| ........Book 1......... | .........Book 2......... | .........Book 3......... | .........Book 4......... | .........Book 5......... |
| 1-2 no genre 3-6 psalm 7 reel 8-9 (10) psalm 11 no genre 12-13 psalm 14 no genre 15 psalm 16 miktam 17 prayer 18 no genre 19-24 psalm 25-28 no genre 29 psalm 30 song, psalm 31 psalm 32 insight 33,34,35 no genre 36 oracle 37 no genre 38-41 psalm | 42 (43) 44-45 insight 46 song 47 psalm 48 song, psalm 49-51 psalm 52-55 insight 56-60 miktam 61 no genre 62-64 psalm 65 psalm, song 66 song, psalm 67 no genre 68 psalm 69-72 no genre | 73 psalm 74 insight 75-76 psalm, song 77 psalm 78 insight 79 psalm 80 testimony, psalm 81 no genre 82-85 psalm 86 prayer 87 psalm, song 88 song, psalm, insight 89 insight | 90 prayer 91 no genre 92 psalm, song 93-97 no genre 98 psalm 99 no genre 100-101 psalm 102 prayer 103-106 no genre | 107 no genre 108 song, psalm 109 psalm 110 oracle, psalm 111,112,113-119 no genre 120-134 song 135-138 no genre 139-141 psalm 142 insight 143 psalm 144 no genre 145 praise 146-150 no genre |
several have double even triple genre
No prayer in Book 2
The prayers of Book 4 are a significant frame for that book.
No insight (maskil, Kimhi : a poem requiring an interpreter) in Book 4
psalm 14 the double of psalm 53 - one is an insight but the other is not
Miktamim (gold, inscribed, atonement ?) only in Books 1 and 2
Analysis could be impacted by the placement of acrostics (in bold)
A side note re inscriptions: Kimhi cites the tradition that ‘of David : a Psalm signifies that the Holy Spirit rested upon him, and (then) afterwards he uttered a Psalm while a Psalm of David signifies that he uttered a Psalm and (then) afterwards the Holy Spirit rested upon him’. See Psalms 24, 40, 68, 101, 109, 110, 139. That these are the 7 psalms that are marked in this way is an argument in favour of Kimhi’s comment.
