True or false? False
Jewish answer:
According to certain classical Jewish commentaries, the answer is Yes.
Perhaps from the Psalms themselves. The accompanying notes to the Psalms in the Bible often read, "for the lyre", or "for the stringed instruments." These notes suggest that King David assigned certain musical instruments to accompany the recitation of the psalms as he wrote them.
Scholars have found evidence of patterns such as parallelism and recurring themes in the Psalms. These patterns indicate deliberate structuring and repetition of phrases or ideas, suggesting a form of poetry or musical composition with rhythmic elements. The regularity and consistency of these patterns support the idea of intentional design for musical or liturgical purposes.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
I think that the word - selah - which appears 75 times, mainly as a 'sentence' on its own in many of the Psalms is untranslated. It is 'thought to be' a musical direction.
A canticle (from the Latin canticulum, a diminutive of canticum, song) is a hymn (strictly excluding the Psalms) taken from the Bible. The term is often expanded to include ancient non-biblical hymns such as the Te Deum and certain psalms used liturgically.
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In the 1769 edition of the King James Version of the Bible there are 1,189 chapters 31,102 verses and 788,280 words These are the standard books of the KJV and do not include the apocrypha. Neither do tey include the headings or musical instructions given in some psalms.
The bible says to make a joyful sound to the lord, with musical instruments in the book of Psalms.
Aleph is the name of a Hebrew letter, not a person. All 150 psalms in the Bible include the letter aleph (א).
The book of Psalms is an ancient song-book, so it includes contributions from many authors. Some of these include King David, Asaph, and Moses. Many of the Psalms have unknown authorship.
Prayers, psalms, or readings that were read during a certain time of the day.
There is only one book of Psalms in the Bible. The writes of the different chapters in the book of Psalms include King David, Heman the Ezrahite, Ethan the Ezrahite, Solomon, and Moses.