The Lament Form
The Lament Form
The Lament Form
The Lament Form
The Lament Form
Psalm 64
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:1a To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint.
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:1b- 2 Preserve my life from dread of the enemy. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:3-4 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear.
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:5-6 They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?“ They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:7-9 But God will shoot them with his arrows; they will suddenly be struck down. He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn. All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Psalm 64 Psalm 64:10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him! (NIV)
The Psalmist’s Circumstances Psalm 64:3-6 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?“ They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
The Psalmist’s Circumstances Psalm 64:3-6 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?“ They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
The Psalmist’s Circumstances Psalm 64:3-6 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?“ They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
The Psalmist’s Circumstances Psalm 64:3-6 who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows, shooting from ambush at the blameless, shooting at him suddenly and without fear. They hold fast to their evil purpose; they talk of laying snares secretly, thinking, "Who can see them?“ They search out injustice, saying, "We have accomplished a diligent search." For the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.
Lessons from Psalm 1-2 Psalm 2:1-4 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, "Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.“ He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision.
Lessons from Psalm 1-2 Psalm 2:6 “As for me [The LORD], I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Psalm 2:9 “You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
Lessons from Psalm 1-2 Psalm 1:4-6 Psalm 1:1-2 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff Blessed is the man who walks not in the that the wind drives away. Therefore the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the wicked will not stand in the judgment, way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of nor sinners in the congregation of the scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of righteous; for the LORD knows the way of the LORD, and on his law he meditates the righteous, but the way of the wicked day and night. will perish.
Lessons from Psalm 1-2 Psalm 2:11-12 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
The Psalmist’s Circumstances
The Psalmist’s Circumstances
The Psalmist’s Response
The Psalmist’s Response
The Psalmist’s Response
The Psalmist’s Response
The Psalmist’s Confidence Psalm 63:1-3 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
The Psalmist’s Confidence Psalm 64:7-9 “But God shot his arrow at them. They were wounded suddenly. Then they were been brought to ruin. Their own tongues were turned against them; All who see them will tremble. So all mankind was afraid; they told all about God’s intervention and pondered what he had done.
The Language of Lament
The Language of Lament
The Language of Lament
The Language of Lament
What is The language of Lament?
Speaking the Language of Lament
Speaking the Language of Lament
Speaking the Language of Lament
Speaking the Language of Lament
Speaking the Language of Lament
Speaking the Language of Lament
When we speak the language of Lament The Flow of Psalms: From Lament to Praise 24 23 17 15 11 11 9 8 8 2 BOOK 1 BOOK 2 BOOK 3 BOOK 4 BOOK 5 (1-41) (42-71) (72-89) (90-106) (107-150) Lament Praise
When we speak the language of Lament
When we speak the language of Lament
When we speak the language of Lament
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