Midrash Tehillim

Title page of Midrash Tehillim (Prague, 1613)[1]

Midrash Tehillim (Hebrew: מדרש תהלים), also known as Midrash Psalms or Midrash Shocher Tov, is an aggadic midrash to the Psalms.

Midrash Tehillim can be divided into two parts: the first covering Psalms 1–118, the second covering 119–150. The first (and earlier) part has much material dating back to the Talmudic period, although its final composition took place between the 7th and 9th centuries AD. The second part appears to have been compiled in 13th century.[2]

It has been known since the 11th century, when it was quoted by Nathan of Rome,[3] by R. Isaac ben Judah ibn Ghayyat,[4] and by Rashi, who quoted it in his commentary on I Samuel 17:49, and on many other passages.

  1. ^ From the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Friedeman, Caleb T.; Cuénod, James D., eds. (2021). A scripture index to rabbinic literature. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Academic. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-68307-193-8.
  3. ^ Aruch, s.v. סחר
  4. ^ Halakhot, 1b