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• Psalms

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• Title
• Hebrew - tALåhiT. rp,se
• Greek - Yalmoi
• Latin - Liber Psalmorum

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• Author

David
Moses
Solomon
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• Author
• Various

• 75 Psalms were written by David
• - 12 Psalms were written by Asaph
• - 10 Psalms were written by the Sons of Korah
• - 2 Psalms were written by Solomon
• - 1 Psalm was written by Moses
• - 1 Psalm was written by Heman
• - 1 Psalm was written by Ethan

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• Date of Writing
• Between the 15th and 5th centuries BC

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• Theme
• Worship

There are numerous types of Psalms, which we will
discuss below, but throughout the different
genre, the main theme is worship of the Lord.
The Lord God is worthy to be worshiped for who he
is and for his faithfulness to his people. Some
Psalms served as corporate worship songs, while
others were designed more for private devotion,
but all are focused on the worship of God.
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• Purpose of Writing
• As has already been stated, the Psalms were
  largely written for the purpose of Israels
  worship in the temple. Some Psalms (the Psalms
  of Ascent) were collected and used while the
  people traveled to Jerusalem for the ritual of
  Passover, thus making even their pilgrimage to
  Jerusalem a time of worship. Others were used in
  the service of the temple itself.

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• Types of Psalms
• Psalms of Praise
• Psalms of Lament
• Psalms of Wisdom
• Psalms of Royalty

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• Psalms of Praise
• Psalm 951-3 O come, let us sing for joy to the
  LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our
  salvation. 2 Let us come before His presence
  with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him
  with psalms. 3 For the LORD is a great God And a
  great King above all gods.

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• Psalms of Lament
• Psalm 131-2 How long, O LORD? Will You forget
  me forever? How long will You hide Your face from
  me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
  Having sorrow in my heart all the day? How long
  will my enemy be exalted over me?

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• Psalms of Wisdom
• Psalm 1199-12 How can a young man keep his way
  pure? By keeping it according to Your word. 10
  With all my heart I have sought You Do not let
  me wander from Your commandments. 11 Your word I
  have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin
  against You. 12 Blessed are You, O LORD Teach
  me Your statutes.

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• Psalms of Royalty
• Psalm 21-6 Why are the nations in an uproar And
  the peoples devising a vain thing? 2 The kings
  of the earth take their stand And the rulers take
  counsel together Against the LORD and against His
  Anointed, saying, 3 "Let us tear their fetters
  apart And cast away their cords from us!" 4 He
  who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs
  at them.

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• Christ in Psalms
• Christ as King
• Christ as Suffering Servant
• Christ as the Perfect Man
• Christ as the Son of God

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Psalm 1101-2 The LORD says to my Lord "Sit at
My right hand Until I make Your enemies a
footstool for Your feet." 2 The LORD will
stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion,
saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies."
Christ as King
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Psalm 2216-18 For dogs have surrounded me A
band of evildoers has encompassed me They
pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I can count all
my bones. They look, they stare at me 18 They
divide my garments among them, And for my
clothing they cast lots.
Christ as Suffering Servant
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Psalm 407-9 Then I said, "Behold, I come In
the scroll of the book it is written of me. 8 I
delight to do Your will, O my God Your Law is
within my heart." 9 I have proclaimed glad
tidings of righteousness in the great
congregation Behold, I will not restrain my
lips, O LORD, You know.
Christ as Perfect Man
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Christ as Son of God
Psalm 27-8 I will surely tell of the decree of
the LORD He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I
have begotten You. 8 'Ask of Me, and I will
surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And
the very ends of the earth as Your possession.
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• He will come in the name of the Lord (11826)
• He will come to do the will of the Lord (407-8)
• The Lord will declare him to be his Son (27)
• Zeal for the Lords house will consume him (699)
• He will be needlessly hated (3519)
• His friend will betray him (419)
• He will be falsely accused (3511)

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• He will be cruelly mocked (227-8)
• His hands and feet will be pierced (2216)
• Not one of his bones will be broken (3420)
• People will gamble for his clothes (2218)
• He will pray for his enemies (1094)
• He will be given vinegar to drink (6921)
• He will be resurrected from the dead
• (1610)

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• He will ascend to the right hand of God
• (6818)
• He will become a priest like Melchizedek (1104)
• He will be the chief cornerstone (11822)
• His throne will endure forever (456)
• His enemies will be subjected to him (1101)
• All things will be put under his feet (86)

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• Place in the Canon
• The Psalms are considered to be the song book of
  the nation of Israel. Historically, we can learn
  about the Israelites beliefs about God from these
  songs which they sing about him. Theologically,
  we learn from the Psalms that God is worthy of
  worship for his faithfulness in all situations of
  life. Devotionally, we should respond to the
  Psalms by trusting God in the hard times of our
  lives and worshiping him even in the midst of
  trials.