Holy Book of Psalms

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In the Holy Book of Psalm 139:15,16, the meaning between the English and Arabic translation is slightly different. Is there a way to go back to the Hebrew translation?
In the Holy Book of Psalm 53 and 14 are exactly the same. Why is that psalm listed twice in the Holy Bible?
" Is not (my tears) in your book ?" (Psalm 56:8). Is the psalmist referring to the Holy Bible? Where are these tears listed in the Holy Bible?
" What I did not steal must I now restore ?" (Psalm 69:4) What does the psalmist mean by this verse?
" For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and him whom thou has wounded, they afflict still more " (Psalm 69:26). Who is the Psalmist referring to in this verse?
" Keep me, O Lord, for I have hoped in You... He has manifested His wonders to His saints who are in His earth, and He has wrought all His desires in them.... He is on my…
Where did the verse from Good Friday Psalm ‘they rejected me’ come from. " I am the beloved, rejected as a despised dead man; for they nailed my flesh ." I checked the…
Is King David the only author of the Holy Book of Psalms, or are there other authors? If there are, which psalms did they write?
Why are the Psalms in the Agpeya numbered differently than those in the Holy Bible? For example, Psalm 50 in the Agpeya is Psalm 51 in the Holy Bible.
Regarding the psalms numbering, I understand that the NKJV has a different Psalms numbering compared to the Septuagint. Firstly, I noticed that the on-line Septuagint (…
Could Your Grace elaborate on the 'the power of the psalms'.
I came across a question and an answer on the website, http://www.suscopts.org/q&a/index.php?catid=310, that proves King David not the author of all the psalms. If this…
I want to ask about the promises in Psalm 91 regarding the pandemic, or any "pestilence" we face. Verse 1. " He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall…
I want to ask about the promises in Psalm 91 regarding the pandemic, or any "pestilence" we face. Verse 1. " He who dwells in the secret place of the most high shall…

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