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Is there any significance to the fact that there are exactly 150 Psalms?
Not especially that I know of. In fact, the Midrash writes that King David authored 147 psalms rather than 150 – corresponding to the lifespan of our forefather Jacob (Sofrim 15:10, Yerushalmi Shabbos 16). The mystery is more why we have 150 today. Most likely, a few longer ones were divided over the years. In fact, the Talmud makes mention of the fact that psalms 1 and 2 used to be a single chapter but were later divided (Brachos 9b, see also Tosafot to Pesachim 117a).
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