Psalm 78
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Psalm 78 is the 78th psalm in the biblical
Book of Psalms. It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph
and is described as a "maskil
".
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
Book of Psalms. It is one of the 12 Psalms of Asaph
Psalms of Asaph
The Psalms of Asaph are the twelve psalms numbered 50 and 73 – 83 of the Book of Psalms. The origin and identity of the person of Asaph is ambiguous, and it is difficult to know whether or not there was an identifiable progenitor for this family name...
and is described as a "maskil
Maskil
Maskil :* A Hebrew literary musical term occurring in the heading of some psalms.* Title of honor, meaning "scholar" or "enlightened man," used by Isaac Israeli ben Joseph in the 14th century to refer to his Italian Jewish colleagues....
".
Uses in Judaism
- Is recited on the third thru sixth days of PassoverPassoverPassover is a Jewish holiday and festival. It commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt...
in some traditions. - Verse 36-37 are found in the Foundation of Repentance recited on the eve of Rosh HashanahRosh HashanahRosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
. - Verse 38 (V'hu Rachum) is the first verse of a paragraph by the same name in Pesukei Dezimra, is the seventeenth verse of Yehi KivodYehi KivodYehi kevod is a prayer recited daily during Pesukei Dezimra prior to Ashrei...
in Pesukei Dezimra, is the opening verse of the long TachanunTachanunTachanun or , also called nefillat apayim is part of Judaism's morning and afternoon services, after the recitation of the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services...
recited on Mondays and Thursdays, is found in Uva LetzionUva LetzionUva letzion are the Hebrew opening words, and colloquially the name, of the closing prayer of the weekday morning service, before which one should not leave the synagogue...
, and is one of two verses recited at the beginning of MaarivMaarivMaariv is a Hebrew language daily newspaper published in Israel. It is second in sales after Yedioth Ahronoth and third in readership after Yedioth Ahronoth and Israel HaYom. In a TGI survey comparing the last half of 2009 with the same period in 2008, Maariv saw its market share fall slightly...
. - Verse 54 is part of Pirkei Avot Chapter 6, no. 10.
- Verse 61 is part of the long TachanunTachanunTachanun or , also called nefillat apayim is part of Judaism's morning and afternoon services, after the recitation of the Amidah, the central part of the daily Jewish prayer services...
recited on Mondays and Thursdays.