Jewish answer: King David was a superlative servant of God, and he composed the Psalms with wording that would be relevant in all times. That is why they make up a significant portion of our prayerbook.
The Psalms (Tehillim), which we might call the soul of the Jewish people, express the yearning of King David and of the entire nation to be close to God.
Their purpose is:
To express love for God
To pray for everything
To pour out one's heart concerning worries, troubles, vicissitudes etc.
To express trust, hope and happiness
To sing to God in gratitude
To praise God's wisdom, kindness, power etc.
According to tradition, King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms and gave it to us in its present form. Seventy-three of the 150 bear his name, and tradition states that the unattributed ones are also from him (Talmud, Berakhot 9b).
Concerning those Psalms that have the names of other authors, tradition teaches that we may thank David for them too (Talmud, Bava Bathra 14b). This is because it was he who recorded them in their permanent form and in a single book. If not for King David, those Psalms would have gone lost.
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be private today and go public tomorrow
The Book of Psalms is written by David who was a musician. Many of the chapters in Psalms is where we get some of our worship music today.
A 'public school' in Victorian England was, ironically, what we would refer to today as a 'private school' - i.e. a fee paying independent school. Some of the great public schools of the Victorian era, all of which still exist today, are Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Repton, Christs Hospital and Westminster. The schools listed are still referred to as 'public schools' and not private schools. There is a subtle difference between the two. A public school is a very exclusive private school and has to be a member of the 'Headmaster's Conference' to be classified as a public school. A 'public school' in the US would be called a 'state school' in the UK (which includes England).
In synagogues.
Michael Myers has written: 'Psalms for Today' 'Brahman' 'Proverbs for Today' 'Passages for Consolation'
Psalms used in Catholic during the liturgy of the word.It used as a prayer and it is sung or read in the mass.To the seminarian,they used it in their liturgy of the hours.
Music is appreciated in religion, especially in Christianity. Music is another form of worship along with prayer. This can be true for many religions. It is actually the most common form of worship within religion today. Music that uses profanity, has sexual references or connotations or drug references are not accepted and looked at as inappropriate. Psalms 100:1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Psalms 100:2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Psalms 150:3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Psalms 150:4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs Psalms 150:5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Psalms 147:1 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. Psalms 149:1 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
State schools are owned and run by the state. Private (public) schools are owned and run by private individuals (usually trusts/charities or relgious bodies today, rather than any single person).
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Yes. And they still do today.
The greek came up with the difference of public and private schools as we use today but now we changed it by having both girls and boys, rich and poor all together.
In Asia some people worship elephants