Toni’s Title
The Folly of Riches Without Wisdom
ESV Title
Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?
Literary Type
This is a wisdom psalm.
Wisdom Psalms
Some Psalms reflect the wisdom movement in Israel which taught that the foundation of wisdom is faith in God and reverence for him. Wisdom psalms are meditations on the good life, the blessings of living the wise way of life of dependence on God as opposed to the way destruction which the foolish live who rely on themselves to work out their own destiny.
Examples: Psalms 37, 49, 73
NT Prayer Guide
1 Tim. 6:6-16
Superscription
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.