Maschil: etc. or, A Psalm of Heman the Ezrahite, giving instruction, Supposed to have been written by Heman, son of Zerah, and grandson of Judah, on the oppression of the Hebrews in Egypt.
Heman: 1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6
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Psalms 88:1
Psalms 88:1
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