{"id":20915,"date":"2023-02-07T07:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=20915"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:57:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:57:32","slug":"the-book-of-psalms-introduction-overview-and-list-of-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/the-book-of-psalms-introduction-overview-and-list-of-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Psalms\u2014Introduction, Overview and List of Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Psalms.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Psalms.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Psalms-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Psalms-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Psalms-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#2a00a3\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction to the Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name of the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hebrew name for Psalms is<em> Sepher Tehillim<\/em> meaning \u201cBook of Praises.\u201d The word <em>psalm<\/em> is the Hebrew word <em>mizmor<\/em> meaning \u201cmelody\u201d and derives from a word to mean \u201cto sing, sing praise, make music.\u201d The English word <em>psalm<\/em> derives from the Greek word <em>psalmos <\/em>meaning \u201ca song sung to harp music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Nature of the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Book of Psalms is a collection of devotional materials including prayers, poems, and hymns some of which were set to music. Worship and praise of Elohim through music is a unifying aspect of this book. The psalms include songs of thanksgiving, hymns of praise, psalms of repentance and confession, psalms which invoke curses upon one\u2019s enemies, psalms sung by pilgrims en route to Jerusalem, and messianic psalms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authors of the Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book contains psalms by at least six authors. David wrote 73 psalms (according to the titles of the psalms) and two others are ascribed to him in the Testimony of Yeshua (Ps 2, see Acts 4:25 and Ps 95, see Heb 4:7). Asaph either wrote or was responsible for preserving 12 psalms (Pss 50 and 73 through 83). The sons of Korah wrote 11 psalms (Pss 42, 44 through 49). Solomon composed two psalms (Pss72 and 127), while Etham wrote Psalm 89, Moses authored Psalm 90 (and possibly Ps 91), and Heman (Ps 88). Several Psalms have no designated author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Categories of Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The psalms can be group into five categories.<\/li><li>Didactic and wisdom psalms that give instruction (e.g., Ps 119).<\/li><li>The Messianic psalms containing prophecies relating to the Messiah (e.g., Ps 22).<\/li><li>The imprecatory psalms where the servant of Elohim pleads his case before the Almighty pleading for justice for the righteous and punishment upon the wicked (e.g. Ps 109).<\/li><li>Penitential psalms expressing the feelings of the repentant heart but also the desire for spiritual cleansing (Pss 32; 38; 51;102; 130; 143).<\/li><li>Psalms of praise, worship and thanksgiving.<\/li><li>Other classifications of Psalms include<\/li><li>Psalms of degrees or ascent (i.e., Pss 120\u2013134). These are psalms that were sung on special occasions as the priests were ascending the steps of the temple, or that were sung as the Israelites were going up to Jerusalem to celebrate the yearly biblical pilgrimage feasts (i.e. Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, the Feast of Tabernacles).<\/li><li>The <em>miktam <\/em>(or <em>michtam<\/em>) psalms (Pss 16; 56\u201360). Though the meaning of the term <em>michtam <\/em>is unclear, it seems to refer toa psalm that is considered as precious as stamped gold.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#0da300\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Five Books Within the Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Jewish tradition, the Book of Psalms can be divided into five smaller books or sections. They are,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Book One: Pss 1\u201341<\/li><li>Book Two: Pss 42\u201372<\/li><li>Book Three: Pss 73\u201389<\/li><li>Book Four: Pss 90\u2013106<\/li><li>Book Five: Pss 107\u2013150<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scholars aren\u2019t sure why Psalms is so sub-divided. One theory is that the five sections correspond to the five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch). Or they may simply be individual collections of psalms that were eventually combined to form the larger book we now have.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first three books end with the word, \u201cAmein and amein\u201d (the only places in the Scriptures where this double-amein phrase occurs. The last two books end with the phrase, \u201cPraise YHVH.