Talk:Psalm 119

Hebrew Acrostic Tradition

Under the Greek Orthodox section one of the article one finds the following line:

"There is a tradition that King David used this psalm to teach his young son Solomon the alphabet—"

It would probably be best to identify this as a Hebrew Tradition. - http://www.havdalahdrasha.org/page_drasha_study_psalm_119.html

Additionally, King David had many sons and daughters, the Tradition states that King David used Psalm 119 to teach all his children the alphabet, not just King Solomon. It would be interesting to explore the use of this Psalm in teaching the Hebrew Alphabet on a historical level. One also could see the similar ideas of teaching the English Alphabet in this manner by Noah Webster's old school Primers.

It is sort of interesting to me that there are not more people talking about these aspects of this Psalm, people from Christianity, Judaism, and even Islam. More of the Literature value would be interesting.Easeltine (talk) 15:20, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

Davidic authorship

The claim that 'Most scholars suspect it to be written by king David' seems questionable. Even among Christian commentaries I have consulted most argue for a post-exilic date, and regardless the phrase 'most scholars suspect' needs more specific wording.130.102.82.185 (talk) 04:09, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Miss numbering of Psalm

You've noted in their text that the longest Psalm is 118, I'm sure you meant 119. 50.53.4.44 (talk) 18:25, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Sorry you misunderstood. This psalm = 119 is the longest, but in several numbering systems it's 118. Please read again, and if still unclear propose a different wording. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 1 November 2022 (UTC)