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The Psalms: Israel’s Prayers
and OursCh. 11
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Ch.11 Psalms
• Psalms are words spoken to or about God
• Written in poetry form–Uses figurative language, not
literal• Uses our emotions to connect to
evoke our thoughts to God–To consider his ways–To express ourselves
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Authors of PsalmsDavid, Solomon, MosesMusicians, Sons of Asaph and
Korah
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The Psalms
• Hebrews were well-acquainted with the psalms and their styles
• Different structures and patterns
• Specific uses in Hebrew life–Personal and corporate
• Each psalm should be taken as a whole literary unit–Don’t decontextualarize
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Types of Psalms
• Laments• Thanksgiving• Praise• Salvation-History• Celebration & Affirmation• Wisdom• Trust
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Psalm 3: Lament• 1 • O Lord, how many are my foes! How many
rise up against me!• 2 • Many are saying of me, “God will not
deliver him.(B)” Selah[a]• 3 • But you are a shield(C) around me, O Lord;
you bestow glory on me and lift[b] up my head.(D)
• 4 • To the Lord I cry aloud,(E) and he answers
me from his holy hill.(F) Selah• 5 • I lie down and sleep;(G) I wake again,(H)
because the Lord sustains me.• 6 • I will not fear(I) the tens of thousands
drawn up against me on every side.(J)• 7 • Arise,(K) O Lord! Deliver me,(L) O my
God!Strike(M) all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth(N) of the wicked.
• 8 • From the Lord comes deliverance.(O) May
your blessing(P) be on your people. Selah
• Address: vv. 1, 7• Complaint: v. 2• Trust: vv. 3-6• Deliverance: v. 7a• Assurance: v. 7b• Praise: v. 8
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Imprecatory psalms
• Allows us to express our anger correctly in prayer to God
• Ps 139:22 “I have nothing but hatred for them.”
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Psalms
• Psalms does not guarantee a life without trouble, always in green pastures
• Psalms were written and expressed in sorrowful times
• David’s life was full of trials and hardships but he wrote psalms to direct his heart to God