the psalms. book of prayers - songs written from a wide range of feelings and situations written for...
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The Psalms
Book of Prayers - Songs
• Written from a wide range of feelings and situations
• Written for a wide range of feelings and situations
• Joy, despair, praise, complaint, certainty, doubt, defeat, success, suffering, liberation
• The Psalms are used in Liturgy• Liturgies of the Temple and synagogue• Liturgies of the Church: Mass and Divine Office• Jesus prayed the Psalms• Psalms are meant to be said aloud or sung in
Public Worship
Four Categories of Psalms
• Adoration: praising God, worshipping God• Repentance: asking God’s forgiveness,
acknowledging sinfulness, iniquities• Petition: begging God for something, healing,
victory, • Thanksgiving: giving God thanks for something
Primary Theme of the Psalms
• Adoration, Praise, Worship every Psalm has some form of this primary theme
• Praise: looks at God for God is God – not looking at oneself, not asking for anything
• Adoration 18, 100• The Psalms were written over about 1000 years• Many authors including, David, Ezra,Solomon,
Moses