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| The thanksgiving psalms are technically |
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| declarative hymns (praises) |
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| What do two types of psalms do thanksgiving psalms form a link between? |
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| What are the SIMILARITIES between laments and thanksgiving psalms? |
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-both speak of a particular crisis
-both may be communal or individual
-both have strong emotions(sorrow or joy) |
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| What are the DIFFERENCES between laments and thanksgiving psalms? |
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-crisis is past & deliverance achieved
-gratitude is the primary impetus |
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| Which are thanksgiving psalms? |
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| In the format of the thanksgiving psalms, the introduction consists of... |
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1)intention to thank or praise God
2)summary of why they will thank God |
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| In the format of the thanksgiving psalms, the narrative consists of... |
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1) report of crisis
2) record of the prater that was offered
3) report of God's responsive deliverance |
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| In the format of the thanksgiving psalms, the conclusion consists of... |
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1) a call to praise God or the offering of a vow
2) it may also contain divine attributes |
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| There are at least how many trust psalms? |
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| Which are considered trust psalms chapters? |
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| 11,16,23,27,62,91,121,125 |
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| The rust psalms are not determined by structure, what are they determined by? |
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| How are the trust psalms similar to laments or thanksgiving psalms? |
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1)individual or community psalms
2) setting some problem
3) an expression of trust is typical in laments or thanksgiving |
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| What are the differences between trust psalms and laments or thanksgiving psalms? |
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1) trust is expanded to the entire psalm
2) trust is the focus, not the problems |
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| What are distinctive characteristics of trust psalms? |
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1) word "trust" not required, but concept is
2) figures drawn from daily life and ordinary things
3) don't have distinctive structure |
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| What are the common elements in the structure of trust psalms? |
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1) declaration of trust psalms
2) invitation to others to trust in the Lord
3)the basis for one's confidence or trust
4)residual elements may include prayers or vows |
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| What are two distinct types of Kingship psalms? |
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1) Yahweh's kingship
2) David's kingship |
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| What are known as "enthronement psalms"? |
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| Yahweh's kingship category in the Kingship psalms |
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| In the "David's Kingship" category of the Kingship psalms, where are these psalms rooted? |
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| in the Davidic promise in 2 Samuel 7 |
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| T or F: Some of the Kingship psalms are also messianic psalms because they often serve as "types" of Christ. |
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| What have some compared the enthronement psalms to? |
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| the enthronement celebration of the ancient Mesopotamians and their god Marduk |
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| What people had a festival each fall and re-enthroned Marduk each year? Which people believed that Yahweh still reigns? |
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| How is Yahweh sovereign according to the enthronement psalms? |
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| In justice, creation, judgement, in the future. |
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| Which psalm is a typical enthronement psalm? |
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| Solomon, Any king of Judah, Jesus, Christians |
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| What makes a wisdom psalm a wisdom psalm? |
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- Not prayers of some sort
- do not have "specific" form
- content determines their category
- explicitly didactic purpose(teaching) |
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| What are the wisdom psalms? |
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| Torah Psalms are very different from wisdom psalms. |
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| Instead of being about wisdom in general, the Torah psalms are about... |
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| What are the specific traits of the Torah psalms? |
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1) tell us of God's WAYS
2) teach us about God's WORKS
3) reveal God's WORDS |
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| What are the three Torah psalms? |
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| What are the Imprecatory psalms? |
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| The imrecatory psalms call upon God to take action but to what extreme? |
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| they call upon God to curse or kill their enemies |
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| What "imprecate" means what? |
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| What is the dispensational approach? |
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| the NT is radically different from the OT, but God doesn't change |
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| What are the unsatisfactory solutions offered for the imprecatory psalms? |
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1) dispensational approach
2)"This is just the view of the psalmist, not God"
3)"these quotes come from the enemies"
4)"they are just predictions of future judgments, not the psalmist's desire" |
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| What do we need to remember when reading the Imrecatory psalms? |
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| this is highly emotional and figurative language. Poetry in Ancient Near East was all this way. Exaggerated. |
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| What do we need to remember about the relationship between the Law and the Psalms? |
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1) They reflect on the emotional aspect of the Law
2) They uphold God's justice and judgment |
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