是这些活动中具有代表性的代表。诗篇8类似地将王室人物的创造与混乱中的权威和统治力联系起来，使用与创世记1相同的神语言形象来描述该人物并阐明他与耶和华的特殊关系。诗篇18，特别是诗篇89，确认了国王的查考坎普委员会在耶和华自己的查考坎普活动中的位置，后者的父母语言的使用呼应了创世纪1中神语言的形象。