Thanksgiving Hymns express the notion that the psalmist is raised to an everlasting height where he enjoys communion with the angels (see, for example, 3.19–29; 6.13). 2) Other Poems Besides the copies of the Thanksgiving Hymns, the caves contained many other poetic compositions that praise and thank God, as well as some descriptions and quotations of prayers and blessings offered daily or on special occasions (such as the Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice). There are two copies of a work called “Psalms
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