One of the books that make up the "Kesuvim" (or "Writings). Composed mostly by King David, but includes chapters by Adam, Avraham, King Shlomo (Solomon) and others.
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Psalm 14 and 53 are similar?
Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 are almost identical with little differences.
Why is the same psalm repeated?
Are these psalms composed by the same author?
(EDIT: I already asked this same question in Christianity.SE and I'm asking here again because I…
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Tehillim 119 -- what vav's to pronounce
I was saying Tehilim recently and I got up to 119, and when I reached the first "Aydosecha" (יד) I remembered that sometimes the vav is pronounced (a.k.a, there's a cholam above the normal vav), so it would sound like "Aydvosecha", and sometimes the…
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Tehilim Chapter 34 according to Aleph Bet
Is there an explanation for why this chapter of tehilim was written according to the Aleph Bet, and why it skips the vav?
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What are the "19 Sections" of the Book of Psalms in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia?
The text in question is an end-note to the Book of Psalms in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Thanks to a friend whose Hebrew is fluent (mine is not), I learned that the meaning is quite straightforward. It simply summarizes the number of verses…
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Why would you fear if he's rich?
Tehilim 49:17-18
אַל־תִּ֭ירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁ֣ר אִ֑ישׁ כִּֽי־יִ֝רְבֶּה כְּב֣וֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא־יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, when his household goods
increase; for when…
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Refs for Ps. 119 being called "Alfa-Bita" and "Temanya Apin"?
Can someone provide a citation (sefer, page if possible) for Ps. 119 having the monikers "Alfa-Bita" and "Temanya Apei" (=Eight Faces)?
I've seen it called Alfa Bita I think somewhere in BIH or a Sefardi Siddur, Temanya is a new one to me.
These…
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Tehilim divided over thirty days - when there are only 29 days
In most Tehilim's there is a division of the tehilim for thirty days. What does one do in a month that has 29 days? Do you say the Tehilim for the 30th day, on the 29th of that month, or on the 1st of the new month?
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In Psalm 45:7, is the title ''God'' attributed to the referent described in the verses that precede it?
Psalms 45:7:
כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עוֹלָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃
Your divine ("Elohim") throne is everlasting; your royal scepter is a scepter of equity.
To whom does the "Elohim" refer to? Is the title ''God'' attributed…
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You set a table before me in the presence of my adversaries; You anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows.?
Tehillim - Psalms - Chapter 23
5 .You set a table before me in the presence of my adversaries; You anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Could someone explain The meaning of this verse?
I will controle my adversaries?
I'm above them?
They…
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Looking for more details about the other authors of Tehilim: Malki Tzedek, Heiman, Yeduthun and Assaf
Details about Malki Tzedek, Heiman, Yeduthun and Assaf. When did they live? Who were they? etc
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Is there any liturgical practice to compensate for the various lengths of psalms?
There's quite a lot of variation in the length of the individual psalms (e.g., 117 and 119). In Jewish liturgical practice, is there any system for evening that out? Or is the variation in the time it takes to read/pray such a psalm just…
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Which Perek of Tehillim did David Hamelech compose regarding when he and his army came back to Ziklag (Shmuel 1; 30,1)?
I believe I read that there is a Perek of Tehillim (Psalms) that David Hamelech composed regarding when he and his army came back to Ziklag, and they saw that their wives and children were captured by Amalek, and with HaShem's help he persevered and…
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When or where are Psalms not sung in Judaism?
I was listening to a Jewish oration and mention was made of not saying Psalms between (something said in Hebrew). Not knowing Hebrew I was not sure what was being spoken of. Are there times or places, according to your traditions, that you are not…
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Why Yagel relates to Yaakov and Yismach to Israel
In the Psalms, 14:7: "מי יתן מציון ישועת ישראל בשוב ה' שבות עמו יגל יעקב ישמח ישראל."Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When the LORD turneth the captivity of His people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad." This verse also…
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Shir Lamaalot and not Shir Hamaalot for psalm 121?
Why do all the Shir Hamaalot’s in Tehillim begin with שיר המעלות except for Psalm 121 which begins שיר למעלות? What’s different about this psalm from the rest of them?
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