Lessons from the Psalm Inscriptions
In Leading God's People in Prayer and Praise
Series by Ken Puls
Why Consider the Psalm Inscriptions?
Those titles using the Hebrew preposition ל (lamed). They can denote the author(s) of the psalm, the recipient(s) of the psalm, to whom the psalm is dedicated, or possibly whom the psalm is about.
Titles that state the type of poetic genre or musical composition.
[psalm, song, praise, prayer, testimony, michtam, maschil, and shiggaion]
Titles that provide a historical connection for the psalm. They relate the circumstances surrounding the composition of the psalm.
Titles that indicate the liturgical, devotional or didactic use of the psalm.
[For the Sabbath Day, To Bring Remembrance, Of the Ascents]
Titles that explain how the psalm should be musically performed.
[On Flutes, With Stringed Instruments]
What can we learn from the Psalm Inscriptions about Music in Worship?
Appendix
Download a PDF that lists the Psalm Inscriptions highlighted by category
This series is based on a seminar paper for the course
"Special Research in Church Music"
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 1995.
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