Analysis Of The Spirituality Of Psalms By Walter Brueggeman

DeClaisse-Walford offers an informed commentary of the psalm while also focusing on the entire structure and history of the Hebrew Psalter as opposed to other authors who do the analysis alone.

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In Psalms 34:17-20 it says “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.” I believe this is a great symbolic allegory of the darkness that slavery birthed into our world. Each of these were bonded together in hopeless but in each case and region had different difficulties that had to face. Each using their life story to be a beacon of hope to others that freedom was within reach

Few people in the United States, whether a member of the Christian church or not, would argue with the statement that the American Christian Church has external and internal struggles it has been facing for years. An issue that the American church has really struggled with recently is the issue of homosexuality and the sinfulness of it. The book Struggling with Scripture by authors Walter Brueggemann, William C. Placher, and Brian K. Blount each write their thoughts on the interpretation of scripture and how it relates to this issue. These authors present an overarching message that to struggle with the scriptures is a true sign of a person’s religious faithfulness. They deliver their opinions and thoughts from a place of both personal devotion to the bible and intense study of the scriptures. This book encourages the reader that the Christian life is not one of ease, but is instead one of struggling with the living Word leading to growth and revelation of God’s presence.

In the documents Lessons for Women, Psalms of the Sisters and History of Rome all explain the different gender systems and their roles. Lessons for women, was a about a lady named Ban Zhao who was a Chinese women that wrote lessons for women. In the document Psalms of the Sisters was written by women about religious experience of women. The document 5.3 History of Rome, states Roman women demanded repeal of a tax on luxury items for women long after the Punic Wars were over. In each document they tell a different role for women because women rights were not taken seriously in some civilizations.

The communication principle that is outlined in this paper is about communicating lies and what the outcome of lying is. In the book of Psalm, it explains very clear about the bibles stance on lying. Psalm 59:12-13:12 reads, “For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter, 13 consume them in your wrath; consume them till they are no more. Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.”

The idea of a life without opposition is a fantasy to all humanity. We inquire on different method to elude our opposition, rather than equipping ourselves with practical solutions to withstand the oppositions. Satan has worked overtime to victimize the church into believing that we have no control over our mind, our actions, and our outcome. We are convinced that all opposition is bad or conjured by the enemy, when in reality many of our opposition is self-inflicted or sometime just out of our control. The armor of God is our only answer to our victory over spiritual warfare. The truth of God’s word holds up our spiritual armor together. We need to trust that the one who is truth, and the truth of his word in order to put on the loin belt of truth. Every part of the armor reflect members of our body that needs protection our mind, heart, our direction, our physical health and that is just scratching the surface of the enemy target. “You have forfeited your victory by rejecting the most important piece of weaponry of all: the Word of God” Rick Renner. Through the armor of God, comes the attributes of God that alter our attitude and self-reflection. Furthermore, the information provided through the course of this reading was not only familiar but also expounded on a deeper level of what it mean to wear the armor of God, the responsibility in maintaining the armor of God, and the power of the armor of God as we summit our flesh and mind to the Holy Spirit.

Last fall one of my classmates brought Psalm 91 to my attention. I had been going through a tough time for several years and another cutting event had just taken place. I felt as if I was at the end of my rope. She reached out to me and told me to hang onto this Psalm, that it can be my refuge as I walk through this difficult journey. I like what Kidner says about dangers, “Most of these dangers are of a kind which strike unseen, against which the strong are helpless as the weak” (Kidner, 1973, p. 364). This is how I felt when going through this latest turmoil. I could not physically see the danger, but the pain of the danger enveloped me like a thick and heavy fog. I felt completely helpless and weak, but Psalm 91 gave me an atmosphere

The attendance of the Lord as shepherd is present throughout the Holy Bible. Whether being accountable of the primary duty of providing animals with sufficient food and water, protecting the sheep, or just plain caring for the sheep like David, the responsibility of the shepherd is making sure every facet of a sheep’s life is taken care of. The rationale of this paper is to give an exposition of Psalm 23, while reflecting on Psalms as a whole, in order to give adequate evidence for arriving at a conclusion that proves the LORD is the only necessity in an individual’s life in regards to the role of a servant.

5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.

In the Old Testament, Heman the Ezrahite, the son of Joel and the grandson of Samuel the judge and prophet of Israel, wrote Psalm 88. This Psalm is a very unique one in that it is the only one that does not end with an assertion of comfort or joy. It is very sad and melancholy and you can tell that it was written by someone in a very depressive state:

The well-known philosopher Voltaire once said, “doubt . . . is an illness that comes from knowledge and leads to madness”. Many people are raised with a belief instilled in them. As people mature and learn more about the world, many start to question their religious identities. Many people don’t doubt God’s existence publicly because he has a huge presence in most communities. People fear judgement. I realize as I grow older that it’s common to doubt and question your religion that you’ve committed to by performing religious practices such as, church and praying. “The Lightening is a yellow Fork” by Emily Dickinson, “Uphill” by Christina Rossetti, and “Unholy Sonnet, After the Praying” by Mark Jarman portray the doubt many religious people develop of God’s existence when exploring one’s religious identity. These poems will encourage the reader to believe in a welcoming, forgiving and limitless God existing despite the doubts.

In the poem “A Blessing,” James Wright analyzes the relationship between human beings and nature through the descriptive explanation of an encounter between his friend and himself and two Indian horses. He shows that although we are able to relate and interact with the animals we don't have the ability to join them or as Wright puts it: “break into blossom” (26-27). Wright uses imagery and personification to describe the nature he witnesses as he escapes from the stress of human life. The ponies in this poem are personified by comparing them to human beings, mainly through the description of their emotions. This personification lessens the gap between the author and the horses and separates him from civilization represented by the highways

Chapter 1 of Psalms compares and contrasts the faithful man and faithless man. The main characteristics of each are addressed and this sets up the basis for developing a firm foundation with God or for walking with the wicked.

There are 150 psalms in the Book of Psalms that were written over the span of 800 years. Most of the Psalms written were made to be sung. There are two main genres of Psalms, which are laments and hymns. David is know to have written 73 psalms, Asaph wrote 12, the sons of Korah wrote 11, Solomon wrote 2, Moses wrote 1 and 50 are anonymous . Although 50 were anonymous, David was certainly the author of the majority of the Psalms.