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Non-Davidic Authors: Fab . Four. Moses: 90. Solomon: 72, 127. Heman : 88. Ethan: 89 . Non-Davidic Authors: Asaph , 50, 73-85, 87. Duties and history. Provided music in the tabernacle (1 Chr 6:31–48; 15:16–24; 16:4–6).
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Non-Davidic Authors: Fab. Four Moses: 90 Solomon: 72, 127 Heman: 88 Ethan: 89
Non-Davidic Authors: Asaph, 50, 73-85, 87 • Duties and history Provided music in the tabernacle (1 Chr 6:31–48; 15:16–24; 16:4–6) Considered a seer (1 Chr 25:1)—even 400 years later (2 Chr 29:30; Neh 12:46) A guild of singers under Josiah (641–609 B.C.), 128 (Ezra 2:41) or148 (Neh 7:44).
Non-Davidic Authors: Korah Pss42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87 No meaningful connection to the rebel (Num 16; Jude 1:11) Peculiar wedding song: Psa 45, esp. vv. 6-7; Jn 10:34//Psa 82:6 Psa 48, 84,87 are pre-destruction
Non-Davidic Authors: Asaph, 50, 73-85, 87 • Many of these Pss are late Temple destruction (74; 79) Psalm 83:5-7 fits better AsaphiteJahaziel in 825 B.C. (cf. 2 Chr 20:14). Division of North and South (78:67–69) Almost every reference to Joseph in the Psalms is by Asaph (77:15; 78:67; 80:1; 81:5; 105:17). Why?
Non-Davidic Authors: Asaph, 50, 73-85, 87 • Characteristics Exaltation of God, Judgment, Creation Historic fidelity of God (77; 78; 80; 83) • Anti-Liturgical (50:8–11, 23; 73:15–17) • Highly ethical (50:16–20; 73:1f; 74:19f) • The silence of God (50:21; 73:11)
Non-Davidic Authors: Asaph, 50, 73-85, 87 • Lessons to be learned: Religious expressions morph with hist.events “Explanation” is a survival mechanism • What sustains the righteous in suffering is: • a robust view of God’s historic faithfulness • Imprecatory promise of justice • Enemies’ victory is actually God’s discipline