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Psalm 078 General Notes

Type of psalm

Psalm 78 is a wisdom psalm using Israel's history. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise)

Special concepts in this chapter

Israel's complaining

Although God did one miracle after the other, the people of Israel still complained and failed to believe Yahweh. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe)

Superscription

This is called a "Maschil." The word in the original language has caused scholars to have various opinions about its meaning. Some say it means to instruct, while others say that the word is referring to the skill used in creating the psalm. Still others think it means that meditation should be used in reading this psalm.

Links:

• Psalms 78:1

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