Write a summary
-Psalm 8 praises God about his accomplishment of creating the universe and shows gratitude from humans to God for their superiority over all other creatures.
• Choose TWO of the following questions to answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
1. The central theme of Psalm 8 is the role of humans kind of the creation.
(a) In what verse is this theme first sounded?
-Fifth verse by saying humans are a little lower than the angels- immortals
(b) According to the psalmist, what places do humans occupy in realation to heaven and the rest of creation?
-Humans occupy everything below the heavens except for God and angels
(c) what does this unique place suggest about the relationship between humans and God?
-God cares humans most among all the creatures
3. In what ways does this psalm draw upon the first chapter of Genesis?
-the psalm mentions how glorious the universe created by God is by praising "the word of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained". this psalm also mentions the part of God commissioning humans to be superior over animals.
Psalm 19:
• Write a brief summary
-Psalm 19 praises the glory of heaven, including Sun, created by God
And mentions every aspect of God including fear and law, etc. Even though something created by God might seem faulty, they are not, only because humans don't understand his intention.
• Answer the following questions: 1 and 4
1. Scholars have suggested that this psalm combines two originally distinct poems (1-6 and 7-14).
How do these poems differ in what they praise?
- first one is about the heavens and the world, whereas the second one is about aspects of God.
4. A prayer is a request or plea directed to God. This psalm is unusual because it ends with a prayer and a prayer about this prayer.
(1) identify each of theses prayers – “keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have domnion over me then shall I be upright and I shall be innonect from the great transgression“
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sigh, O lord, my strength and my reddemer”
(2) what is the author requesting of God in each case.
-the first one requests for minds not to get tempted by sinful actions. and the second one requests for words and minds that are morally acceptable
Psalm 23:
• Write a brief summary
-God guides people all the hardships and sinful temptations, therefore they can live well
• Choose TWO of the following questions to answer: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
• 1. An extened metaphor is on that is developed at length and includes several points of comparisons
(a) Identify the extended metaphor in this psalm.
-The metaphor is present throughout the psalm in a way that God is the shepherd who leads people in green pastures to the house of the Lord
• (b) what does this metaphor suggest about the relationship etween God and humans
– God is a parent-like existence to humans, leading and teaching them.
• 4. Which verse best summarieds the theme of the paslm? Give reasons for your choice
-the first verse summarizes the theme of the psalm best because the sentence is the beginning of metaphor which this psalm is about. And The sentence that the Lord is my shepherd defines this psalm
Psalm 137:
• Write a brief summary
-this psalm shows dedication of Israelites who promised not to forget glory of God and Jerusalem when they were captured by outside force and had to leave the city.
Choose TWO of the following questions to answer: 1, 2 or 3
1(a) how does the situation of this psalmist differ from that of the authors of the other psalms.
- Israelites including the psalmist, seemed on the move, because they are captured whereas people in other psalms seemed peaceful, praising God. This psalm is particularly different from other psalms because it seems to have emphasis on Historical aspect rather than pleading for religious or divine aspect.
b) What special problem does this new situation present?
-This situation might have provoked doubt in God who let this invasion happen.
3 other psalm appeal to god’s mercy and goodness. To which qualities of God does this psalm appeal? Why?
-Justice. This psalm pleads for retaliation against Babylonians who conquered the holy land
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