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Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible containing 150 poems and songs that express a wide range of human emotions, from praise and thanksgiving to sorrow and complaint, often addressing God. It has been central to Jewish and Christian worship and prayer for thousands of years, offering language that believers use to express their spiritual experiences and emotions.
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- Structure
- Sections
- Superscriptions
- Numbering
- Additional psalms
- Primary types
- Hymns
- Communal laments
- Royal psalms
- Individual laments
- Individual thanksgiving psalms
- Composition
- Origins
- Influences
- Poetic characteristics
- Editorial agenda
- The ancient music of the Psalms
- Views on the division into five books
- Themes and execution
- Later interpretation and influence
- Overview
- Commentaries
- Use in Jewish ritual
- In Christian prayer and worship
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Oriental Christianity
- Catholic usage
- Lutheran usage
- Reformed usage
- Anglican usage
- Islam
- Use in the Rastafari movement
- Psalms set to music
- Multiple psalms as a single composition
- Individual psalm settings
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
- Translations
- Commentary and others
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The Book of Psalms ( , ; ; ; ; , in Islam also called Zabur, ), also known as the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) called ('Writings'), and a book of the Old Testament.