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It implies a composition that is meant to impart wisdom or understanding, often through reflection or contemplation. In the Psalms, a "maskiyl" is typically a poem that encourages the reader or listener to consider deeply the truths of God and His ways.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, music and poetry were integral to worship and the transmission of religious teachings. The Psalms, many of which are attributed to King David and other leaders, served as both liturgical pieces and personal reflections. The "maskiyl" psalms were likely used in both public worship and private devotion, providing instruction and encouragement to the faithful. The use of music and poetry as a means of teaching reflects the oral culture of the time, where wisdom was often passed down through memorable and artistic expressions.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַשְׂכִּיל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>contemplative poem</b></font> (<font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il 2.</b></font> De and others); — in titles of <a href="/interlinear/psalms/32.htm">Psalm 32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/42.htm">Psalm 42</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/44.htm">Psalm 44</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/45.htm">Psalm 45</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/52.htm">Psalm 52</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/53.htm">Psalm 53</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/54.htm">Psalm 54</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/74.htm">Psalm 74</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/88.htm">Psalm 88</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/89.htm">Psalm 89</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/142.htm">Psalm 142</a>; also <a href="/interlinear/psalms/47-8.htm">Psalm 47:8</a> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">זַמְּרוּ מ</font>: > Ges and others <em>didactic poem</em> (√ <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>4</b></font>); Ew Ri Pe and others <em>skilful, artistic song</em> (√ <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font>); √ <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>alone fits all cases.</b></font> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Maschil <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7919.htm">sakal</a>; instructive, i.e. A didactic poem -- Maschil. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7919.htm">sakal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל מַ֫שְׂכִּ֥יל מַשְׂכִּ֗יל מַשְׂכִּ֥יל מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ משכיל משכיל׃ maś·kîl masKil maśkîl<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/32-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 32:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לְדָוִ֗ד <b> מַ֫שְׂכִּ֥יל </b> אַשְׁרֵ֥י נְֽשׂוּי־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <<[A Psalm] of David, <span class="itali">Maschil.>></span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/32-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> David <span class="itali">Maschil</span> blessed is forgiven<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 42:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/42.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לִבְנֵי־ קֹֽרַח׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/42.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <<To the chief Musician, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> for the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/42-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Musician <span class="itali">Maschil</span> the sons of Korah<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/44-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 44:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/44.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבְנֵי־ קֹ֬רַח <b> מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ </b> אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵ֬ינוּ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/44.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for the sons of Korah, <span class="itali">Maschil.>></span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/44-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Korah <span class="itali">Maschil</span> God our ears<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/45-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 45:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבְנֵי־ קֹ֑רַח <b> מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל </b> שִׁ֣יר יְדִידֹֽת׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Korah, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> A Song<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/45-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the sons of Korah <span class="itali">Maschil</span> A Song of loves<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/52-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 52:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/52.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לְדָוִֽד׃ בְּב֤וֹא ׀</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/52.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <<To the chief Musician, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> [A Psalm] of David,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/52-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Musician <span class="itali">Maschil</span> David came<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/53-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 53:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/53.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַֽל־ מָחֲלַ֗ת <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לְדָוִֽד׃ אָ֘מַ֤ר</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/53.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon Mahalath, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> [A Psalm] of David.>><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/53-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> upon Mahalath <span class="itali">Maschil</span> David has said<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/54-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 54:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/54.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לְדָוִֽד׃ בְּב֣וֹא</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/54.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on Neginoth, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> [A Psalm] of David,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/54-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Musician Neginoth <span class="itali">Maschil</span> David came<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/55-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 55:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/55.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּנְגִינֹ֗ת <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לְדָוִֽד׃ הַאֲזִ֣ינָה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/55.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on Neginoth, <span class="itali">Maschil,</span> [A Psalm] of David.>><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/55-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Musician Neginoth <span class="itali">Maschil</span> David Give<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/74-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 74:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/74.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מַשְׂכִּ֗יל </b> לְאָ֫סָ֥ף לָמָ֣ה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/74.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Asaph.>><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/74-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Asaph why<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/78-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 78:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מַשְׂכִּ֗יל </b> לְאָ֫סָ֥ף הַאֲזִ֣ינָה</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/78.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Asaph.>><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/78-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Asaph Listen<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/88-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 88:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/88.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנּ֑וֹת <b> מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל </b> לְהֵימָ֥ן הָאֶזְרָחִֽי׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/88.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Leannoth, <span class="itali">Maschil</span> of Heman<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/88-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Mahalath Leannoth <span class="itali">Maschil</span> of Heman the Ezrahite<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/89-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 89:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/89.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל </b> לְאֵיתָ֥ן הָֽאֶזְרָחִֽי׃</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/89.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Ethan the Ezrahite.>><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/89-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of Ethan the Ezrahite<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/142-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 142:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/142.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מַשְׂכִּ֥יל </b> לְדָוִ֑ד בִּהְיוֹת֖וֹ</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/142.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of David; A Prayer<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/142-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali"><<Maschil</span> of David was in<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4905.htm">13 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4905.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4905<br>13 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/maskil_4905.htm">maś·kîl — 13 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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