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MASKIL

(Heb. maśkîl)

A technical word used in the titles of Pss. 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, 142, , apparently designating something about either the content or performance of each psalm. Suggested translations include “meditation,” “a didactic poem,” “a psalm of understanding,” “a choice or delicate, skillfully composed song.” The word may be derived from Heb. śāḵal, translated in the Wisdom Literature variously as “skillful,” “wise,” to teach,” but this meaning seems appropriate only in Pss. 32, 78. More likely the word refers to some part of the musical performance of the psalm (cf. 2 Chr. 30:21-22).

Michael D. Hildenbrand






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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