Psalms

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Whom did David appoint as his chief musician?

Asaph

Who is the author of the largest number of Psalms?

David

Which book is not considered a book of poetry?

Esther

It is thought that Psalm 90 was written by

Moses

What is the Hebrew word for the Book of Psalms?

Tehillim

How has it been possible to identify the divisions in the Book of Psalms?

The last verse of each section is written in a distinctive style

Hebrew poetry is most similar to poetry written in

Ugaritic

Psalm 119 is an example of

acrostic

"Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth" (Prov. 10:4). This is an example of

antithetic parallelism

Psalm 41:13, "Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen and Amen," is known as

doxology

How many divisions are in the Book of Psalms?

five

"Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory in the heavens" (Ps. 8:1) is a verse from a psalm that would be classified as

hymn

What is the name for a psalm that calls for God's judgement on the enemy of the psalmist?

imprecatory

What characteristic of Hebrew poetry is this: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands" (Ps. 19:1)?

parallelism

What is the most important feature of Hebrew poetry?

parallelism

"For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me. I confess my iniquity" (Ps. 38:17-18) belongs to the classification of psalms known as

penitential

"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good" (Ps. 14:1) is an example of a

wisdom psalm


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