Who was the author of the Psalms of David?

Who was the author of the Psalms of David?

Philadelphia: Gedruckt bey Steiner und Cist, 1781. The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testament: and applied to the Christian state and worship. by Isaac Watts. Pocket hymnal. [Boston: Joseph Bunstead, 1793].

Which is an arrangement of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs?

An arrangement of the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D.: to which is added, a supplement of more than three hundred hymns from the best authors, including all the hymns of Dr. Watts, adapted to public worship. [compiled] by James M. Winchell; improved by the addition of two hundred hymns.

Who are the authors of the American hymnody?

Montpelier, Vt.: Published by Lucius Q. C. Bowles: Walton & Gross, printers, 1814. A selection of hymns from the best authors. by elders Paul Himes and Jonathan Wilson. Greenfield, MA: printed by Ansel Phelps, 1817. Psalms carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America.

When was the Bay Psalm Book first printed?

Printing the Bay Psalm Book in 1640 required importing the tools and materials of printing to the new colony.

When did the Book of Psalms become postexilic?

Some are preexilic (before 587), and others are postexilic (after 539), but not as late as the Maccabean period (ca. 165).

Are there any historical psalms in the Bible?

Ps 78, 105, 106 can be considered as “historical” Psalms. Although the majority of the Psalms have a liturgical setting, there are certain prayers that may be termed “liturgies,” so clearly does their structure reflect a liturgical incident (e.g., Ps 15, 24 ).

What are the laments in the Book of Psalms?

In some cases it would seem as if the theme of trust has been lifted out to form a literary type all its own; cf. Ps 23, 62, 91. Among the communal laments can be counted Ps 74 and 79. They complain to the Lord about some national disaster, and try to motivate God to intervene in favor of the suffering people.