Part 3 Flashcards
1
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Doxology
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Ascription of praise to the Lord, that serves to “tie off” that part of the book of Psalms
2
Q
Genres
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Types
3
Q
Hymns
A
Praises
4
Q
Penitential psalms
A
Express sorry for sin
5
Q
Wisdom psalms
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General observations about life
6
Q
Royal psalms
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Focus on Israel’s king
7
Q
Messianic psalms
A
Describes the messiah
8
Q
Imprecatory psalms
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Calls for Gods judgment on the psalmists enemies
9
Q
Lament psalms
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Contain three elements - basically stating what condition they’re in, God will bring them through trials, god has heard they’re prayer and will eventually intervene
10
Q
Who wrote psalms?
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Lots of people! David, Asaph, sons of Korah, Moses, etc.
