The
Book of Psalms,
Tehillim in
Hebrew ( or
meaning "Praises"), commonly referred to simply as
Psalms or "the Psalms", is the first book of the
Ketuvim ("Writings"), the third section of the
Hebrew Bible, and a book of the
Christian Old Testament. The title is derived from the Greek translation, ψαλμοί
psalmoi, meaning "instrumental music" and, by extension, "the words accompanying the music." The book is an
anthology of individual , with 150 in the Jewish and Western Christian tradition and more in the Eastern Christian churches. Many of the psalms are linked to the name of
King David, although his authorship is not accepted by modern
Bible scholars.