It is also better than Old Testament in other ways, for example drawing attention to the language of expression, or to the unity and distinct character of these writings. The belief that only one god is important in a particular place or to a particular people is called henotheism. All interpretation involves circular reasoning, e.g. one must understand the whole before one can understand a part, but the whole is made up of parts. Set apart for God. In the Bible holiness carries both awesome and ethical elements.
Biblical holiness implies right behavior.
The term hymn is used in a particular way in Old Testament Studies. In this technical sense, hymn is a genre that contain disinterested praise, praise for its own sake not as the preparation for a request. Hymns are theocentric . Compared with other genres of psalm their form is more stable. The development gives the reasons for the praising.