Psalms

1. Psalms 1 to 41

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Psalm 17

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Psalm 18

attributed to:	David
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genres:	A royal thanksgiving for a military victory, duplicated in 2 Sm 22.
comments:	"Of David, the servant of the LORD, who sang to the LORD the words of this song after the LORD had rescued him from the clutches of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul" (1 Samuel 24:11–12). I believe the opening statement, "I love you," is rare in the Scriptures. I heard this in one of my Hebrew classes, but have no other source for the claim at the moment.

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Psalm 33

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Psalm 34

attributed to:	David
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genres:	NAB: A thanksgiving in acrostic form, each line beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. In this Psalm one letter is missing and two are in reverse order.
comments:	"When he feigned madness before Abimelech [Achish]], who drove him out and he went away" (1 Samuel 21:13).

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2. Psalms 42 to 72

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Psalm 52

attributed to:	David
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genres:	NAB: A condemnation of the powerful and arrogant (Ps 52:3–6), who bring down upon themselves God’s judgment (Ps 52:7).
comments:	"A maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite entered and reported to Saul, saying to him: 'David has entered the house of Ahimelech'"(1 Samuel 22:9).

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Psalm 54

attributed to:	David
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genres:	lament
comments:	"A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, 'David is hiding among us.'" (1 Samuel 23:19).

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Psalm 56

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comments:	"A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath" (1 Samuel 21:10). NAB: "Are my tears not stored in your flask?" is a unique saying in the Old Testament. The context suggests that the tears are saved because they are precious; God puts a high value on each of the psalmist’s troubles.

Psalm 57

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comments:	"A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave" (1 Samuel 24:1).

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Psalm 59

attributed to:	David
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genres:	lament
comments:	"A miktam of David, when Saul sent people to watch his house and kill him" (1 Sm 19:11).

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Psalm 72

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3. Psalms 73 to 89

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Psalm 74

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Psalm 77

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Psalm 86

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Psalm 88

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Psalm 89

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4. Psalms 90 to 106

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Psalm 91

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Psalm 92

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Psalm 93

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Psalm 94

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Psalm 95

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Psalm 96

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Psalm 97

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Psalm 105

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Psalm 106

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5. Psalms 107 to 150

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Psalm 108

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Psalm 109

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Psalm 110

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Psalm 111

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Psalm 112

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Psalm 113

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Psalm 118

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Psalm 119

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Psalm 122

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Psalm 123

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Psalm 124

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Psalm 125

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Psalm 126

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Psalm 127

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Psalm 128

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Psalm 129

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Psalm 131

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Psalm 132

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Psalm 133

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Psalm 134

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Psalm 135

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Psalm 136

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Psalm 137

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Psalm 138

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Psalm 139

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Psalm 140

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Psalm 141

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Psalm 142

attributed to:	David
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genres:	lament
comments:	"A maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer" (1 Samuel 22:1).

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Psalm 145

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Psalm 146

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Psalm 147

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Psalm 148

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Psalm 150

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