Psalms

Form—Psalms 12 starts as a lament by David crying out for help; summoning Yahweh to intervene (v.1). In v. 1-4 David makes his complaint and reason for the prayer of help (describing the wickedness of all), with an answer after every statement on what the Lord should do to those that commit the action described. Thus, v. 2 is answered, almost in the form of a syntax parallelism, by v.3—the same is true for vs. 4 & 5. v.5b—David induces Yahweh to intervene by stating, “I [Yahweh] will spring into…

The Book of Psalms, is one of the valued books all the books in the Old Testament, It is a collection of poems, hymns, and prayers and convey the spiritual feeling of the Jews, at that time. The Book of Psalms adds to the insight regarding the religious life Israel in ancient times along with the prophets. The inner beauty of the human heart is expressed in terms of hope, love, sorrow, faith, doubts and trust. Unlike the books of Prophets, where it is possible to figure out approximately the…

Psalms 8 was a very straightforward piece and fairly easy to shuffle through. This directly influenced my reaction and decision to do this piece. I figured that it would be a simple piece to rewrite, plus it was short enough that this would be a doable task. My initial reaction to this chapter was a sense of impression. I wasn’t expecting all the things the author was able to pull in with only nine verses. They traveled from babies, to space, the heavens, and to humans and animals. They were…

Psalm 75 is a psalm that praises God for His blessings. I can tell it is a psalm of praise because it has three identifiable parts. The first part tells how God knows the set time that the end will come. The second recognizable part describes the judgment of God, and the last part declares that the writer will praise God forever. I believe the overall message of the psalm is that God knows the time the earth will fade away, the proud will be humbled and the righteous exalted, and those guilty of…

1. Introduction “Many Psalms were originally human words to God in prayer or praise. But once they were included in the canonical book, these texts became God’s word to humans to teach us how to pray and praise” (Futato 2007: 59). The book of Psalms is divided into prayers, poems and songs and as a result it remains relevant to the believer’s spiritual wellbeing through their season of lamentation, thanksgiving, and praise and so forth. The psalms are human beings’ responses to God’s words and…

#1 – The Genre The genre of Psalms is an anthology. #2 – Generic or Intrinsic conception The generic conception of Psalm 1 promotes the way of the righteous by representing characteristics and outcomes of a righteous man in comparison to characteristics and outcomes of an ungodly man through a song. #3 – Observations - Literary: o In Psalm 1, there are clear contrast and illustration present. Psalm 1 makes a contrast between a righteous man and the ungodly. The author takes this comparison…

Psalms 23 is a popular yet, powerful scripture in the King James Version of the bible. Psalms 23 expresses deep comfort within our hearts. This scripture acknowledges us of how we should respond to the times of difficulty. Although it only has six verses, it expresses many literary terms. Brevity, imagery, emotion, subjectivity, and poetic language is demonstrated in Psalms 23. In this lyric poem, Psalms 23 indicates brevity, with a stanza of six literary verses. In verse one, “The lord is my…

Imprecatory Psalms, according to Bullock, are “psalms of anger” and “psalms of wrath” in which the “psalmist prayed that evil would befall their persecutors.” This forum entry reflects on the Imprecatory Psalms in relation to their Old Testament context; what they teach about God and God’s judgement; and how they should be viewed in light of the New Testament. Finally, the author’s conveys his view as to whether the Imprecatory Psalms should be used as a model for prayer. Imprecatory Psalms…

Psalm 68 is an amazing poem written by David that gives insight into the character and qualities of God as sovereign king of both Israel and the world. What is more, the psalm bounces back and forth from speaking to God; using personal pronouns such as ‘you,’ and at the same time David is telling the reader about God. Both of these methods lend well for worship. In addition, David was a king, so his perspective of God as king and the role of the king for his people threads all the way through…

Psalm 51 David wrote Psalm 51 after a moment of weakness lead to an affair with a married woman, he then had her husband killed so he could keep her for himself. Many have called David a man after God’s own heart, but this story of his failure proves his humanness and makes his story more relatable. The story in 2 Samuel 11-12 explains David’s mistakes, God’s unhappiness with him and the consequences that David suffered for his misdeeds. The story ends with what should be tragedy in the death…