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Psalms
The introduction below is from
Chuck Smith's Old Testament Study Guide,
available from all good Christian bookshops (contact
DCF
for details):
A psalm is a
hymn of praise to God. The book of Psalms was originally the
hymnbook for Israel. The psalms are a classic example of
Hebrew poetry, which, unlike English poetry made of rhyme
and rhythm, consists of parallel or contrasting ideas. Many
of the psalms are known as acrostics because each verse
begins with a succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet (for
example, Psalm 119).
David, who
authored many of the Psalms, was considered a prophet, since
many of the psalms contained prophecies about the Messiah.
These predictions were direct references to Jesus Christ.
The
collection of 150 psalms is divided into five smaller books:
Psalms 1-41; 42-72; 73-89; 90-106; 107-150. We aren’t
sure of the purpose of these divisions; perhaps it had
something to do with the order of worship in the temple.
Many have seen a correlation between the content of these
five books of Psalms with the five books of the Pentateuch.
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150
Chapters, 2,461 Verses
Author:
A variety of authors, including David, who wrote almost half of tem.
Some of the psalms were written by Asaph, Moses, Solomon, the sons of
Korah, Heman, Ethan, Hezekiah
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Psalms Verse by Verse
Chuck Missler
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Old Testament Study Guide
Chuck Smith
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Bible Panorama
Gerard Crispin
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DayOne.co.uk (link) |
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