1. Tehillim in the Siddur 1-4Yom Kippur 12Shemini Aseret 17Yom Kippur Shaharit 19Shabbat Shaharit 20Shaharit before Uba Lezion 22Purim 23Shabbat Arbit 24Shir Shel Yom Sunday 25Tahanun, Yom Kippur Shaharit 27After Shahrit 29 Kabbalat Shabbat 30Hannukah, Shaharit 32Yom Kippur Shaharit 33-34Shabbat Shaharit 42-43Sukkoth 47Rosh haShanah before Shofar 48Shir Shel Yom Monday 49Bet Abel 51Yom Kippur Shaharit 65?Yom Kippur Shaharit 67Shaharit 68Shavuot 7917 Tamuz 81Shir Shel Yom Thursday 82Shir Shel Yom Tuesday 83Fast Days 84Minha 85Erev Yom Kippur 86Shaharit, Yom Kippur Shaharit 90-91Shabbat Shaharit 92-3Shabbat 94Shir Shel Yom - Wednesday 95 ?Yom Kippur Shaharit 95-100Kabbalat Shabbat 98Shabbat Shaharit 100Shahrit 102-4Yom Kippur Shaharit 104Rosh Hodesh 107Pesah 111Shabbat Minha 113-118 Hallel 119Seuda Shelishit 121-4Shabbat Shaharit 128Berit Milah 130Aseret Yeme Teshuvah Shaharit 135-6Shabbat Shaharit 137Tish’a Beab 144Seuda Shelishit 145-150Shaharit

2. ספר תהלים Psalms What’s in a Name?

3. תהלים Contracted to תלים or תלי in Gemara Ibn Ezra calls it תהלות as in 22:4 (78:4; Ex 15:11) וְאַתָּה קָדוֹשׁ יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל: Plural of תהלה (occurs only once in a heading) From the root הלל

4. Psalms from the Latin “Liber Psalmorum” or “Psalmi” for short which comes from the Greek “ψαλμοι” meaning “a song sung to a stringed instrument” Probably a translation of מזמר (occurs in 57 headings)

5. Types of Psalms by Content Praise, Hymns, תהלים of God: 145-150 of God’s kingship: 93, 97, 99 of God’s city: 48, 84 of God’s Torah: 19, 119

6. Types of Psalms, cont. Prayer, Lament Individual: 9/10, 22 – bodily or mental suffering about 40 such mizmorim Communal: 83, 94 – national oppression both often end with expressions of confidence that their prayers will be heard Complaint, prayer, trust, future thanks

7. Types of Psalms, cont. Thanksgiving Individual: 34 Communal: 67 Other Wisdom: 1 Royal: 2, 18 Historical: 78, 81

8. The Five Books of Tehillim תהלים פרק מא:יד בָּרוּךְ יְדֹוָד אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן: תהלים פרק עב :יח-כ בָּרוּךְ יְדֹוָד אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת לְבַדּוֹ: וּבָרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדוֹ לְעוֹלָם וְיִמָּלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ אֶת כֹּל הָאָרֶץ אָמֵן וְאָמֵן: כָּלּוּ תְפִלּוֹת דָּוִד בֶּן יִשָׁי: תהלים פרק פט :נג בָּרוּךְ יְדֹוָד לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן: תהלים פרק קו :מח בָּרוּךְ יְדֹוָד אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם וְאָמַר כָּל הָעָם אָמֵן הַלְלוּ יָהּ:

9. Headings of Mizmorim Aka Superscription, Title, כותרת 24 Mizmorim have no headings 73 Mizmorim say have לדוד in the heading

10. Do Now: Starting from the beginning of the book, scan the psalm headings looking for the first heading which does not include David.

11. Book 1 Book 2

12. Book 3 Book 4 Book 5

13. Do Now: Split up into pairs. One partner should open to Psalm 14, the other should open to Psalm 53. One partner should read his psalm while the other compares what he hears with his psalm. What is the same? What is different? Can you explain the differences? What do these differences tell us about the compiling of the Book of Psalms?

14. Parallels: 14 (book 1) = 53 (book 2)

15. YHVH & Elokim in Tehillim 1-41: YHVH42-83: Elokim 84-150: YHVH

16. Names of Hashem Mizmorim 42-83 YHVH 45 times Elokim 210 times Other 118 Mizmorim YHVH 584 times Elokim 94 times

17. Structure of Sefer Tehillim 1-41 – Book 1, YHWH Mizmorim from a Davidic collection, mostly prayers 42-72 – Book 2, Elokim Mizmorim from a Davidic Bnei Korah collections, mostly prayers 73- 89 – Book 3, Elokim Mizmorim from Asaf collection and YHVH Mizmorim from Bnei Korah collection, mostly prayers 90-150 – Books 4 &5, mostly praise and thanksgiving (Halleluyah only in this section)

18. Parallels: 40:14-18 (book 1) = 70 (book 2)

19. Parallels: 57:8-12 + 60:7-14 (book 2) = 108 (book 5)