Use of the divine name Yahweh ("the Lord"), while Ps 42-72 (Book II) make frequent Other evidence points to further compilations. (2) the psalms and/or songs "of Asaph" ( Ps 50 73-83) and (3) the songs "of Reference has already been made to "the prayers of David."Īdditional collections expressly referred to in the present Psalter titlesĪre: (1) the songs and/or psalms "of the Sons of Korah" ( Ps 42-49 84-85 87-88), (Solomon's) temple (or even to the time of David), when the temple liturgyīegan to take shape. The formation of psalters probably goes back to the early days of the first Many collections preceded this final compilation of the Psalms. OT canon more commonly known as the "Writings" (see Lk 24:44 and note). At that time PsalmsĪppears also to have been used as a title for the entire section of the Hebrew
it was referred to as the "Book of Psalms" ( Lk 20:42 Ac 1:20). The life of faith in accordance with the Law, the Prophets and the canonical Strongly suggest that this collection was viewed by its final editors as aīook of instruction in the faith and in full-orbed godliness - thus a guide for
But it is more thanĪ treasury of prayers and hymns for liturgical and private use on chosen occasions.īoth the scope of its subject matter and the arrangement of the whole collection Herod's) temple and was used in the synagogues as well. It has often been called the prayer book of the "second" (Zerubbabel's and Temple personnel, who completed it probably in the third century b.c. It was put into its final form by postexilic The Psalter is a collection of collections and represents the final stage Titled "the prayers of David son of Jesse" ( 72:20). In fact, one of the first collections included in the book was On Ps 145 title), even though many of the psalms are tephillot (meaning The traditional Hebrew title is tehillim (meaning "praises" see note (such as harp, lyre and lute), then to songs sung with their accompaniment. Greek translation of the OT), where they originally referred to stringed instruments The titles "Psalms" and "Psalter" come from the Septuagint (the pre-Christian Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Psalms. This summary of the book of Psalms provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme,
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