tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post2099702038922793429..comments2024-03-15T20:15:34.428+13:00Comments on ξενος: Another Approach to the Vengeance PsalmsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-66078050478658527332010-05-05T15:13:19.478+12:002010-05-05T15:13:19.478+12:00Thanks Pam, fair enough, but i think the designati...Thanks Pam, fair enough, but i think the designation "poem" might be a little misleading, they are liturgical songs for use in public worship, as part of the canon they are to be read in our own worship services, so to find in what sense we can "read" them is quite important, IMHO :-)Jonathan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295840754661890186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-21447139394018118032010-05-04T12:22:20.342+12:002010-05-04T12:22:20.342+12:00I like a "take" that I once found buried...I like a "take" that I once found buried deep in a biblical commentary that was attributed to Walter Brueggemann: That these psalms tell me that no matter how horrible my thoughts are toward other people that I can still pray them and God will still listen.<br /><br />Why do we think that the Psalms are supposed to be Official Approved Instructions For Living? They are poems.PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.com