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This article surveys the form, content, and theology of the Book of Psalms. The Book of Psalms is amongst the Writings in the canon of the Old Testament and has from early times been used as a book of worship and prayer in Jewish and Christian communities. The Psalter contains 150 psalms, and is itself divided into five books with varying numbers of psalms in each, varying also in length and differing greatly in theological content. This article surveys the form, content, and theology of Psalms.
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This paper explores the relationship between wisdom psalms and the cult, asking whether Mowinckel's characterization of the wisdom psalms as late and non-cultic is justified. It explores the possibility of wisdom influence on the psalter in early and later times, looking at questions of context and theology. Rather than seeing wisdom influence as mainly a scribal activity that was a post-exilic editing of the final form of the psalter, it is argued that the influence of wisdom went back to the days of the early Israelite cult. Its influence was strong also in post-exilic times, which confirms a connection between wisdom and cult at this stage (Perdue), however wisdom forms that shaped the literary development of some psalms and wisdom ideas that included an emphasis on creation and order are seen to be an essential part of the earliest self-identification of Israel through her worship.