The Book of Psalms
What is significant about Psalm 117?
Psalm 117 is the shortest Psalm of simply two verses of praise.
What is significant about Psalm 119?
Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm. It is composed of 176 verses, in stanzas of eight verses; each verse of a stanza begins with the same letter of one of the 22 Hebrew letters. The stanzas are arranged in alphabetical order. (Alpha to Taw) Often referred to as David's Acrostic Psalm.
What are Pslams 120-134 referred to as?
Psalms 120-134 are referred to as Songs of Ascents and are thought to have been used as hymns during or commemorating the approach by the exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem. (Jerusalem is set on a mountain about one-half mile above sea level, so the exiles would "ascend" to Jerusalem.)
What is the Book of Psalms Divided after?
The analogy of the Pentateuch into "five books"
What does the fifth book of Psalms contain?
The fifth book contains the remaining 44 Psalms. Of these, 15 are ascribed to David, one (Psalm 127) as a charge to Solomon.
What is the first book of Psalms comprised of?
The first book comprises the first 41 Psalms. All of these are ascribed to David except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33, which, though untitled in the Hebrew, were also traditionally ascribed to David. While Davidic authorship cannot be confirmed for all 41 Psalms, this probably is the oldest section of the Psalms. (Psalms whose author is not "titled" are called "orphan psalms.")
What does the fourth book of Psalms contain?
The fourth book also contains seventeen Psalms (90-106), of which Psalm 90 is ascribed to Moses, and Psalms 101 and 103 to David.
What does the second book of Psalms consist of?
The second book consists of the next 31 Psalms (42-72). Eighteen of these are ascribed to David. Psalm 72 begins "For Solomon," but is traditionally understood as being written by David as a prayer for his son. Psalms 42-49 are ascribed to the Sons of Korah. The rest are anonymous
What does the third book of Psalms contain?
The third book contains seventeen Psalms (73-89), most are ascribed to Asaph. However, Psalm 84-85 and 87-88 is ascribed to the Sons of Korah, and Psalm 86 is ascribed to David. Interestingly, Psalms 88 & 89 are also ascribed as well to Heman the Ezrahite and Ethan the Ezrahite, respectively, who were two wise men from Solomon's time. (1 Kings 4:31)
What are the two titles of the Book of Psalms?
The titles "Psalms" and "Psalter" come from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Greek translation of the OT), where they originally referred to stringed instruments (such as harp, lyre and lute), then to songs sung with their accompaniment. The traditional Hebrew title is Tehillim (meaning "praises"), even though many of the psalms are tephillot (meaning "prayers").
What are the "five book of psalms" ?
These "five Books of Psalms" (Ps. 1-41; 42-72; 73-89; 90-106; 107-150) were each provided with a concluding doxology - a hymn of praise to God. ( Ps. 41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52; 106:48; 150)
