Saturday, March 26, 2022

Psalm 56, Introduction to the Psalms (9) (Titles, 2)

 e)    Titles of the Psalms

i)      No title: 1,2,10,33,43,71,91,93-97,99,104-107,111-119,135-137,146-150

ii)   "A Psalm of David.  When...": 3,18,30,34,51,52,54,56,57,59,60,63,142

iii)            "A Psalm of David" + musical instructions: 4-6,8,9,11-14,19-22,31,39-41,53-62,64-70, 109,139,140

iv) "A Psalm of David concerning...": 7

v)    "A Psalm of David": 101,103,108,110 (Miktam: 15,16; Prayer: 17,86; Maskil: 23-29,32; Petition: 35,37,38; Songs of Ascents: 122,124,131,133; Praise: 138,141,143,144,145)

vi) "Of the sons of Korah" + musical instructions: 42,44,45 (wedding song), 46 (according to alamoth), 47-49, 84 (according to Gittith, 85,87,88 (cf. article on p. 17 of this introduction)

vii)          "A Psalm of Asaph": 50,73,74 (maskil), 75-77 (with musical instruments), 78,79,80-81 (with musical instruments), 82,83 (Ps. 73-83 all deal with Israel under the discipline of the LORD, ending with a call to repentance)

viii)       "Of Solomon": 72,127

ix) "Of Heman the Ezrahite": 88

x)    Of Ethan the Ezrahite": 89

xi) "Of Moses the man of God": 90

xii)          "For the Sabbath Day": 92

xiii)       "A Psalm": 98

xiv)        "A psalm, for giving thanks": 100

xv)          "A prayer of an afflicted man.  When...": 102

xvi)        "A song of Ascents": 120-134 (122,124,131,133 = David; 127 = Solomon)


f)   Occasions for David's Psalms ("When...", "Concerning...")

i)      3: he fled from Absalom

ii)   7: concerning Cush, a Benjamite

iii)            18: the Lord delivered him from Saul

iv) 30: for the dedication of the temple

v)    34: he pretended insanity before Abimelech

vi) 51: Nathan confronted him after the sin with Bathsheba

vii)          52: Doeg the Edomite told Saul about David being with the priest

viii)       54: Ziphites told Saul David was in their territory

ix) 56: Philistines seized him in Gath

x)    57: he fled from Saul into the cave

xi) 59: Saul sent men to watch his house to kill him

xii)          60: he fought Arameans, Joab struck 10,000 Edomites

xiii)       63: he was in the desert of Judah

xiv)        142: he was in the cave

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