You are welcome. It's a most excellent summary. One I agree with wholeheartedly and would discuss with conviction at every opportunity because I believe in it.Thanks for the cut and paste. I am a levite but ------do not have the voice for itThe majority of Psalms were composed originally precisely for liturgical worship. They are songs of praise, in which a community is urged joyfully to sing out the praise of God and give thanks to God. Psalms can not be pigeon-holed into neat classifications. There are more Psalms of lament than of any other type. They may be individual (e.g., Ps 3–7; 22) or communal (e.g., Ps 44). Although they usually begin with a cry for help, they develop in various ways. The description of the distress is couched in the broad imagery typical of the Bible (one is in Sheol, the Pit, or is afflicted by enemies or wild beasts, etc.)—in such a way that one cannot pinpoint the exact nature of the psalmist’s plight. However, Ps 51 (cf. also Ps 130) seems to refer clearly to deliverance from sin. Several laments end on a note of certainty that the Lord has heard the prayer (cf. Ps 7, but contrast Ps 88), and the Psalter has been characterized as a movement from lament to praise. If this is somewhat of an exaggeration, it serves at least to emphasize the frequent expressions of trust which characterize the lament. In some cases it would seem as if the theme of trust has been lifted out to form a literary type all its own; cf. Ps 23, 62, 91. Among the communal laments can be counted Ps 74 and 79. They complain to the Lord about some national disaster, and try to motivate God to intervene in favor of the suffering people.I find it interesting that you quote one of David's Psalms----hubby would too---he readsI can tell you are very comfortable by the fact that you are still discussing Jesus 2000 years later.I'm just making an observation. Apparently - given your comments - one that cause discomfort in you.you are being silly, ding-bat.----again. Who do you have in mind forSo you are rationalizing why you are discussing Jesus 2000 years later? No one is holding a gun to your head. You are choosing to discuss Jesus.Who have you been discussing the last few posts?who?All I know is that 2000 years later Jews are still discussing Him.
2000 years later you are still discussing Jesus.
I am taking part in a messageboard that I access every day. I did not INTRODUCE
any particular individual. About whom would you like to converse?
discussion? Saint ABU MAZEN?
I am very comfortable. I told hubby that I need a LOW chair so that my short legs do not
dangle------and he GOT IT FOR ME. You want to talk to HIM? Every year I have to explain
what EASTER is all about-------unlike me, as a kid he never heard of some guy named "jesus"
so you can have a ONE-SIDED conversation with him. BUT he might refuse to talk about
Muhummad----even if that "object of conversation" interests you more. How about BEOWULF---
want to discuss BEOWULF?
David INCESSANTLY and you still quote him-----3000 years later
Other Psalms are clearly classified on account of content, and they may be in themselves laments or Psalms of thanksgiving. Among the “royal” Psalms that deal directly with the currently reigning king, are Ps 20, 21, and 72. Many of the royal Psalms were given a messianic interpretation by Christians. In Jewish tradition they were preserved, even after kingship had disappeared, because they were read in the light of the Davidic covenant reported in 2 Sm 7. Certain Psalms are called wisdom Psalms because they seem to betray the influence of the concerns of the ages (cf. Ps 37, 49), but there is no general agreement as to the number of these prayers. Somewhat related to the wisdom Psalms are the “torah” Psalms, in which the torah (instruction or law) of the Lord is glorified (Ps 1; 19:8–14; 119). Ps 78, 105, 106 can be considered as “historical” Psalms. Although the majority of the Psalms have a liturgical setting, there are certain prayers that may be termed “liturgies,” so clearly does their structure reflect a liturgical incident (e.g., Ps 15, 24).
Psalms are “a school of prayer.” They provide models to follow and inspire us to voice our own deepest feelings and aspirations.
you "believe" in 3000 year old hebrew poetry? Do you believe in LONGFELLOW?
How about Edgar Allen Poe? -----once upon a midnite dreary, while I pondered.......