Psalm 73

Psalm 73 is the 73rd psalm from the Book of Psalms. It was written by Asaph, a 10th-century BC Levite. It grapples with one of life's most troublesome questions as to why the wicked prosper and avoid punishment. It goes into saying that the glamor of the wicked is futile, and is really a form of punishment.

Because Psalm 73 addresses a challenging human problem—the apparent prosperity and trouble-free existence of the arrogant, wicked or revelers, it fits into the category of Wisdom Psalms.

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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:

Psalm (disambiguation)

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

Psalm may also refer to:

Psalm 79

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

Uses

Judaism

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