13 Facts About Psalms

Many scholars believe the individual Psalms were redacted into a single collection during the Second Temple period.

Psalms pointed out that there was a progression of ideas, from adversity, through the crux of the collection in the apparent failure of the covenant in Psalm 89, leading to a concert of praise at the end.

Psalms concluded that the collection was redacted to be a retrospective of the failure of the Davidic covenant, exhorting Israel to trust in God alone in a non-messianic future.

Psalms were written not merely as poems, but as songs for singing.

Special grouping and division in the Book of Psalms are fifteen psalms known in the construct case, shir ha-ma'aloth, and one as shir la-ma'aloth .

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Some titles given to the Psalms have descriptions which suggest their use in worship:.

The entire book of Psalms is traditionally read out loud or chanted at the side of the deceased during the time leading up to the funeral, mirroring Jewish tradition.

Psalms have always been an important part of Catholic liturgy.

Until the Second Vatican Council the Psalms were either recited on a one-week or, less commonly, two-week cycle.

However, the Psalms are popular for private devotion among many Protestants and still used in many churches for traditional worship.

Metrical Psalms are still very popular among many Reformed Churches.

Psalms are one of the most popular parts of the Bible among followers of the Rastafari movement.

Psalms are inserted in Requiem compositions, such as Psalm 126 in A German Requiem of Johannes Brahms and Psalms 130 and 23 in John Rutter's Requiem.