An Excerpt from Psalms of Solomon (First/Second Century BCE) – “Mark of Salvation” and “Mark of Destruction”
1 When I was persecuted I called on the Lord’s name;
I expected the help of Jacob’s God and I was saved.
For you, O God, are the hope and refuge of the poor.
2 For who, O God, is strong except he who confesses you in truth;
and what person is powerful except he who confesses your name?
3 A new psalm with song with a happy heart,
the fruit of the lips with the tuned instrument of the tongue,
the first fruits of the lips from a devout and righteous heart.
4 The one who does these things will never be disturbed by evil;
the flame of fire and anger against the unrighteous shall not touch him
5 when it goes out from the Lord’s presence against sinners
to destroy the sinners’ every assurance.
6 For God’s mark is on the righteous for (their) salvation.
7 Famine and sword and death shall be far from the righteous;
for they will retreat from the devout like those pursued by famine.
8 But they shall pursue sinners and overtake them,
for those who act lawlessly shall not escape the Lord’s judgment.
9 They shall be overtaken as by those experienced in war,
for on their forehead (is) the mark of destruction.
10 And the inheritance of sinners is destruction and darkness,
and their lawless actions shall pursue them below into Hades.
11 Their inheritance shall not be found for their children,
for lawless actions shall devastate the homes of sinners.
(Psalms of Solomon 15:1-11)
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Is this passage related to the mark of the beast in the end times? It seams very relevant to today’s world.
That’s up to you to determine. This was written by another Jew about 100 years before John.
1000 before John
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No, Psalms of Solomon do not actually belong to King Solomon from the Bible. They were written by other Jews during the Hellenistic era, but prior to NT.
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Hi,
What psalm is this? It is definitely not psalm 15.
Debbi, this is not from the canonical book of Psalms. Psalms of Solomon is a separate Jewish book from the Hellenistic era.
Sounds like our walk of righteousness causes the wicked to be automatically devoured.Perhaps there’s a Law working there.
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The passage is about the judgment of wicked which comes from God, but the righteous are preserved untouched by it. They do not cause it.
it reminds me of ezekiel 9. there, those who grieved over the sins of the nation were marked on their foreheads. then everyone else was killed by the angels. i think of now, when evil is so rampant, we are to grieve with Him over the evil, especially as done by “believers”. What do you think?
I personally tend to get very upset about evil perpetrated by “believers”, it incenses me beyond measure. I have to continually ask God to fill me with mercy, so I can pray for those who do evil with sincerity. I cannot change the evil ways of others and I cannot fight them all and win, so I pray for God to intervene.
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