David Writes Many Psalms - Psalms
Around 1000 years before the birth of Christ, a shepherd boy, who also became king, was a psalm writer. David was not only musically inclined, but he was also poetic. Art and music are marks of an established kingdom.
The book of Psalms, which is in the Old Testament, was written mainly by David. David was a man after God's heart, and he wrote many psalms that described his relationship with God, and gave much description of what God is like. David also gave prophecies about the Christ who was to come, in the psalms that he wrote.
There are five different types of psalms. There were psalms that were made up of crying out to God for help. There were psalms that included confessions for sin. Psalm 51 is an example of that kind of psalm, in which David reflects on his sin with Bathsheba. It also expresses his sorrow for sin, and desire for restoration to God. There are prayers in the Psalms that call for God to avenge David's enemies, who really were God's enemies. This type of psalm is called, 'imprecatory' psalm. There are also psalms of praise and thanksgiving.
The Psalms have been used throughout church history and are still continuing to be used today as part of worship services and in church liturgy.
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