Psalms
E3889
Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Psalms | 105 |
| Psalms canonical | 66 |
| Psalm 23 | 2 |
| Zabur | 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 |
| Korahite psalms | 1 |
| Psalm | 1 |
| Psalm 1 | 1 |
| Psalm 137 | 1 |
| Psalm 51 | 1 |
| Psalmen Davids | 1 |
| Psalms (term "tzaddik") | 1 |
| Psalms of David | 1 |
| Psalms of thanksgiving | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T47838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalms Context triple: [Book of Common Prayer, scripturalBasis, Psalms]
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A.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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B.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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C.
Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is a foundational collection of Jesus’ teachings in the New Testament, emphasizing inner righteousness, humility, love of enemies, and the ethics of the Kingdom of God.
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D.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are a foundational set of biblical moral principles that outline core duties toward God and other people in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalms Target entity description: Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
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A.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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B.
Neviim
Neviim is the section of the Hebrew Bible that contains the prophetic books and historical narratives of the prophets in Judaism.
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C.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
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D.
Bible
The Bible is the central sacred scripture of Christianity, comprising the Old and New Testaments and serving as the foundational text for Christian belief and practice.
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E.
Book of Exodus
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, narrating the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses and the establishment of their covenant with God.
- F. None of above. chosen
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)
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| 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
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| influenced |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical poetry ⓘ Western religious music ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Anglican psalter readings
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Catholic responsorial psalms at Mass ⓘ Christian liturgy of the hours ⓘ Jewish daily prayer ⓘ monastic offices ⓘ |
| majorTheme |
Torah meditation
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kingship of God ⓘ lament ⓘ praise of God ⓘ repentance ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ trust in God ⓘ |
| mostVersesChapter | Psalm 119 ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 150 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
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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
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David ⓘ Ethan the Ezrahite ⓘ Heman the Ezrahite ⓘ Moses ⓘ King Solomon ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon
Sons of Korah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psalms Description of subject: Psalms is a biblical book in the Old Testament consisting of religious songs, prayers, and poems central to Jewish and Christian worship.
Referenced by (189)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
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Symphony of Psalms
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Book of Psalms
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The Creation
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Dona nobis pacem
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
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Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
subject surface form:
Psalm 23
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
subject surface form:
Requiem (Howells)
subject surface form:
Movement III (Chichester Psalms)
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Book of Psalms