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3419.— Who Wrote the Psalms?

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, Cal. · Apr 25, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 17.

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3419.— Who Wrote the Psalms?

David is spoken of as the "psalmist." Did he write all the psalms?
No; the titles of the individual Psalms tell us this. Seventy-three were written by David, and according to the Septuagint, about eleven more. Eleven were written by the sons of Korah, noted musicians; twelve by Asaph, a leader in song; two by Solomon; one by Moses; one by Ethan the Ezrahite; and of fifty the authors are not given. There seems to be strong internal evidence that Daniel wrote Psalm 119. Psalms 126, 137 were written after the Babylonian captivity. God had not a few great singers.