Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering)
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 38 (Vulgate 38:13–14; 39:12–13) | 1 |
| Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6439691 — 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: Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) Context triple: [Symphony of Psalms, psalmUsed, Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering)]
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A.
Psalm 41
Psalm 41 is a biblical psalm traditionally attributed to David that reflects on human frailty, betrayal, and trust in God's deliverance.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 43
Psalm 43 is a biblical psalm, often seen as a continuation of Psalm 42, expressing a plea for God's vindication and guidance amid distress.
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D.
Psalm 88
Psalm 88 is a somber biblical psalm noted for its unrelenting tone of lament and despair, often regarded as one of the darkest passages in the Book of Psalms.
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E.
Psalm 94
Psalm 94 is a biblical psalm that appeals to God as a just judge to punish the wicked and defend the righteous, often recited as a prayer for divine justice and consolation.
- 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: Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) Target entity description: 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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A.
Psalm 41
Psalm 41 is a biblical psalm traditionally attributed to David that reflects on human frailty, betrayal, and trust in God's deliverance.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 43
Psalm 43 is a biblical psalm, often seen as a continuation of Psalm 42, expressing a plea for God's vindication and guidance amid distress.
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D.
Psalm 88
Psalm 88 is a somber biblical psalm noted for its unrelenting tone of lament and despair, often regarded as one of the darkest passages in the Book of Psalms.
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E.
Psalm 94
Psalm 94 is a biblical psalm that appeals to God as a just judge to punish the wicked and defend the righteous, often recited as a prayer for divine justice and consolation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
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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
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hope in God ⓘ human frailty ⓘ lament ⓘ repentance ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
awareness of mortality
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confession of sin ⓘ dependence on God ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Christian Old Testament
NERFINISHED
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | lament psalm ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Latin Vulgate
NERFINISHED
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Septuagint tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | penitential psalm ⓘ |
| numberingSystem | Vulgate numbering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalBookOrder | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyUsedFor |
meditation on sin and suffering
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prayers of repentance ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
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Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Psalm 38 (Vulgate numbering) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony of Psalms
this entity surface form:
Psalm 38 (Vulgate 38:13–14; 39:12–13)