Book III of Psalms

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biblical text liturgical collection section of the Book of Psalms

Book III of Psalms is the third major collection within the biblical Book of Psalms, encompassing a series of predominantly communal and often somber psalms that reflect on Israel’s struggles, God’s justice, and the hope for restoration.

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Book III of the Psalter 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical text ⓘ
liturgical collection ⓘ
section of the Book of Psalms ⓘ
associatedWith Asaphite psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus canonical in Judaism ⓘ
canonical in most Christian traditions ⓘ
composedOf Psalm 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 74 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 76 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 78 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 79 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 81 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 82 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psalm 83 NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsGenre communal lament ⓘ
didactic psalm ⓘ
hymn ⓘ
individual lament ⓘ
royal psalm ⓘ
containsPsalmsAttributedTo Asaph NERFINISHED ⓘ
the sons of Korah NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn the community of Israel ⓘ
follows Book II of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundIn Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNumberOfPsalms 11 ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorThemes God’s justice ⓘ
Israel’s struggles ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ
hope for restoration ⓘ
national lament ⓘ
the fate of the wicked ⓘ
the sanctuary and temple ⓘ
the suffering of the righteous ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionInPsalter third ⓘ
precedes Book IV of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
reflectsOn historical crises of Israel ⓘ
the apparent prosperity of the wicked ⓘ
the destruction or threat to the sanctuary ⓘ
traditionallyDividedBy doxologies in the Psalter ⓘ
typicalTone communal ⓘ
somber ⓘ
usedIn Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ

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Psalm 88 → sectionOfPsalms → Book III of Psalms ⓘ
Psalm 77 → bookDivision → Book III of Psalms ⓘ
Psalm 80 → sectionOfPsalms → Book III of Psalms ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book III of the Psalter