Psalms

The Book of Psalms, Tehillim in Hebrew (תְּהִלִּים or תהילים meaning "Praises"), commonly referred to simply as Psalms or "the Psalms", is the first book of the Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. The title is derived from the Greek translation, ψαλμοί psalmoi, meaning "instrumental music" and, by extension, "the words accompanying the music." The book is an anthology of individual psalms, with 150 in the Jewish and Western Christian tradition and more in the Eastern Christian churches. Many of the psalms are linked to the name of King David, although his authorship is not accepted by modern Bible scholars.

Structure

Benedictions

The Book of Psalms is divided into five sections, each closing with a doxology (i.e., a benediction) – these divisions were probably introduced by the final editors to imitate the five-fold division of the Torah:

  • Book 1 (Psalms 1–41)
  • Book 2 (Psalms 42–72)
  • Book 3 (Psalms 73–89)
  • Book 4 (Psalms 90–106)
  • Psalm (disambiguation)

    Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

    Psalm may also refer to:

  • Psalm (Paul Motian album)
  • Psalm (Terl Bryant album)
  • "Psalm", a song by Roxy Music
  • The Swiss Psalm, Switzerland's national anthem
  • Psalm 79

    Psalm 79 (Greek numbering: Psalm 78) is the 79th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms.

    Uses

    Judaism

  • Is recited on the Seventeenth of Tammuz in some traditions.
  • Verse 8 is a part of the final paragraph of Tachanun.
  • Verse 9 is the final verse of the regular Tachanun, and is also a part of the long Tachanun recited on Mondays and Thursdays.
  • Verse 10 is part of Av Harachamim.
  • Verse 13 is part of Baruch Hashem L'Olam during Maariv. Part of Verse 13 is part of the Modim blessing of the Amidah.
  • References

    Podcasts:

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    Psalm 104

    by: Amy Grant

    Oh Lord, how many are Thy works
    In wisdom Thou hast made them all
    The earth is full of Thy possessions
    There is the sea great and broad
    In which are swarms without number
    Animals both great and small
    Oh Lord, Thou hast made them all
    In which are swarms without number
    Animals both great and small




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