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PsalmsSee (besides books listed under Old Testament) studies by A. A. Anderson (1972), D. Kidner (1973, 1975), C. Westermann (1980), W. Brueggemann (1984), and H. J. Kraus (1987, 1989).
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- Bay Psalm Book
Bay Psalm Book, common hymnal of the Massachusetts Bay colony. Written by Richard Mather, John Eliot, and Thomas Weld, it was published in 1640 at Cambridge as The Whole Book of Psalms Faithfu...
- Doeg
Doeg, in the Bible, agent of Saul in the massacre at Nob. title of Psalm 52.
- De profundis
De profundis [Lat.,=from the depths], the opening words of Psalm 130, one of the penitential Psalms, in Jerome's Latin version (see Vulgate); also used as a title for the Psalm.
- Gittith
Gittith, in the titles of Psalms 8, 81, and 84, apparently the name of the tune to which the psalms were to be sung or instrument on which they were to be played.
- Neginah
Neginah, plural Neginoth, in the Bible, direction for the musical accompaniment of a psalm. Psalms 4, 6, 54, 55, 61, 67, 76.
- Venite
Venite [Lat.,=come], Psalm 95, so called from its opening, O come, let us sing unto the Lord. It is the opening psalm of the Roman Catholic matins and of the Anglican morning prayer.
- Achish
Achish, in the Bible, king of Gath with whom David took refuge. He is called Abimelech in the title of Psalm 34.
- Heman
Hemanin the Bible. 1 Wise man; title of Psalm 88. 2 Chief singer.
- Jeduthun
Jeduthun, in the Bible, Levite associated with the temple worship. It is not known why the name appears in the titles of Psalms. 39, 62, and 77.
- Ephratah
Ephratah or Ephrath, in the Bible. 1 See Bethlehem. 2 Wife of Caleb. In Psalm 132 Ephraim may be intended instead of Ephratah.
