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Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms

Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms

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Number of Chapters: 16

Length: 5 hours and 16 minutes

Language: English

The Book of Psalms, commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible. Taken together, its 150 poems "express virtually the full range of Israel's religious faith." They each have a poetic character with frequent use of parallelism. In addition to the title of the collection, which translates as "song" or "hymns" from both Hebrew and Greek, superscriptions (or headings) in many of the Psalms provide musical references and some direction, in some cases even references to melodies that would have been well known by early congregations. Songs that can be identified as such in the Psalms include songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 30), hymns of praise (e.g., Ps 117) and royal psalms, which may have been used in coronations and weddings. Identification of some psalms as prayers is also seen within the text, for example in the conclusion to Psalm 72, "The prayers of David son of Jesse are ended." The largest category of Psalms, though not grouped as such in the text, is that of lament (expressions of complaint and pleas for help from God). There appears to also have been an instructional function of the psalms as seen in their references to the law (e.g., Ps 1 and 119). (Summary from Wikipedia)

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01 - Psalms 1-11 (GabrielleC)
02 - Psalms 12-21 (Lucy Perry)
03 - Psalms 22-31 (Sundiata)
04 - Psalms 32-37 (Michael Packard)
05 - Psalms 38-45 (von)
06 - Psalms 46-55 (Sundiata)
07 - Psalms 56-66 (Michael Packard)
08 - Psalms 67-72 (Sundiata)
09 - Psalms 73-78 (von)
10 - Psalms 79-88 (Michael Packard)
11 - Psalms 89-96 (TriciaG)
12 - Psalms 97-105 (Sundiata)
13 - Psalms 106-115 (Michael Packard)
14 - Psalms 116-119 (Abigail Rasmussen)
15 - Psalms 120-138 (Abigail Rasmussen)
16 - Psalms 139-150 (Abigail Rasmussen)
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