Learning to Pray Through the PsalmsWeariness. Wonder. Joy. Longing. Anger. These are the feelings of the Psalms: honest expressions of pain and joy penned by real people in the midst of real life circumstances. Though they were written centuries ago, the Psalms still resonate deeply with us today, giving voice to our thoughts and longings: "Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD." (Psalm 130:1) "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." (Psalm 46:1) "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God." (Psalm 84:2) In Learning to Pray Through the Psalms, James W. Sire teaches us to take our appreciation for this rich book of Scripture a step further. Choosing ten specific psalms, Sire offers background information that helps us read each one with deeper insight and then lays out a meditative, step-by-step approach to using the psalmists' words as a guide for our own personal conversation with God. A group study is also included in each chapter, along with a guide for praying through the psalm in community. The Lord loves when his people pray. And his Word is a powerful tool for framing honest, intimate prayers. Sire's innovative approach will enrich our minds and our souls as we read more perceptively and pray with all of our emotions. |
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... rational structure, i.e., the flow of ideas; (b) emotional structure, i.e., the flow of emotions evoked in and by the psalm; (c) rhetorical structure 4. achieving a sense of the psalmist's own often complex and changing relationship to ...
... rational structure, i.e., the flow of ideas; (b) emotional structure, i.e., the flow of emotions evoked in and by the psalm; (c) rhetorical structure 4. achieving a sense of the psalmist's own often complex and changing relationship to ...
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... rational structure , the emotional structure , the meanings of the individual words and the implicit context of the psalm . Let's take up each of these in turn . The Meaning of the Words This is an easy psalm to understand . We scarcely ...
... rational structure , the emotional structure , the meanings of the individual words and the implicit context of the psalm . Let's take up each of these in turn . The Meaning of the Words This is an easy psalm to understand . We scarcely ...
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... Rational Structure The rational structure of a psalm or LearningPrayPsalms.fm Page 21 Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:39 PM.
... Rational Structure The rational structure of a psalm or LearningPrayPsalms.fm Page 21 Thursday, November 3, 2005 2:39 PM.
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James W. Sire. Overall Rational Structure The rational structure of a psalm or poem is the structure or flow of its main ideas . In the case of Psalm 32 , this structure is easy to discern . There is a new set of ideas in each set of ...
James W. Sire. Overall Rational Structure The rational structure of a psalm or poem is the structure or flow of its main ideas . In the case of Psalm 32 , this structure is easy to discern . There is a new set of ideas in each set of ...
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... rational and emotional structure. But when we pray in its light, we come to know by doing. We put ourselves in the way of God's doing for us what he has done for the psalmist and countless others over the past several millennia. What ...
... rational and emotional structure. But when we pray in its light, we come to know by doing. We put ourselves in the way of God's doing for us what he has done for the psalmist and countless others over the past several millennia. What ...
Contents
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WAITING FOR THE LORDPsalm 130 | 36 |
NIGHT THOUGHTSPsalm 4 | 54 |
A MORNING MEDITATIONPsalm 5 | 68 |
THIRSTING FOR GODPsalms 4243 | 84 |
A PLEA FOR DELIVERANCE FROM SLANDERPsalm 7 | 112 |
PRAYING OUR ANGERPsalm 137 | 146 |
THE GOD WHO KNOWS MEPsalm 139 | 177 |
OUR MIGHTY FORTRESSPsalm 46 | 196 |
TEACH US TO PRAY | 209 |
Guide for Small Group Leaders | 216 |
Notes | 219 |
Annotated Bibliography | 224 |
A BLAZING SONG OF JOYPsalm 84 | 128 |
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2My soul answering speech Babylon biblical blessed C. H. Spurgeon C. S. Lewis Charles Spurgeon Christ Craigie curse Dallas Willard deceit deliverance depths despair DIRECTED PRAYER downcast Downers Grove earth Emotional Structure enemies Eugene Peterson evil experience feel forgiveness Gittith glad go about mourning God’s God's presence Happy Hebrew holy Israel Jerusalem Jesus John Stott judgment Kidner Korahites Leader LEARNING TO PRAY lex talionis lines living LORD of hosts meditation mind Mizar morning night Pause person read Psalm praise pray the psalm PRAYING PSALM Psalm 32 Psalm 46 Psalm 84 psalmist Put your hope Rational Structure READING OF PSALM reflect refuge and strength remember righteous Savior scholars Sheol shield silence sins slander Small Group Study songs of Zion soul waits spiritual Spurgeon Stanley Jaki Study of Psalm temple Thank Treasury of David trouble Václav Havel vengeance verse watchmen wait wicked wickedness words worship Zion