Monday, March 21, 2022

Psalm 41, Introduction to the Psalms (4)

6)    Divisions of the Book.  As noted, Psalms is divided into 5 "books."  We are going to produce a chart of these books for you to study.  The information comes primarily from Ellison with the final three lines from Saxe.  It is divided into two parts to accommodate our blog program.

 

BOOK 1

1-41

BOOK 2

42-72

AUTHOR-SHIP

David: 37 (+3)

Anonymous: 4

David: 18

Korah: 7

Asaph: 3

Solomon: 1

Anonymous: 4

TOTAL

41

31

PENTA-TEUCH RELATION

BOOK

 

 

Genesis

 

 

Exodus

THEME

The righteous man & his ways

Israel's ruin & redemption

BOOK INTRO- DUCTION

Ps 1: The righteous man

42:5: in despair, hope in God

CONCLUD-ING PRAISE

41:13: Amen and Amen.

72:19: Amen and Amen.

TYPICAL CHAPTER

8: Man made to rule

68: the Lord among them at Sinai

NAMES OF GOD

 

 

LORD (YHWH)

273

29

Lord (Adonai)

14

18

GOD (El, Elohim)

67

216

WORSHIP THEME1

ADORING WORSHIP

WONDERING WORSHIP

AUTHORS

MAINLY

(or all)

DAVID

MAINLY DAVID'S

& KORAH'S

Possible stages of collection

Original group by David

Reigns of Hezekiah and Josiah

 

 

 

 

BOOK 3

73-89

BOOK 4

90-106

BOOK 5

107-150

AUTHOR-SHIP

David: 1

Korah: 3

Asaph: 11

Heman: 1

Ethan: 1

David: 2 (+1)

Moses: 1 (+1)

Anonymous: 14

David: 15

Solomon: 1

Anonymous: 28

TOTAL

17

17

44

PENTA-TEUCH RELATION

BOOK

 

 

Leviticus

 

 

Numbers

 

 

Deuteronomy

THEME

Israel's sanctuary & assembly

Israel's relapse & recovery

God's Word & universal praise

BOOK INTRO- DUCTION

73:17: the sanctuary of God

90:7: consumed by your anger

107:2: let the redeemed say so

CONCLUD-ING PRAISE

89:52: Amen and Amen.

106:48: Amen! Praise the Lord!

150:6: Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!

TYPICAL CHAPTER

84: Long for the sanctuary

90: Teach us to number our days

119: I shall not forget Your word.

NAMES OF GOD

 

 

 

LORD (YHWH)

43

111

262

Lord (Adonai)

15

3

11

GOD (El, Elohim)

82

27

40

WORSHIP THEME1

CEASELESS WORSHIP

SUBMISSIVE WORSHIP

PERFECTED WORSHIP

AUTHORS

MAINLY ASAPH'S

MAINLY ANON.

MAINLY DAVID'S

Possible stages of collection

Times of Hezekiah & Josiah

Time of Ezra

Time of Ezra

1Morgan sees the doxologies as the clue to the content of each of the 5 books.

 

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