Old Testament Survey- Psalms
Theme:
The book is a collection of Hebrew Poetry and Music setting forth the worship and describing the spiritual experiences of the Jewish people.
In the Historical books we see
God speaking about man
In the Prophetic books we see
Speaking to man
In the Psalms we see
Man speaking to God- pouring forth his heart in prayer and praise & speaking about God, describing and exalting him for the manifestations of his attributes.
The Grand theme is:
Man is able to Praise God in his life in all circumstances, for his faithfulness in the past is a guarantee of his promised faithfulness in the future.
Author of Psalms:
David – credited for 71 Psalms
Asaph- Temple worship leader under David
Solomon
Moses
Ethan- a singer in Israel
Heman- a singer and Kings seer
Ezra- a scribe
Hezekiah- King of Judah
Sons of Korah – worship leaders in Israel
Jeduthun- Director of music in the temple
Psalms is divided into 5 books in the Hebrew bible
Ps 1-41
Ps 42-72
Ps 73-89
Ps 90-106
Ps 107-150
There are several classifications for the Psalms they are listed as follows
Psalms of:
Instruction - 1, 19, 119, 90, 82, 131
Praise and adoration - 23, 103, 8, 24, 136, 148
Thanksgiving – 18, 34, 81, 85
Devotional – 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143, 3, 27, 13, 77, 4, 28, 120, 42, 44, 20, 67
Messianic – 2, 16, 22, 40, 45 72, 110
Historical – 78, 105, 106
Psalms is the largest book in the Old Testament and the most often quoted in the New Testament.