Bible Question: Did David write the book of psalms |
Bible Answer: dody From the divine perspective, the Psalter points to God as its author. Approaching authorship from the human side one can identify a collection of more than 7 composers. King David wrote at least 75 of the 150 psalms; the sons of Korah accounted for 10 (Pss. 42, 44–49, 84, 85, 87); and Asaph contributed 12 (Pss. 50, 73–83). Other penmen included Solomon (Pss. 72, 127), Moses (Ps. 90), Heman (Ps. 88), and Ethan (Ps. 89). The remaining 48 psalms remain anonymous in their authorship, although Ezra is thought to be the author of some. The time range of the Psalms extends from Moses, ca. 1410 b.c. (Ps. 90), to the late sixth or early fifth century b.c. post-Exilic period (Ps. 126), which spans about 900 years of Jewish history. MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Ps 1:1). Nashville: Word Pub. EdB |
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