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The Conflict of Faith and Experience in the Psalms: A Form-Critical and Theological Study is unavailable, but you can change that!

The importance of the Psalms as a testimony of the faith of ancient Israel needs little argument. But how can we open a way into this corpus of ancient poetry, which is so significant for understanding Israel’s faith? The quest for the meaning of the Psalms demands not just “What?” but also “Why?” In this volume, Broyles examines Psalms of lament, Psalms of complaint, and the distress expressed...

1. Address and introductory petition (13:2a; 80:2–4) [Reference to earlier saving deeds (——; 80:2, 9–12)] 2. Lament a. I (13:3a; ——) b. Thou/God (13:2; 80:5–7a, 13) c. They/foe (13:3b; 80:7b, 14, 17) [Protest of innocence (17:3–5)] [Plea for forgiveness (51:3–4, 9, 12–14, 16)] 3. Confession of trust (13:6a; ——) 4. Petition a. to be favorable (‘Hear!’) (13:4a; 80:15a) b. to intervene (‘Save!’/‘Punish’) (13:4b; 80:15b, 18) [Motifs to motivate God to intervene (13:5; 80:16)] 5. