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The Blue Letter Bible
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Keith Essex
Psalm Charts

The Basic Types of Psalms

Hebrew Word
Zakar
Yadah
Halel
Meaning
To remember;
To cause to remember;
To remind
To acknowledge
To praise
Idea
To remind God that one is in trouble
To publicly acknowledge that God has answered one's petition
To extol God for who He is
Type
Lament
Thanksgiving;
Declarative Praise
Hymn;
Descriptive Praise

Brian G. Toews

Themes:

  1. God – His person, His word, His works, especially salvation and judgment
  2. The Wicked Enemies
  3. The Righteous
  4. Communication – to God; to the reader
  5. Deliverance / Judgment
  6. The King
  7. Israel


Purpose:

The book of Psalms instructs the reader concerning faith in God's person, works, and word that God will deliver the King and all blessed in him from their troubles and wicked enemies and bring them to Zion to the praise and glory of God.

Psalms: Structure
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Psalms: Authorship
Book 1
Anonymous

Cf. Acts 4:25, 26
David

(Anonymous: Psa 10; 33)
Book 2
Korah
Asaph
David

(Anonymous: Psa 66; 67; 71)
Solomon
Book 3
Asaph
Korah
David
Korah
Ethan
Book 4
Moses
Anonymous
David

(Anonymous: Psa 102)
Anonymous
Book 5
Anonymous
David
Anonymous
"Ascents"

David:
Psa 122; 124; 131; 133

Solomon:
Psa 127
Anonymous
David
Anonymous

Used with permission by Dr. Keith Essex. Redistribution without express permission from Dr. Keith Essex is prohibited.

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