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  • DAVID DAVIDSON on Psalms 6 - 2 years ago
    To the chief musician upon sheminith . What is sheminith?
  • Chris - In Reply on Psalms 6 - 2 years ago
    Hello David. It's difficult to tell exactly from the Hebrew, but this verse seems to give direction to the chief musician for use of the stringed musical instruments (Neginoth), & specifically an eight-stringed lyre or harp (sheminith). As you might know, many of the Psalms were put to music & sung by Israel, even the early Church as part of their 'hymal', & so this instruction of using stringed instruments may have been used when this Psalm was sung. Six other Psalms are so directed as well.



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