Ten Psalm Categories According
to
Literary Genre
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Hymns of Praise
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8, 19, 33, 66, 100, 103, 104,
111, 113, 114, 117,
145-150.
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Thanksgiving Hymns
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18, 30, 32, 34, 40, 65, 66,
67,
75, 92, 107, 116, 118, 124, 136,
138.
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Individual Laments
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3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9-10, 13, 14, 17,
22,
25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 35, 38, 39, 40,
41,
42-43, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59,
61,
64, 69, 70, 71, 77, 86, 88, 89, 102,
109,
120, 130, 139, 141, 142,
143.
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Community Laments
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12, 44, 58, 60, 74, 79, 80,
83,
85, 90, 94, 123, 126, 129,
137.
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Liturgical Psalms
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15, 24, 50, 68, 81, 82, 115,
134.
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Wisdom Psalms
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1, 19, 36, 37, 49, 73, 78,
112,
119, 127, 128.
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Trust Songs
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11, 16, 23, 27, 62, 63, 91, 121,
125,
131.
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Royal Psalms of the
King
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2, 18, 20, 21, 45, 72, 78, 89,
101,
110, 132, 144.
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Zion Hymns
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46, 48, 76, 84, 87,
122.
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Royal Psalms of
Yahweh
As King
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29, 47, 93, 95-99.
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Source: Lawrence Boadt, “Israelite Worship and
Prayer”, in Reading the Old
Testament: An Introduction (New York: Paulist Press, 1984),
282.
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