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3. Psalm 3
A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom
Psalm 18
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

4. Psalm 51
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba

5. David had unusual musical gifts and was called ‘the hero of Israel’s songs’ (2 Sam 23:1)
David instituted praise in Israel
(1 Chron 16:4)
David was the benchmark for later reforms or the recovery of worship in Israel

6. ‘singing to the Lord began also, accompanied by trumpets and the instruments of David king of Israel’
(2 Chon 29:27)
‘the Levites celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres…[prescribed by] David the man of God’ (Neh 12:27,36)

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