Chapter 9 : Appeals For Divine Intervention

The word psalm is originated of the Greek word Psalms, which is a striking of pious song, according to www.biblestudytoll.com. The psalms are spiritual, hymn and the melody of the heart. They were originally composed to be accompanied by a musical instrument. David for example used the harp to go with them. The writing of the psalm took many centuries, going from the period where Moses was living through Salomon, the son of David. In fact, according to Chuck on his audio message, “Individual psalms were written as far back in history as Moses’s time, through the time of David, Asaph, and Solomon, to the time of the Ezrahites who most likely lived after the Babylonian captivity, meaning the writing of the book spans one thousand years. According to the fact that the psalms were written during a thousand years, that means

According to Hankle, the psalms, when used positively, empower people to conquer depression and other negative emotions. Hankle also states that the imprecatory psalms have the power to increase emotional disparity, when used to justify negativity.

Biblical interpretation is an area that leaves historians and students perplexed. There are many questions as to when exactly a certain text was written, whom it was written by, origin of sources, etc. To answer these questions, Christian historians have developed methods in order to make sense of the messages in the bible. In particular, Corrine Carvalho’s Primer on Biblical Methods works to critically explain and interpret scripture so readers feel less skeptical about the legitimacy of the text. These methods include the following: “Source criticism, the reconstruction of written sources an ancient author may have used to compose a text. Form criticism, the way a final author has put a text together. Traditional criticism, the identification of traditions that an author employs in constructing new texts. Historical criticism, the historical circumstances that have led an author to write a given text” (Carvalho, 2009, p. 3); they are encouraged for readers to use throughout the bible. If you look at Psalms, you will find prayers of a poetic nature, almost like a song-like. This writing style often leaves the meaning of its text open for interpretation because it speaks in metaphors, it contains little to no defining statements. Carvalho’s methods can be applied to Psalm 18.

What remains fascinating to me from this book is the Israelites ability to preserve these massive collections of psalms even after the destruction of the temple and subjection to a foreign religion in Babylon for a long time. Their discipline to pass on these psalms from one person to another through singing and reciting demonstrate how significant these psalms were to them. What adds value to this book more is the author’s ability not only to introduce the psalms, but offer tips to the readers on how to read the psalms better to understand them

Briggs, Charles A. and Emilie G. Briggs. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Psalms. The International Critical Commentary, vol. 10. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark International, 1907.

Psalm 130 is an unidentified Psalm in the Hebrew book of psalms collected by a remorseful Israelite. The house of worship has constructed countless use of the Psalms, and incorporated this Psalm as one of its seven remorseful Psalms. This essay will search the contextual, form, factual structure, and basic verses of this Psalm for the principle of exegesis and devotion.

These people also had a sense of hope and faith that God would reign rooted deep in the midst of their community. Through the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls researchers found several different writings that were adapted from Psalms attracting “the attention of God” (pp. 105). Many of these writings are adapted from Psalms 24 or 68, for example. The thought at the forefront of their minds was that God was victorious (pp. 106).

A friend gave Haglund a book which contained quotes from the Bible, so she began reading the Holy Book starting with Psalms. She was moved with King David’s words because they seemed so real to

The act of worship may be private or communal and is carried out in various forms, such as reading the bible, singing and praying. In biblical times, the Psalms were used for offering praises to God through singing and praying. According to Wenham, ?[m]ost, if not all, of the psalms were originally composed to be sung in temple worship?[and secondarily] as a resource for private meditation and devotion.?[footnoteRef:2] The Psalms, therefore, were not only sung in temple worship but were an integral part of a layperson?s daily life. Interestingly, the book of Psalms was more than likely, the only part of the Bible available to a layperson and it generally would be memorized so that it could be recited from memory.[footnoteRef:3] [2: Ibid.] [3: Ibid.]

As a child we are taught to obey our parents or guardians, and if we do not, then we are punished. Similarly, God is our parent and we should obey His laws. This paper will include how Psalm 119 perceive the law by stating what God expects from humanity and glorifying God for creating the laws to guide humanity. Psalm 119 perceives the law by stating what God expects from humanity.

In a few well-chosen words the psalmist sketches two sharply contrasting pictures. The first picture is of a happy and successful man. The second picture is of a man whose life ends in dismal failure. Because all of us hunger for success and want to avoid failure, let

The description of Yahweh found in Exodus 34:5-7 is a significant and influential passage from the Old Testament text which is foundational for biblical theology, since it provides the most complete description of both the name and the nature of God found anywhere within the scriptural canon. Its significance can is noted by the fact that this passage is quoted and referred back to at least eleven times throughout the Old Testament including in the books of Jeremiah, Joel, Numbers, Nehemiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and 1 Kings.. In order to fully understand the meaning and purpose of this passage, several other passages must be considered which serve both as anticipatory texts and texts which provide contextual meaning. One such text is found in the thirty third chapter of Exodus. The passage from Exodus 34 is especially significant as many characteristics of Yahweh are revealed to Moses by Yahweh Himself. Another important aspect of this passage is its poeticism and the fact that it reveals the innate characteristics of God in such a way that demonstrates literary beauty and rhythm. Many phrases and expressions in this passage are presented in pairs. This is augmented by the fact that this passage, in the broadest sense, serves to emphasize the two aspects of God which are most basic. These two aspects are His love and His justice. The purpose of this paper is to examine and analyze this passage in Exodus 34, as well as several contextual texts, in order to attempt to grasp

Use of Bay Psalm book in both public services and private Devotions underscores the central place of

This psalm is a difficult psalm to break down due to differences in structure but also in it’s nature. This psalm is about the creator of the

The Book of Psalms is the Book of Prayer. Whoever wants to learn to pray let him pray to David and whoever prays with the psalms, David shall be a teacher for him, how he should pray as a father that shall hold his son's hand to teach him how to write. In the Book of Psalms we know ourselves and the weaknesses and pitfalls that are in us and we find in this travel fall and the advancement of prayers of repentance and thanksgiving and praise. Psalms are filled with many prophecies concerning the incarnation, pain and resurrection of the Lord. It is the greatest witness to the life of the Lord Jesus, so Peter said that David is a prophet (Acts 30: 2).