1. The idea of ​​a “shaped” Psalter The Psalter offers us a collection of 150 distinct texts. We now examine how the individual pieces were put together and arranged into groups, to see if we can derive from the internal patterns any clues to the function of the Psalter as a whole.1.) The ends, beginning and end of the Psalter. Psalter, are occupied by texts 1 and 150. Psalm 1 receives the reader with an opening blessing. The reader of the Psalter is first welcomed as a reader of the Law (the Torah), and is reprimanded. This undoubtedly presupposes that the book in the hands of this reader already belongs to the Holy Scriptures, which constitute the third part of the Hebrew canon, after the "Law" and the Prophets. At the other end, Psalm 150 opens. a door in the other direction. Here we find a call to the liturgical chorus: “Let everything that breathes praise the Lord,” a call to cosmic praise from every being gifted with the power of speech. For the author of this Psalm, the Psalter is only a beginning, an introductory exercise in praise. But now the circle is widening and the whole world is being urged to take up the Alleluia, without the need for a text or a songbook. The universal congregation sings in its own way.2.) The Psalter is divided into five books, which is demonstrated by their final doxologies, the change of authorship at major disjunctions (for books I-III), and the structure of the hōdû. and halělû (for books IV-V). The division of the completed Psalter into five books belongs to the last phase of development. The meanings of the five books could be related to the five books that Moses gave to Israel. The analogy with the Book of Five Scrolls (the Pentateuch) and the Moses-David parallel is extreme...... middle of paper ...... the line from the Psalter highlights the faithfulness to the covenant of God, that it points to an eschatological reality beyond that experienced by the original authors or even the editors. Even in the most difficult times, the psalmists maintain hope in God's faithfulness, so that the eternal question: "How long?" betrayed not despair, but a deep hope that God would indeed deliver them; it was only a matter of knowing when his appointed time would come. Childs states: “There was a reinterpretation that sought to understand the promise of David's and Israel's salvation as an eschatological event. » The function of the Psalms: The psalms of praise dominate books 4-5. In the Psalter, praise is the nerve center of spiritual life. Even lamentation is in the direction of praise. The Psalms themselves, although they do not consciously anatomize praise, inform