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Psalms

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Psalms or Psalter , book of the Bible, a collection of 150 hymnic pieces. Since the last centuries BC, this book has been the chief hymnal of Jews, and subsequently, of Christians. The hymns are of varying date and authorship, but many are ascribed to David , and some to Asaph 1, Solomon , Moses , and the sons of Korah . Many scholars believe that some of the Psalms originated in David's time and some even earlier. Most of them, however, took their present form between c.538 BC (when the Jews returned from Babylonian exile) and c.100 BC According to the Hebrew text, the... Read more
Psalms
A Dictionary of the Bible Psalms In the OT, a collection of 150 self-contained poems and ... occasions, which have to be inferred from the content. The psalms have devices and techniques that are apparent in other ... presence of a traceable metre is disputed. Some of the few psalms having a regular rhythm are Pss. 5, 29, 46 , and 117 ... . Read more
Psalms, Book of
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Psalms, Book of (Gk. ψαλμoi, ‘songs ... accompanied by string music’). The OT Book contains 150 Psalms, variously enumerated; for the most part the Greek and ... English Bibles, so, e.g. Ps. 90 AV is Ps. 89 Vulg. The Psalms are traditionally divided into five books, namely ... Read more

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