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Psalms of Hate

As part of our congregation’s journey through the Bible in 2008, we’ve encountered what might be called a “Psalm of Hate.”  It’s Psalm 3: “Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.”  It’s only the first of many.  They are called Imprecatory Psalms.  There are over twenty of them (depending upon the classification you use).  They include Ps. 69 and 137-two of the harshest.  What do we do with these?Psalms of Hate

Psalm of the Day

A Psalm I prayed through today is Ps. 112.  It is a Psalm of Orientation–one of the Psalms which addresses the routine, ordinary, and day-to-day aspects of life.  This particular Psalm focuses on Wisdom–celebrating the… Psalm of the Day