Some Statistics
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The book of Psalms makes up only
about 10% of the OT by length.
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However, about 25% of the OT
quotations in the NT come from the
Psalms, more than any other OT
book.
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According to the UBS Greek NT (3
rd
ed.), there are:
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79 quotations from Psalms in NT
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335 allusions or verbal parallels