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Psalms and Song of Songs

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Poetry
    31 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Poetic Structures
    22 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Praise and Lament
    24 Activities
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    2 Assessments
  4. Lesson Four
    The Diversity of Psalms
    28 Activities
  5. Lesson Five
    Song of Songs
    20 Activities
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Psalms and Song of Songs The Diversity of Psalms In | Workbook: Historical Notes in the Psalms, Part 2
Lesson 4, Activity 5

In | Workbook: Historical Notes in the Psalms, Part 2

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[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]

Three of the titles (Psalms 56, 57 and 60) indicate the tune of the song. Thirteen hymns include this instruction, with the tune for “Do Not Destroy,” being the most commonly referenced. 

Those same three titles identify themselves as miktams, the meaning of which is disputed by scholars. 

  1. What do you notice about the circumstances described in Psalms 56, 57 and 60 that might clue us in to the meaning of the label miktam?