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LISTEN TO THE BOOK THAT CHANGES YOUR LIVES! The book of Psalms

The book of Psalms is one of the most important books in the Bible. It is a collection of 150 religious poems. The name "psalms" indicates the character of these poems, poems that were sung or accompanied by a musical instrument. In the Hebrew Bible the collection bears the title "Praises". In the Greek language it also appears under the title "Psalterio".

Psalms are also classified into categories according to their content. The main thematic categories are the following:

Psalms of Trust (3, 4, 20, 55, 61, 91, 125)

Psalms of thanksgiving (9, 18, 21, 28, 33, 34, 66, 76, 85, 116, 124, 135, 138)

Psalms of praise (30, 34, 40, 113, 117, 124, 145, 146-150)

Psalms of repentance and confession (6, 25, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143)

Psalm of Mercy (51)

Psalm of Pain (69)

Psalms for Protection (5, 7, 41, 64, 140, 141)

Lament (79)

Messianic Psalms (2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 69, 89, 110, 118, 132 prophetic of the Messiah)

Theocratic Psalms (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 refer to God's sovereignty)

Historical Psalms (78, 81, 105, 106, 114)

Psalms of the Ascension (120-134)

Morning prayer (5)

Prayers (28, 34, 52, 54, 56, 57)

Beatitudes (1, 84)

Reflections (36)

Battleships (46, 68, 144)

War Mileage (108)

Cursing Psalms (35, 52, 58, 59, 69, 109, 137)

Acrostic Psalms-Alphabetical (25, 34, 111, 112, 119, 145)

Psalms beginning and ending with "hallelujah" (146-150)

The use of psalms in the spiritual life

Statistics

The New Testament uses 283 references from the Old Testament. The 116 references are from the Psalms

116 psalms out of 150 have titles

100 psalms are attributed to an author, the remaining fifty are anonymous

The longest psalm is the 119th (176 verses) and the shortest is the 117th (2 verses)

The book of Psalms is the largest book in the Bible (150 chapters, 2461 verses)

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text: Vernacular translation, by the Hellenic Bible Society.
video editing: antontasos