Psalms


 
 
Psalms

Psalms (Tehilim תהילים, in Hebrew) is a book of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Because of its original meaning as a song or chant, the word psalm can be used to mean any religious chant or poem of praise. This article, however, deals specifically with the Psalms (with upper-case P) as the book of Scripture.

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The Islamic redaction of the book of Psalms is called the Zabur, and is believed to be one of the holy books revealed by Allah prior to the Qur'an (the others being Tawrat (Torah) and Injil (Gospels).

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In the Hebrew Bible, the Psalms are counted among the "Writings" or Hagiographa (one of the three main sections into which the books are grouped). In Luke 24:44 the word "psalms" refers the Writings as a whole.

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The Book of Psalms, especially if printed separately and set for singing or chanting, is also called the Psalter.

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Hebrew: The word Hebrew can variously mean:...

Hebrew Bible: Hebrew Bible refers to the common portions of the Jewish and Christian canons. Its use is favored by most academic Biblical scholars as a bias-free term that is preferred to both Tanakh and Old Testament when discussing the text in academic writing. (For instance, see section 4.3 of The SBL Handbook...

Tanakh: Tanakh (also spelt Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts:...


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Introduction
Composition of the Book of Psalms
Authorship and ascriptions
Sections of the book
Use of the Psalms in Jewish ritual
The Psalms in Christian worship
See also
External links
 
FR: Livre des Psaumes


 

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Old Testament (2) - Christian (2) - Tanakh (2) - Hebrew (2) - Hebrew Bible (2) - Canon (1) - Hebrew language (1) - Jewish (1) - Hagiographa (1) - Luke (1) - Diaspora (1) - Acronym (1) - Israel (1) - Hebrew people (1) - Jew (1) -
 

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