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Why the Psalms?

Explore the significance of the Psalms, from their composition in five distinct books to their various titles, types, and New Testament use. Uncover interesting elements like acrostic and parallelism, shedding light on the timeless messages of praise, worship, lament, and ascent found within these poetic scriptures.

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Why the Psalms?

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  1. Why the Psalms?

  2. composition of psalms • Book 1. 1-41 (41:13) • Book 2. 42-72 (72:18-19) • Book 3. 73-89 (89:52) • Book 4. 90-106 (106:48) • Book 5. 107-150 (150:6)

  3. The titles • About a person or persons (Ps. 73) • Some historical point (PS. 18) • Musical note (Ps. 4) • Type of Psalm (Ps. 120) • Liturgical point (Ps. 38)

  4. types • Psalms of Praise (145) • Psalms of Worship (117) • Psalms of Lament (137) • Psalms of Ascent (121)

  5. New Testament use • Most quoted book in NT • 79 quotations, 333 allusions • Hebrews 1:5/Psalms 2:7

  6. Interesting points • Acrostic Psalms 111, 112, 119 • Parallelism Ps. 114:6

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