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1
Q

Psalms are NOT what?

A

Doctrinal statements

Creeds

History

2
Q

Psalms ARE

A

Poetry

Prayer

Intended to be set to music and prayed in worship.

3
Q

What is the book of Psalms often called

A

The Psalter

4
Q

How should we understand the Psalms?

A

We should understand the Psalms as the product of a community of faith who composed, collected and passed on their prayers, hymns, songs and liturgy as a witness to their experience as being the people of God.

5
Q

What are the different types of Psalms?

A

Lament Psalms (most numerous)
Thanksgiving Psalms
Hymns

6
Q

How have Psalms become authoritative for us?

A

As a guide for worship
As an example of honesty before God
As a demonstration of the importance of prayer, praise, and meditation

7
Q

Where does Psalms find affirmation of Biblical authority?

A

The Psalms are affirmed by the New Testament as well as Jesus himself as Biblical authority.

8
Q

Was the material in the Psalms written to communicate abstract theology?

A

No.

It was written to help people come to worship God from all the turmoil of life, good and bad.

9
Q

What was the function of the Lament Psalms?

A

To express faith and trust in God even when there is no immediate evidence that He is active.

10
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What is the function of Thanksgiving Psalms?

A

To praise God for something He has done for the Psalmist or to offer Thanksgiving in the form of worship.

11
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What is the function of the Hymn Psalms?

A

ALL Psalms are different aspects of praise.

To praise God because He is God, and we know he is because we have cried to Him and He has acted.

12
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How do Psalms perceive God?

A

The Psalms think of God not in intellectual terms or doctrine, but in dynamic terms that see God active and interactive in human affairs.

13
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What does the Psalter teach us about praise in the mode of lament?

A

That praise in lament is just as important as praise in Doxology.

14
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What are the theological implications of the lament-Thanksgiving-hymn cycle?

A

The theological implications are that the cycle of lament-Thanksgiving-hymn are a deliberate progression.