poetry, but our discussion now will focus on a narrower level of genre. The seven genres which we will describe are the hymn, the lament, the thanksgiving psalm, the psalm of remembrance, the psalm of confidence, the wisdom psalm and the kingship psalm. These seven genres may be broken down further into even narrower genres. This chapter intends to explain how the various genres of psalms may be recognized. The following chapters will deal with some of the interesting issues of interpretation and