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#a30089\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Topical Index to Key Subjects in the Psalms <\/strong><strong>(and elsewhere)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Afterlife, The\u2014 <\/strong>Job 14:14\u201315; 19:25\u201327; Pss 6:5; 42:2; 50:4; 73:24; 17:15; 71:20; 90:10; Prov 14:32; Eccl 3:21; 12:7<\/li><li><strong>God Bubble\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 91:1; 119:114<\/li><li><strong>Fear of YHVH\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 34:9; Prov 1:7<\/li><li><strong>Healing\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 41:3; 103:3<\/li><li><strong>Hunger, Spiritual\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 42:1; 63:1<\/li><li><strong>Leanness of Soul\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 106:15; 107:9<\/li><li><strong>Lifter of My Head\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 3:3; 27:6; 110:7<\/li><li><strong>Name of YHVH\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 20:1<\/li><li><strong>Pit, The\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 28:1; 40:1; 69:1ff<\/li><li><strong>Prayer, Answered\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 3:4; 4:3; 6:9; 9:12; 20:6; 34:4, 6, 15, 17; 55:17; 65:2; 66:19; 69:33; 86:12; 99:6; 109:7; 118:5; 145:18, 19; Prov 15:29; Isa 55:8; Jas 5:16; \u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Prayer, Unanswered\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 66:18; 35:13; 99:6\u20138; 109:7; Prov 15:8, 29; 28:9; Isa 1:15; 1 Pet 3:12<\/li><li><strong>Repentance\u2014 <\/strong>Job 42:6; Ps 51:38<\/li><li><strong>Resurrection of the Saints, The\u2014 <\/strong>Job 14:15; 19:26\u201327; Pss 16:10; 17:15; 50:4\u20135; 71:20; 73:24; 102:17; 118:5; Dan 12:2; 1 John 3:1\u20132<\/li><li><strong>Revelation, Divine\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 13:3; 25:14; 36:1; 63:2; 77:13; Prov 3:32; 4:18; 20:27;<\/li><li><strong>Sacrifice, Higher\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 4:5; 20:6; 27:6; 35:8\u201315; 51:17; 107:22; 116:17; 119:108; Prov 15:8; 21:3; Jer 17:26; 33:11; Hos 6:6; 14:2; Jon 2:9; Mal 1:11; Matt 9:13; 12:7; Rom 12:2; Eph 5:2; Phil 2:17; 4:18; Heb 9:26; 13:15; 1 Pet 2:4 cp. Ps 113:11; 141:2; Rev 5:8; 8:3<\/li><li><strong>Sacrifice of Praise\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 27:6<\/li><li><strong>Tabernacle Holy of Holies\/Throne Room of Elohim\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 77:13<\/li><li><strong>Waiting on YHVH\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 25:3, 5; 27:14; 37:7, 34; 39:7; 59:9; 52:9; 62:5; 69:3, 6; 104:27; 106:13; 123:2; 130:5; 145:15; Prov 20:22; Isa 8:15; 40:31; Lam 3:25; Hos 12:6; Mic 7:7; Hab 2:3; Zeph 3:8<\/li><li><strong>Warfare, Spiritual\u2014 <\/strong>Deut 1:30; 20:1; Pss 91:1ff; Ps 3:1\u20138; 18:29<\/li><li><strong>Woman, A Contentious\u2014<\/strong>Prov 19:3; 21:19; 24:24; 27:15<\/li><li><strong>YHVH, The Name\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 20:1<\/li><li><strong>Yeshua (a list of where the Hebrew word <em>Yeshua<\/em> appears in the OT)\u2014 <\/strong>Gen 49:18; Exod 14:13; 15:2; Deut 3:15; 1 Sam 2:1; 14:45; 2 Sam 10:11; 22: 51; 1 Chron 16:23; 2 Chron 20:17; Job 13:16; 30:15; Pss 3:2, 8; 9:14; 13:5; 14:7; 18:50; 20:5; 21:1, 5; 22:1; 28:8; 35:3, 9; 42:5, 11; 44:4; 53:6; 61:1, 2; 67:2; 68:19; 69:29; 70:4; 74:12; 78:22; 80:2; 88:1; 89:26; 91;16; 96:2; 98:2, 3; 106:4; 116; 13; 118:14, 15, 21; 119:123, 155, 166, 174; 140:7; 149:4; Isa 12:2, 3; 25:9; 26:1, 18; 33:2, 6; 49:6, 8; 51:6, 8; 52:7, 10; 56:1; 59:11, 17; 60:18; 62:1; Jon 2:9; Hab 3:8 (The word <em>Yeshua<\/em> occurs 78 times in the OT. Mathematically, this is 7 and 8 signifying perfection and new beginnings or eternity, or 7 x 70 + 8 signifying perfect law and order plus new beginnings or eternity.)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>YHVH Hates\u2014 <\/strong>Pss 5:5; 11:5<\/li><li><strong>YHVH, The Voice of\u2014 <\/strong>Ps 29:3<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#8d7701\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-white-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hebrew Words of Praise Found in the Psalms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Barak<\/em><\/strong> means \u201cto bless YHVH as an act of adoration by kneeling (literally means \u2018breaking the knee\u2019).\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Basar <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto be cheerful, to announce glad news.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Halal <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto be boastful, to shine, to make a show, to be thunderously foolish, to rave, to celebrate; denotes a tremendous explosion of enthusiasm in praising YHVH.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Nagad <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto declare, stand boldly, to announce.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Qara <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto cry out, to proclaim, to cry out to YHVH, to proclaim YHVH\u2019s name.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Ruah <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto split the ear with sound, shout for joy, to make a joyful noise, to sound the victory.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Rum <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto extol, to lift up, to celebrate, to honor, to exalt.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Shabach <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto address in a loud voice, to shout, to glorify, to give praise to YHVH with a loud voice or shout.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Tehillah <\/em><\/strong>means \u201ca laudation or hymn.\u201d From the root of <em>hallal.<\/em><\/li><li><strong><em>Todah <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cadoration, giving thanks, giving thanks, a choir of worshippers.\u201d From <em>yaddah<\/em> meaning \u201can extension of the hands.\u201d<\/li><li><strong><em>Yadah <\/em><\/strong>means \u201cto hold out the hands, to revere or worship with extended hands. 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