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History
of the Book of Psalms
Out
of all the books of the Bible, Psalms is one of
the most well-known. In the book of Psalms you
will find poems, songs and prayers written by
psalmists. King David was one of the main
authors (he wrote 73 psalms); but we also find
that Asaph wrote 12 psalms, the sons of Korah
wrote 9 psalms, Solomon wrote 2 psalms, Heman
with the sons of Korah wrote 1 psalm, Ethan
wrote 1 psalm, Moses wrote 1 psalm and the
remaining 51 psalms were written by anonymous
authors. Interestingly enough, not all of the
psalms of the Bible are located in the Book of
Psalms.
The Book of Psalms is divided into 5
sections which is parallel to the divisions of
the writings of Moses in the Pentateuch which
has 5 sections or books. The 5 sections in
Psalms are labeled as books one through five. In
the first book of Psalms we find Psalms 1-41.
These Psalms are mainly written by David.
Compare the theme of these psalms to the book of
Genesis' theme and you will be amazed at the
similarities. In the second book we find Psalms
42-72. The theme of these psalms can be compared
to the book of Exodus. The main authors of Book
Two are David and the sons of Korah. In the
third book we find Psalms 73-89. This collection
of psalms are mainly written by Asaph and
Asaph's descendants. These psalms are similar to
the book of Leviticus and it's theme. In the
fourth book we find Psalms 90-106 which are
mainly written by unknown authors and is liken
to the book of Numbers in it's theme and in the
fifth book we find Psalms 107-150 which are
mainly Davidic in authorship and these psalms
are comparable to the book of Deuteronomy.
The shortest Psalm in the Book of Psalms
is Psalm 117 and the longest is Psalm 119. One
of the most commonly known Psalms is Psalm 23
and some of the more popular Psalms are Psalm 1,
Psalm 91, and Psalm 121. All are inspirational;
for God inspires everything. He is truly
awesome! Click here for a list of what Psalm to
read when you need help with specific feelings,
what you're facing in life or when you want God
to help you in certain areas of your life. The
Book of Psalms are wonderful. For your
convenience, the navigation bar to the left has
Psalms 1, 42, 73, 90 and 107 in bold to remind
you that these Psalms begin a new book.
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