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1 | Psalms of Lament | Psalm | Just Read Mark | 122318 | ||
Exciting! I love that quote about the end of 56. May God train our hearts to be so fiercely honest in prayer, and then to find such trust at the end.... Psalm 120 still seems a lament to me. While it does begin with praise for God's listening ear, this fits with "address," part of a lament --- for these psalms begin with an acknowlegment of who the person is praying TO. ... in this case, to God who listens to our distressed cries. There is confidence about what God will do ("what shall be done to you, you false tongue?") --- but the psalm still leaves the supplicant living amid warring and godless folk. "Woe to me." Psalm 120 begins the Psalms of Ascent -- a mini-psalter within the psalter, that was used as pilgrims journeyed to the Temple. So, the lament causes the writer to leave Kedar, and move toward the joy of Jerusalem (psalm 134, or 135). Have you read Eugene Peterson's book on these Psalms, called "A Long Obedience in the Same Direction?" I enjoyed that a lot. I find the Psalter quite long, without a sustained narrative to hold it together; therefore grouping them in different ways helps me to sink my teeth in better. Thanks for your posts. They are pointing me back into the Word. JRM |
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2 | Psalms of Lament | Psalm | Morant61 | 122321 | ||
Greetings JRM! I am sure that the classifications can be very subjective at times! :-) I haven't read Eugene Peterson's book yet. I probably should, since if I remember correctly he is Nazarene, as am I! :-) This class on the Psalms was one of my favorites in college. Westermann has a wonderful section on praise. He points out there are two types of praise - declarative and descriptive. Declarative praise proclaims what God has done. Descriptive praise proclaims what God is like. One of the powerful points he made in this book was that praise never beings with 'I' or 'We'. It always begins with 'God' as the focal point. So, one of the assignments we had in this class was to practice praising God with using the word 'I'. It was tough! :-) Keep up the good work! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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