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Example Of A Psalmist Research Paper

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The psalmist begins by praising and glorifying God’s name. He also recognizes him as the great architect of the world and all that is contained therein. Verse two begs the question how can any one look at an infant and say that it happened by sheer chance, apart from a creator. This revelation leaves even his enemies to acquiesce that he is God. Observing the universe and its intricate workings are testimonies of God’s existence to both the believer and the unbeliever.
Verse four poses the question, “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him” (Psalm 8:4)? We seem very insignificant when compared to the vastness of God’s infinite universe. Bullock (2001) says it this way, “The beauty of God’s …show more content…

We are encouraged to pass it down from generation to generation that it might not be forgotten. Hoping our children will learn from the mistakes of our rebellious pasts, wherein we erred from the truth and paid the consequences of our disobedience. The psalmist recalls the Israelite’s wilderness experience, bringing to remembrance their repeated disobedience and rebelliousness in the face of God’s continued provision. After witnessing his miraculous works and in spite of their first-hand account, they soon forgot when faced with temptation and adversity. Christians today respond much the same way. No matter how God blesses us when trouble or trials come we are quick to question God and what we perceive as his lack of concern for us. Often we become doubtful of his ability to provide for and keep us.
We are also reminded in this passage that the Israelites were never satisfied. God could never do enough for them. Even though he fed them with angel food they complained they wanted meat, implying God’s provision was insufficient. Kidner (1975) surmises, “Evidently the more God gives, the less we appreciate it” (p. 312). As American Christians, we are blessed abundantly, but our greed is never satisfied. Always wanting bigger and better than what we already have with little thought to the consequences of our fleshly

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