Is any of Tehillim considered prophecy?

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Most of Tehillim was written by David about himself. Are there any psalms that are considered prophecy or even messianic prophecy?

and: https://www.sefaria.org/Gittin.57b.11?vhe=Wikisource_Talmud_Bavli&lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en — Loewian, Jul 30 '19 at 21:37
Wouldn't Al Naharot Bavel be one example? How could David write about the destruction of the Bet Hamikdash unless he was prophetic? — DanF, Jul 30 '19 at 22:06
Wait, doesn't the Gemmorah say that others actually wrote it centuries after? — Al Berko, Jul 31 '19 at 05:27
Bava Batra 14b-15a, Rashi to Megillah 3a, 14a 9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_Bible#Development_and_codification( — Al Berko, Jul 31 '19 at 05:38

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '19 at 23:23

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Mahartaz Chayus says (Rosh Hashana 4a) that it is perplexing why the Talmud (ibid.) refers to one of the psalm’s authors as prophet. He goes on to say that Tehilim is not said with nevuah only with ruach hakodesh.

answered Jul 31 '19 at 23:23

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very interesting, thank you. – Ephraim77 Jul 31 '19 at 23:40

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 31 '19 at 17:32

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Ibn Ezra says that the doxology that closes T'hilim 89 is David Hamelech's reaction to a messianic prophecy:

בָּר֖וּךְ ה' לְ֝עוֹלָ֗ם אָ֘מֵ֥ן וְאָמֵֽן׃

. . . about which he comments

הטעם שראה המשורר ברוח הקודש ביאת המשיח, על כן נתן הודות לשם.

This explanation may arise from a need to identify the motivation for this otherwise incongruously exultive line following a section of scathing despair over adversarial strife.

answered Jul 31 '19 at 17:32

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Beautiful final sentence. +1 – Dr. Shmuel Jul 31 '19 at 23:07
...how ever he says ruach hakodesh, which is not nevuah. – Dr. Shmuel Jul 31 '19 at 23:10

Is any of Tehillim considered prophecy?

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