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Chapter 6: Composition of Psalms 3-8psalms. However, Psalms 9-10 were originally a single psalm, so the לְ‏ דָ‏ וִ‏ דheading of Psalm 9 subsumes Psalm 10 (so Bratcher and Reyburn 1991;Motyer 1994; Craigie 1998; Broyles 1999; Strugnell and Eshel 2001; Wilcock2001; Clifford 2002; Wilson 2002; Terrien 2003; Miller 2004; Goldingay 2006;Labuschagne 2007). Similarly, it is probable that the לְ‏ דָ‏ וִ‏ ד inscription in theheading of Psalm 32 covers Psalm 33 as well (e.g., Anderson 1994).According to Craigie (1998:270, note 1), both the Septuagint and the Qumranevidence (see 4QPs) attribute Psalm 33 to David, while there are eightHebrew manuscripts which join Psalms 32 and 33. Craigie tentativelyconcludes that Psalms 32 and 33 were originally separate compositions, eachwith its own Davidic inscription. Then they were combined into one psalm fora period, which resulted in the removal of Psalm 33’s heading. When the twopsalms were later separated again, the heading of Psalm 33 had fallenaway. 121If we are correct in judging that Psalms 1 and 2 serve as an editorialintroduction to the Psalter (e.g., Brennan 1976 and 1980; Childs 1979; Wilson1985a; Zenger 1993; Limburg 1996; McCann 1996; Wilcock 2001; Cole 2002121 For a fuller treatment, see Wilson (1985a), “The use of ‘untitled’ psalms in the Hebrew”,especially pages 405-407.233