Jewish? what are the purpose of the psalms?

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Jewish? what are the purpose of the psalms?

are they chants or prayers written by many people or they were inspired in the king david? well many say the author of this book was the king david but psalms are prayers or chants? is it true each psalm is for different thing for example there are psalms for healing, for finding a partner and stuff like that? which are they? thanks

Answer 1

Purpose of .......the Book of Psalms is the longest book in the Bible, with 150 individual psalms. It is also one of the most diverse, since the psalms deal with such subjects as God and His creation, war, worship, wisdom, sin and evil, judgment, justice, and the coming of the Messiah.

The Book of Psalms is a collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus the worshiper's thoughts on God in praise and adoration. Parts of this book were used as a hymnal in the worship services of ancient Israel. The musical heritage of the psalms is demonstrated by its title. It comes from a Greek word which means "a song sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument."



Who wrote.....the brief descriptions that introduce the psalms have David listed as author in 73 instances. David's personality and identity are clearly stamped on many of these psalms. While it is clear that David wrote many of the individual psalms, he is definitely not the author of the entire collection. Two of the psalms (72) and (127) are attributed to Solomon, David's son and successor. Psalm 90 is a prayer assigned to Moses. Another group of 12 psalms (50) and (73—83) is ascribed to the family of Asaph. The sons of Korah wrote 11 psalms (42, 44-49, 84-85,87-88). Psalm 88 is attributed to Heman, while (89) is assigned to Ethan the Israelite. With the exception of Solomon and Moses, all these additional authors were priests or Levies who were responsible for providing music for sanctuary worship during David's reign. Fifty of the psalms designate no specific person as author.



http://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Psalms.html



In reality one can find a psalm to deal with most anything in his life,

Answer 2

Some Psalms explicitly mention specific people, like King David or Asaf.



Most of them do not mention an author. By tradition, most of them were authored by King David with some being attributed to others (e.g. Moses or Adam).



Many Psalms are part and parcel of the base Jewish liturgy (Siddur, [prayerbook]).



Others are recited at specific times by custom for specific circumstances including the ones you mention and many others.

Answer 3

The Psalms are ancient songs sung by the Israelites/Jews throughout the first 1500 years of their history. Some Psalms were composed by David, some by Moses, at least one by Adam ha-Rishon, and the rest by assorted other Jews. Many of the Psalms were sung in the First Temple (Solomon's Temple).

Answer 4

Many of the Psalms - usually mentioned - are from King David. The Greek word ψαλμός (psalmos) actually means "string music". The Hebrew name of the collection is תהילים which means "praises". In several of the Pslams there appear terms like "mizmor" or "shir" which indicate "musical pieces". שיר (shir) also may be regarded as "poem", so we may feel certain abot that the Psalms are songs with instrumental accompaniment. Also Muslim ackowledge the Psalms as زبور (zabur), meaning "song".



Yes, there different Psalms for different occasion but it differs depending on Jewish tradition, Reform, Christian, etc.