David ben Yishai was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah, reigning ca. 1010–970 BCE. While almost half of the Psalms are headed "l'David" and tradition identifies several with specific events in David’s life (e.g., Psalms № 3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63 and 142), most scholars consider these headings to be late additions and that no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty. 1 Samuel 16:15-18 describes David as a skillful harp (lyre) player and "the sweet psalmist of Israel."
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Contributed by:
the Mesorah (TaNaKh), David ben Yishai (traditional attribution), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation)
Psalms 145 in Hebrew with English translation. . . .
Contributed by:
the Mesorah (TaNaKh), David ben Yishai (traditional attribution), Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
Ashrei, complete with introductory verses and a lost verse to complete the acrostic from the Chronicle of Gad the Seer. . . .
Contributed by:
Rabbi Sam Seicol, the Mesorah (TaNaKh), David ben Yishai (traditional attribution)
A modern translation of the Ashrei in alphabetic parallel to the Hebrew. . . .
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