Of the 150 Psalms, 36 Psalms have 47 total occurrences of 18 different terms in their superscriptions:
| Neginoth | 4:1; 6:1; 54:1; 55:1; 67:1; 76:1 | 6 |
| Nehiloth | 5:1 | 1 |
| Sheminith | 6:1; 12:1 | 2 |
| Shiggaion | 7:1 | 1 |
| Gittith | 8:1; 81:1; 84:1 | 3 |
| Muth-labben | 9:1 | 1 |
| Michtam | 16:1; 56:1; 57:1; 58:1; 59:1; 60:1 | 6 |
| Aijeleth Shahar | 22:1 | 1 |
| Maschil | 32:1; 42:1; 44:1; 45:1; 52:1; 53:1; 54:1; 55:1; 74:1; 78:1; 88:1; 89:1; 142:1 | 13 |
| Shoshannim | 45:1; 69:1 | 2 |
| Alamoth | 46:1 | 1 |
| Mahalath | 53:1 | 1 |
| Jonath-elem-rechokim | 56:1 | 1 |
| Al-taschith | 57:1; 58:1; 59:1; 75:1 | 4 |
| Shushan-eduth | 60:1 | 1 |
| Neginah | 61:1 | 1 |
| Shoshannim-Eduth | 80:1 | 1 |
| Mahalath Leannoth | 88:1 | 1 |
| 47 |
Notes:
1. The terms are listed in the order that they first appear in the Psalms.
2. These terms occur in the following 36 Psalms: 4-9; 12; 16; 22; 32; 42; 44-46; 52-59; 60-61; 67; 69; 74-76; 78; 80-81; 84; 88-89; 142.
3. Book IV of the Psalms (90-106) does not have any occurrences of these terms.
4. Scripture itself does not provide the meanings of any of these terms in the Psalms themselves.
5. All but one of these terms (Shiggaion [7:1]) occur at least once in superscriptions that are directed to the Chief Musician, which indicates that the terms have some kind of musical significance. Occurrences of the terms that are not in a Psalm that is directed to the Chief Musician are noted in italics in the table.
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