The Psalter references other nations or people groups frequently and in richly diverse ways. This article seeks to understand the role and function of these references in ancient Israelite worship. It conducts this study by outlining the diverse roles the nations play in the Psalter, then utilizing rhetorical criticism, it examines their suasive role in the Psalm 2. It argues that the primary function of the nations in the Psalter, despite the various ways in which the nations are depicted, is to help shape Israel’s identity both between itself and YHWH and between itself and the nations.

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“他们出生在那里”

圣咏经常以丰富多样的方式引用其他国家或民族。本文旨在了解这些参考文献在古代以色列崇拜中的作用和功能。它通过概述列国在诗篇中扮演的不同角色来进行这项研究，然后利用修辞批评，检查他们在诗篇 2 中的劝说作用。所描绘的国家，是为了帮助塑造以色列在其与耶和华之间以及在其与国家之间的身份。