…Psalm.
I’ve seen it as Psalm (no ‘s’)
And, I’ve seen it as Psalms (with an ‘s’)
Which one is technically correct?
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The Word “Psalm” means ‘song’ -
Both are correct.
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it is Psalms in my Bible
Psalms. It’s plural, there are 150 of them.
The book is called “Psalms.”
Each individual poem within the book is called a “Psalm.”
The Hebrew name for the book of Psalms is “Tehilim,” which means ‘praises.’ It is a collection of songs / prayers / poetry praising God, which implies plurality.
Yes it is both in fact.
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Both… The BOOK is Psalms, but an Individual “chapter” can be referenced as Psalm 63 (the 63rd Psalm) or Psalms 63 (the 63rd chapter in the book).
I think it is Psalms (plural)
Psalms.
PSALMS, BOOK OF
A collection of prayers, poems, and hymns that focus the worshiper’s thoughts on God in praise and adoration. Parts of this Book were used as a hymnal in the worship services of ancient Israel. The musical heritage of the psalms is demonstrated by its title. It comes from a Greek word which means “a song sung to the accompaniment of a musical instrument.”
Structure of the Book. With 150 individual psalms, this Book is clearly the longest in the Bible. It is also one of the most diverse, since the psalms deal with such subjects as God and His creation, war, worship, wisdom, sin and evil, judgment, justice, and the coming of the Messiah. In the original Hebrew manuscripts, this long collection of 150 psalms was divided into five sections: Book 1 <1-41>; Book 2 <42--72>; Book 3 <73--89>; Book 4 <90--106>; and Book 5 <107--150>. Each of these major sections closes with a brief prayer of praise. Many modern translations of the Bible, including the NKJV, retain this fivefold division.
Scholars are not sure exactly why the Book of Psalms was organized in this manner. One theory is that it was divided into five sections as a sort of parallel to the Pentateuch– the first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). But other scholars believe the five sections were different collections of psalms that circulated at different times in Israel’s history. These five small collections were finally placed together, they believe, to form the large compilation which we know today as the Book of Psalms.
Both are correct and the usage of the word Psalm or Psalms may vary from Bible to Bible.
For example my KJV and NLT bibles use: Psalm
While my NIV bible uses: Psalms
The hebrew name for this is called ” Book of Praises”. Being “praises” is plural my guess would be that Psalms should be plural too. Unless referring to one of them…then I would call one a psalm…a praise.