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  What was your view on studying the Psalms prior to enrolling in this course?

  Caroline Christopherson replied 1 week, 1 day ago 54 Members · 58 Replies

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  Peter Otiende

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  06/16/2021 at 23:57

  The psalms are perhaps the most popular book in the bible. My view of the book of psalms is that it covers most aspects of our human nature. Psalms can be used to uplift and encourage believers and non-believers in times of distress. Apart from this the book of psalms teaches Christians on how to praise God and to hold him in awe. Of all the psalms I think that psalms no 23 is the one that stands out as universally known both with believers and non-believers. Other psalms that stand out to me include psalms 90, 91, 121, and 34. There are other psalms too that I once heard are referred too as ‘imprecatory psalms such as psalms no 35, 75, 109 among other which are strongly worded and judgmental toward evil doers. It is interesting to know that the psalms are written by various writers though most of the psalms were written by king David-no wonder he is referred to “as the man after God’s own heart.” I find the book of psalms to be the best to use for prayer purposes. Perhaps psalm 27:8 sums this up the best “You have said, “seek my face, My heart says Your face Lord do I seek”…..Here David is seeking God’s face using God’s own words. I am looking forward to this covering aspects of this course.

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  Has anything in this first lecture changed your view of the Psalms?

  Delbert Essen replied 3 months ago 48 Members · 52 Replies

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