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. All rights reserved.