author of the Psalms
David, the second king of Israel
where David’s life can be found
Samuel I and II
why was David anointed
David was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be the second king of Israel
who was selected as the Saul’s replacement
David
Saul
the first king of Israeldisobeyed God
David
son of Jesse of Bethlehemyoungest of Jesse’s eight sonsShepard
what David did
Slew the Philistine giant, Goliath with a sling and stonePlayed the harp and was a singer in Saul’s courtMost successful warrior in the ancient Israeli army
Psalms
English translation of the Greek word psalmosTranslation of Hebrew term mizmor- “song, poem”
Psalmos
refer to poetry that was to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.
Greek Septuagint
Psalmos was the title of this bookThe Hebrew title is Tehillim, “praises”
Psalter
Book of Psalms is also referred to as this especially in a liturgical context
Solomon
David’s son who built the first temple in Jerusalem m
critical dates
11th century – 722 BCE
How Psalm 72 opens
“the prayers of David, son of Jesse, have ended”Solomon collected the Psalms and passed them down to others
I Chronicles 15:16
When King David led the Ark of the Covenant up to Jerusalem
II Chronicles 7:6
The dedication of the first temple in Jerusalem by King Solomon
transmission of the Psalms
Transmitted within the third division of the Hebrew Bible, the WritingsIn the Christian Old Testament it’s found within Poetry and Wisdom Literature
how many Psalms in the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament)
150
how many Psalms in the Greek Septuagint
151
Types of Hebrew Poetry
Synonymous ParallelismAntithetic ParallelismSynthetic ParallelismEclectic ParallelismChiasm
Synonymous Parallelism
the central thought in one line is repeated in another
Antithetic Parallelism
the thought in one line is strengthened by a contrasting thought in another
Synthetic Parallelism
the thought in one line bears a relationship with one another (cause and effect)
Electric Parallelism
a combination of forms
Chiasm
a pattern that forms an X
