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Topic:
The Book Of
Psalms -- A Brief Overview, Part 2 Of 7
We may well believe that the compilation of the book was also David's
work. Book II. appears by the date of its latest psalm, (Psalmms 46:1)...
to have been compiled in the reign of King Hezekiah. It would naturally
comprise, 1st, several or most of the Levitical psalms anterior to that
date; and 2d, the remainder of the psalms of David previously uncompiled.
To these latter the collector after properly appending the single psalm
of Solomon has affixed the notice that "the prayers of David the
son of Jesse are ended." (Psalmms 72:20) Book III., the interest of
which centers in the times of Hezekiah stretches out, by its last two
psalms, to the reign of Manasseh: it was probably compiled in the reign
of Josiah. It contains seventeen psalms, from Psalm 73-89 eleven by Asaph,
four by the sons of Horah, one (86) by David, and one by Ethan. Book IV.
contains the remainder of the psalms up to the date of the captivity,
There are seventeen, from Psalm 90-106--one by Moses, two by David, and
the rest anonymous. Book V., the psalms of the return, contains
forty-four, from Psalm 107-180--fifteen by David, one by Solomon and the
rest anonymous. There is nothing to distinguish these two books from
each other in respect of outward decoration or arrangement and they may
have been compiled together in the days of Nehemiah.
From: Smith's Bible Dictionary. Fair Use. Presented for educational
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