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CLASSIFICATION OF THE PSALMS

CLASSIFICATION OF THE PSALMS
PSALM TYPE	BASIC CHARACTERISTIC(S)	EXAMPLE
HYMNS	Songs of praise and thanksgiving to God for who he is and what he has done	8
PENITENTIAL	Confess sorrow of sin, appeal to God for grace and forgiveness	51
WISDOM	General observations on life, especially God and our relationship to him	1
ROYAL	Focus on the king as son of David and as God’s special instrument to rule his people	110
MESSIANIC	Describe some aspect of the Messiah’s person or ministry	22
IMPRECATORY	Call for God’s judgment against God’s enemies and/or his peoples enemies	137
LAMENT	Lament one’s condition; usually include statement of trust in God, and affirmation of praise to him	3
From: Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Old Testament, A Christian Survey (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999), 307.

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