Mays Interpretation Of The Types Of Psalm

There are 150 psalms in the Book of Psalms that were written over the span of 800 years. Most of the Psalms written were made to be sung. There are two main genres of Psalms, which are laments and hymns. David is know to have written 73 psalms, Asaph wrote 12, the sons of Korah wrote 11, Solomon wrote 2, Moses wrote 1 and 50 are anonymous . Although 50 were anonymous, David was certainly the author of the majority of the Psalms.

The word psalm is originated of the Greek word Psalms, which is a striking of pious song, according to www.biblestudytoll.com. The psalms are spiritual, hymn and the melody of the heart. They were originally composed to be accompanied by a musical instrument. David for example used the harp to go with them. The writing of the psalm took many centuries, going from the period where Moses was living through Salomon, the son of David. In fact, according to Chuck on his audio message, “Individual psalms were written as far back in history as Moses’s time, through the time of David, Asaph, and Solomon, to the time of the Ezrahites who most likely lived after the Babylonian captivity, meaning the writing of the book spans one thousand years. According to the fact that the psalms were written during a thousand years, that means

"Psalm 23" comes from the Christian Bible. It is one of the most famous of these Biblical psalms. The beginning of the poem reads, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want" (line 1). In the poem, the first-person narrator asserts that as long as they believe in God, then they will never be in need. Further, the poem reads, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me" (line 4). This narrator believes completely that no matter what negative issues they may have to deal with in their life, they will be fine because of their faith. The Bible is the written history of the Christian religion and its purpose is both to inspire and instruct people of that faith. The Psalm's purpose is to underscore the potency of the power of belief in Christianity.

I would have to say that there are several divisions of Psalms that I like to read and quote. To me, the Book of Psalms is an uplifting book for me. A few that I enjoy are Psalms 23:1-6; 24:1-10; 27:1-3; 100:1-5 (Bible, KJV). My favorite is Psalms Division 46:1-11. This to me, this lets me know that God is fighting on my behalf. He's going to intercede between me and the problem if I seek Him.

Lament Psalms are the most frequent and are usually a "cry to God from distress, pain or sorrow, either from the individual or community, and often begin the Psalm with Why" (Bratcher, 2013). The Thanksgiving Psalms, articulate gratitude and appreciation through praise to God. A Hymn Psalm is a way to praise the Lord and acknowledge that he is the Creator (Bratcher, 2013). Usually these Psalms are communicated after an act or situation of some kind has occurred that required unwavering faith to God.

Genre: The genre of Psalm 139 is Hebrew poetry, simply because the psalms were written in Hebrew and are a collection of poems and laments. The first principle of interoperation is that the psalms blend experience, emotion, and theology. This should be taken into account while reading the poem in order that the reader does not simply skip over the theology by only focusing on experience and emotion. The second interoperation principle is that each psalm should be read as a whole. Verses of psalms should not be taken out of context, in doing this the reader may distort the meaning of the psalm. Another interpretation principle to take into consideration is the different genres of psalms such as: laments, thanksgiving, hymns of praise, wisdom, and songs of trust. With that being said, Psalm 139 not only falls under the Hebrew poetry genre, but is also classified as a psalm of trust. Lastly, the fourth interpretation principle is that parallelisms are used. In other words, ideas correlate in many different ways such as: synonymously, antithesis, intensifying, specifying, and synthetically.

The Book of Psalms, in the Old Testament, includes prayers that reveal the inner lives of the early Israelites in Jerusalem. These prayers are classified into a plethora of categories which include songs of thanksgiving, petition or lament, praise, or trust and confidence. Therefore, a psalm’s classification can help clarify the meaning of the text and reveal its context. However, people of different religious traditions can agree or disagree about the meaning and application of a psalm. Religiously charged readers can interpret and apply the messages of a psalm in ways that coincide with the traditions and beliefs of one’s religion.

Psalm 24 can easily be summed up as a Psalm that articulates the power of God, or as Kidner(2009) sums it up in the chapter of Psalm 24, the “King of Glory, The All- Creating, The All-Holy and The All-Victorious.” But to fully grasp what the Psalmist is trying to say one must

Psalm 29 “Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength,” begins the signal to worship. This call to worship in the beginning of the poem flows smoothly into a praise of his power; the praises chiefly refer to “the voice of the Lord” and its attributes, using abundant natural imagery. The catalogue of characteristics is concluded by a quick closing benediction about how the Lord is king forever and how he will bless his people. Psalm 29 was crafted to credit the Lord with an all-powerful, kingly, yet gracious essence.

One thing without a doubt, the Psalms will enhance our otherworldly life and give us windows through which to take a look at the occasions of our lives. Through those windows, we will see the tones of another scene where our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and

Psalms 93 - This psalm shows the honor of the kingdom of God. It relates to both the kingdom of his grace and providence. He has all power in heaven and on earth. With concerns to God’s kingdom, word like so are here spoken. Have other kings their royal robes? So, has he (1). Have they their thrones? So, has he (2). Have they their enemies whom they subdue and triumph over? So, has he (3-4). Is it their honor to be faithful and holy? So, it is his (5).

Moving on, the book of Psalms divides into five portions that correlate with the Torah; these divisions are chapters “1-41, 42-72, 73-89, 90-106, and 107-150” (Tullock, & McEntire, 2012,

There are a total of one hundred and fifty psalms. Included, are five main types or forms of the Psalms. The first is praise Psalms, secondly the royal Psalms, thirdly comes the thanksgiving Psalms, the fourth is individual laments, and finally the fifth are community laments. The Royal Psalms speaks on the lives and the actions of the Israeli kings. They often refer to the Messiah, the coming king, the son of David, the Davidic descent who will rule Israel and all nations. A thanksgiving Psalm will mention the times and ways that God has blessed Israel and will mention His character but will mainly focus on His deeds. “Individual laments appear more often than any other psalm type. They appear for a variety of reasons. They mourn personal

Background: The Christian Church has generally liked and relied on the Psalms as a source of Christian worship and devotion. Psalms have found their place in the prayer books and liturgies of worship in the Church. By flipping through the leaves of this book, Christians have found joy, comfort, confidence, inspiration, hope and wisdom. In this regard, Christians have fully drawn from the psalms of remembrance, hymns, trust, laments, trust, and psalms of thanksgiving and wisdom .Therefore, by continuing reading the psalms, Christians have had their piety and worship enriched as well as their dependence on God.

The last segment of the Psalm is Moses’ appeal to God for him to return his presence to his people: “Return, O LORD, how long? And let it repent thee concerning thy servants.” Not only should God return, but Moses asks for complete restoration and for God to bless the work of man: “Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.