by Justin Marple | Jun 24, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
There are only a total of 17 psalms in Book Three. Book Four also has 17 psalms. In Book Three 11 of the 17 psalms are attributed to Asaph, and 4 to the Sons of Korah one to Ethan the Ezrahite, and one to David. We saw in Book Two seven psalms attributed to the Sons...
by Justin Marple | Jun 17, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The Psalter was an evolving book. Some psalms were added much later than others. Some psalms were moved around later for one reason or another. Book Two of the Psalter provides conclusive evidence of these assertions. Note first the concluding verse...
by Justin Marple | Jun 10, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
Book One of the Psalter consists of 40 or 41 psalms. The reason for the numerical discrepancy there is that Psalms 9-10 form one alphabetic acrostic, which suggests that at one time at least they were one psalm. Supporting this understanding further is the...
by Justin Marple | Jun 3, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
The book of Psalms is the first book of the writings and sometimes the whole of the writings is referred to simply by the title: Psalms. Thus Jesus said, “that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled”...
by Justin Marple | May 20, 2013 | OT Writings Commentary, Psalms Commentary, Psalms, Job & Proverbs, TEACHING
We have two major topics for this article. The first is imagery and the second is the sub-genres of the Psalms. One might argue that the second topic should have been the first thing that one discusses when approaching Biblical poetry. However, I...
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