Aus Tiefer Not – “Out of the Depths”
For most of church history, singing songs of repentance was part of regular, weekly corporate worship, a practice with precedent in Psalms like Psalm 130.… Read More »Aus Tiefer Not – “Out of the Depths”
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The Tradition of Singing Songs of Repentance
We are coming to the end of our study of Psalm 130. Last week we saw that when you’re living in a state of unconfessed… Read More »The Tradition of Singing Songs of Repentance
Why We Sing Repentance
Psalm 130, a corporate song of repentance, has shown us the power of art to both tell us what true repentance should be like and… Read More »Why We Sing Repentance
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 Gospel Song
We have been looking at the message of Psalm 130 and have noticed that it is a penitential psalm and a song of corporate worship.… Read More »Psalm 130 – A Gospel 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
Should We Sing Repentance?
First John 1:9 commands us as Christians to regularly confess our sins to God as part of our progressive sanctification: “If we confess our sins,… Read More »Should We Sing Repentance?
Repentance Hymns
This weekend I am speaking the the National Center for Family Integrated Churches Conference in Asheville, NC. The theme of the conference is “Repentance: The… Read More »Repentance Hymns