Singing: Response to Who God Is and What He Has Done
We are studying Psalm 96 in an attempt to answer the question, Why sing? Last week we saw that the unique power of singing is… Read More »Singing: Response to Who God Is and What He Has Done
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Why Does God Call Us to Sing?
Last time in our study of Psalm 96, I made the point that structurally this psalm oscillates between calls to praise God through song followed… Read More »Why Does God Call Us to Sing?
An Enthronement Psalm
Psalm 96 was placed by the editors of the psalms in a series that are unified by a common poetic genre and theme. Psalms 93–100… Read More »An Enthronement Psalm
Sing to the Lord a New Song
It has always been a characteristic of God’s people that they are a singing people. This was Paul’s admonition when he commanded Christians in Colossians… Read More »Sing to the Lord a New Song
Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 29: Turn to God
Week 29: Turn to God Weekly memory verse: Acts 3:19 – “Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out.” Weekly hymn:… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 29: Turn to God
Confidence in Psalm 130
Psalm 130 expresses hope amidst desperation through what it says, but it also expresses confidence in God’s faithfulness through what it does poetically as well. The psalmist… Read More »Confidence in Psalm 130
Hope in Psalm 130
In our study of Psalm 130, we have seen that the psalmist uses various poetic devices like metaphor and repetition to create a picture of… Read More »Hope in Psalm 130
Repetition in Psalm 130
We have seen that in verse 1 and 2 of Psalm 130, the author is creating a poetic experience of desperation that he wants us… Read More »Repetition in Psalm 130
Metaphors in Psalm 130
Last week I pointed out that since Psalm 130 is a song, we cannot treat it like a Pauline epistle. We need to explore the… Read More »Metaphors in Psalm 130
Psalm 130 – A Song!
It our discussion of Psalm 130, we have seen that it is a song of repentance, it is a song of corporate worship, and it… Read More »Psalm 130 – A Song!
A Song of Corporate Worship
Last week in our discussion of Psalm 130 for today, we saw that this is one of seven of the penitential psalms, psalms that express… Read More »A Song of Corporate Worship
A Song of Penitence
Psalm 130 is one of seven psalms that church tradition has labeled the “penitential psalms” (6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143), another way of… Read More »A Song of Penitence
Looking through Psalm 137, Stanza 1: Worship in a Pagan Culture
In our study of Psalm 137 over the past several weeks, we have looked at the historical context of the psalm, the analogical relationships between… Read More »Looking through Psalm 137, Stanza 1: Worship in a Pagan Culture
God’s People in Exile
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there we hung up our lyres.… Read More »God’s People in Exile