Psalms
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Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
Observed surface forms (10)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Psalms | 25 |
| Psalm 23 | 2 |
| Biblical Psalms | 1 |
| Book I (Psalms 1–41) | 1 |
| Book II (Psalms 42–72) | 1 |
| Book V (Psalms 107–150) | 1 |
| Davidic psalms | 1 |
| Psalm 1 | 1 |
| Psalm 137 | 1 |
| Psalm 51 | 1 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
ⓘ
book of the Bible ⓘ liturgical text ⓘ religious poetry collection ⓘ sacred text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Psalter ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholic Church
ⓘ
canonical in Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestant churches ⓘ |
| closingDoxology | Psalm 150 ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns of praise
ⓘ
imprecatory psalms ⓘ laments ⓘ penitential psalms ⓘ royal psalms ⓘ thanksgiving songs ⓘ wisdom psalms ⓘ |
| division |
Psalms
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Book I (Psalms 1–41)
Psalms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book II (Psalms 42–72)
Psalter ⓘ
surface form:
Book III (Psalms 73–89)
Psalter ⓘ
surface form:
Book IV (Psalms 90–106)
Psalms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Book V (Psalms 107–150)
|
| genre |
hymn
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prayer ⓘ psalm ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Psalms
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 1
Psalm 119 ⓘ Psalm 150 ⓘ Psalms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 23
Psalms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 51
Psalter ⓘ
surface form:
Psalm 91
|
| influenced |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical poetry ⓘ Western religious music ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Anglican psalter readings
ⓘ
Catholic responsorial psalms at Mass ⓘ Christian liturgy of the hours ⓘ Jewish daily prayer ⓘ monastic offices ⓘ |
| majorTheme |
Torah meditation
ⓘ
kingship of God ⓘ lament ⓘ praise of God ⓘ repentance ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| mostVersesChapter | Psalm 119 ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 150 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Ketuvim ⓘ Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| positionInHebrewBible | first book of Ketuvim ⓘ |
| quotedIn | New Testament ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| shortestChapter | Psalm 117 ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor |
Asaph
ⓘ
David ⓘ Ethan the Ezrahite ⓘ Heman the Ezrahite ⓘ Moses ⓘ King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon
Sons of Korah ⓘ |
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Psalm 23
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Psalm 137
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms