Psalms

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THE BOOK OF PSALMS Introduction The book of Psalms is the largest and perhaps most widely used book in the Bible. This book has been called the heart of the Bible. One forth of the all the quotations in N T (40 out of 160) is taken from the book of Psalms. The Psalms start with “blessed is the man” And ends with “praise ye Jehovah”

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Authorship David - 75 Asaph - 12 Sons of Korah - 10 Solomon-2 Moses - 1 Heman - 1 Ethan - 1 The remaining 48 psalms are anonymous Key word – Worship

Themes of Psalms : 

Themes of Psalms The law of the Lord The Messianic king God’s glory in creation God’s goodness in providence God’s dealing with the individuals God’s dealing with the nation of Israel The Lord’s reign on earth

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Purpose The purpose of this book is worship in its broadest sense Date and Occasion The Psalms covers a wide time span From Moses (c.1410 BC) to Post exilic community under Ezra and Nehemiah (c.430 BC)

CHARACTER OF PSALMS : 

CHARACTER OF PSALMS They are devotional They are experimental They are prophetical The word ‘Selah’ occurred in the body of many Psalms seem to have a musical interlude of some kind, perhaps a pause in the singing. Another view regards it as liturgical note marking and ascriptions of praise.

Some groups of Psalms : 

Some groups of Psalms The Messianic Psalms The Penitential Psalms The Pilgrim Psalms The Hallelujah Psalms

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Structure of the Psalms

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PSALM 1

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Psalms of David – 1-41 Key note – Holiness & Happiness Psalms of David & temple singers 42-72 Key note – Trail & Triumph Psalms of Temple singers 73-89 Key note – Darkness & light Anonymous Psalms 90-106 Key note – Peril & Deliverance Psalms of David & anonymous Key note – Praise & thanks giving

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PSALM 1

Psalm 22-24 : 

Psalm 22-24 Psalm 22. The Suffering Servant Psalm 23. The Good Shepherd Psalm 24. The Sovereign King

The Value of the Psalms : 

The Value of the Psalms A Commentary of the Old Testament Liturgy for Worship A Pattern for Prayer Wisdom for Living