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Psalm Genres (Part Four): Laments
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Psalms contain a significant number of laments, more than any other genre, constituting about one-third of the 150 psalms, roughly 50 in total. This makes laments a dominant feature of the Psalter, with more content dedicated to them than to many praise psalms. Individual laments are primarily found in the first book, Psalms …
Psalm Genres (Part Five): Psalms of Praise
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalms of lament are the most numerous genre in the book of Psalms. More than one third and as many as about sixty of the one hundred fifty psalms are laments or sad songs. Praise songs come quite a bit down the list even though they rank as the second most common type. Even in psalms of lament the mood turns toward praise at …
Psalm Genres (Part Two): Imprecatory Psalms
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalms of Imprecation consists of calling on God to judge one's enemies, not as personal vengeance, but for God to act against evil.
Lamentations (Part Five)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe expressions of sorrow in the Psalms far outnumber expressions of praise, indicating that the Hebrew culture has almost made the lamentation an art form.