A U T H O R S H I P O F P S A L M S
C h a p t e r / A u t h o r *
1 Unknown
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26 David
|
51 David
|
76 Asaph
|
101 David |
126 Unknown
|
2 "
|
27 "
|
52 "
|
77 "
|
102 Unknown |
127 Solomon |
3 David
|
28 "
|
53 "
|
78 "
|
103 David
|
128 Unknown
|
4 "
|
29 "
|
54 "
|
79 "
|
104 Unknown
|
129 "
|
5 "
|
30 "
|
55 "
|
80 "
|
105 "
|
130 "
|
6 "
|
31 "
|
56 "
|
81 "
|
106 "
|
131 David
|
7 "
|
32 "
|
57 "
|
82 "
|
107 "
|
132 Unknown |
8 "
|
33 Unknown
|
58 "
|
83 "
|
108 David
|
133 David
|
9 "
|
34 David
|
59 "
|
84 Korah |
109 "
|
134 Unknown
|
10 Unknown
|
35 "
|
60 "
|
85 "
|
110 "
|
135 "
|
11 David
|
36 "
|
61 "
|
86 David |
111 Unknown
|
136 "
|
12 "
|
37 "
|
62 "
|
87 Korah |
112 "
|
137 "
|
13 "
|
38 "
|
63 "
|
88 "
|
113 "
|
138 David
|
14 "
|
39 "
|
64 "
|
89 Ethan
|
114 "
|
139 "
|
15 "
|
40 "
|
65 "
|
90 Moses
|
115 "
|
140 "
|
16 "
|
41 "
|
66 Unknown
|
91 Unknown
|
116 "
|
141 "
|
17 "
|
42 Korah
|
67 "
|
92 "
|
117 "
|
142 "
|
18 "
|
43 Unknown
|
68 David
|
93 "
|
118 "
|
143 "
|
19 "
|
44 Korah
|
69 "
|
94 "
|
119 "
|
144 "
|
20 "
|
45 "
|
70 "
|
95 "
|
120 "
|
145 "
|
21 "
|
46 "
|
71 Unknown
|
96 "
|
121 "
|
146 Unknown
|
22 "
|
47 "
|
72 Solomon |
97 "
|
122 David
|
147 "
|
23 "
|
48 "
|
73 Asaph
|
98 "
|
123 Unknown
|
148 "
|
24 "
|
49 "
|
74 "
|
99 "
|
124 David
|
149 "
|
25 "
|
50 Asaph
|
75 "
|
100 "
|
125 Unknown
|
150 "
|
In the ancient Hebrew, Psalms is composed of 5 books compiled at various times with a doxology closing each one:
Book One:
Psalms 1 - 41 [Collected during Davidic times]
Book Two:
Psalms 42 - 72
Book Three:
Psalms 73 - 89 [Collected after the fall of Jerusalem, 586 B.C.]
Book Four:
Psalms 90 - 106
Book Five:
Psalms 107 - 150 [Post-exilic collection]
* Others may differ with the above attributions, but if nothing was ever stated because of those differences,
then nothing would ever become stated to begin learning.
Therefore, although there is some question as to the
author of certain works, in the main most are attributed as follows:
David =
|
73
|
Asaph =
|
12
|
Korah =
|
11
|
Solomon =
|
2
|
Moses =
|
1
|
Ethan =
|
1
|
Unknown =
|
50
|
TOTAL =
|
150
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View a Summary of Psalms
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