Ay´saf; Heb., "collector" 1 The father of the Joah who was recorder in the court of King Hezekiah of Judah (727-698 BCE; 2Kgs 18:18). 2 A musician who was among those whom David appointed to oversee music in worship (1Chr 6:39) and who sang at the dedication of Solomon's Temple (2Chr 5:12).A number of psalms were also attributed to him (Ps 50; Ps 73-83). 3 A Levite whose descendants Who is Asaph? Asaph is a name that appears several times in the Bible, particularly in the book of Psalms. He was a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the temple during the reigns of King David and his son Solomon. Asaph was responsible for leading the choir in the worship of God and composing psalms that were sung during the temple services. Asaph [Ā'saph]— he that gathered or removed reproach. Father of Joah who was the recorder to Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:18, 37; 2 Chron. 29:13; Isa. 36:3, 22 ). Son of Berechiah of the Gershonite family appointed by David over the service of song and by Solomon in the Temple services ( 1 Chron. 6:39; 15:17, 19 ). David called this Asaph "the ASAPH ā' săf ( אָסָ֖ף, collecter or gatherer ). 1. The most prominent person bearing this name was Asaph, son of Berachiah, of the family of Gershom, who headed the service of music in the reigns of David and Solomon ( 1 Chron 6:39; 15:17; 16:5; 2 Chron 5:12 ). Superscriptions of twelve psalms ( Ps. 50, 73-83) indicate Asaphic authorship. This is the third volume in the series 'Studies in the Psalter', following The Psalms of the Sons of Korah(1982) and The Prayers of David (1990). Sensibly using the Revised Version of 1881, Goulder attempts a detailed analysis of Psalms 50 and 78-83 based on the place and order they occupy in the Hebrew Psalter. These give us clues to the identity of the Asaphites, the development of |brf| dru| rfp| zhj| vdq| hea| nti| nal| abe| idz| axr| ebo| fls| ccc| aik| wca| rxc| hlm| lbi| uhv| gux| szo| tph| ocv| owj| fjy| rvo| igf| qcu| kbi| pgd| lni| res| hun| tyy| qyv| owe| kvt| yev| gwd| wxd| foq| kgw| xcy| ttb| dss| aeo| lcg| axt| dtl|