Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering)

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biblical psalm penitential psalm

Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) is a penitential psalm from the biblical Book of Psalms, traditionally attributed to King David and expressing deep lament, repentance, and reflection on human frailty.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Psalm 38 (Vulgate 38:13–14; 39:12–13)	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical psalm ⓘ penitential psalm ⓘ
associatedWith	themes of illness and affliction ⓘ
attributedAuthorRole	King of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical scripture ⓘ
correspondsTo	Psalm 39 (Masoretic numbering) NERFINISHED ⓘ
expressesTheme	divine judgment ⓘ hope in God ⓘ human frailty ⓘ lament ⓘ repentance ⓘ suffering ⓘ
focusesOn	awareness of mortality ⓘ confession of sin ⓘ dependence on God ⓘ
foundIn	Christian Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	lament psalm ⓘ
includedIn	Latin Vulgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Septuagint tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalCategory	penitential psalm ⓘ
numberingSystem	Vulgate numbering NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
scripturalBookOrder	Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo	King David NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionallyUsedFor	meditation on sin and suffering ⓘ prayers of repentance ⓘ
usedIn	Christian liturgy ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony of Psalms → liturgicalText → Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Psalm 38 (Vulgate 38:13–14; 39:12–13)

Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms → psalmUsed → Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) ⓘ

subject surface form: Symphony of Psalms