to this category of “didactic poetry”? That is the question asked especially by S. Mowinckel, E. Würthwein, and H. Ringgren. Mowinckel, Würthwein, and Ringgren depart sharply from the traditional manner of interpretation. In Psalm 73 they see a song deeply rooted in worship. The statement עד־אבוא אל־מקדשׁי־אל (v. 17*) is brought into the center of the interpretation. Instead of “wisdom” the scholars named therefore point to the realm of worship. In addition, the reference of the statements to an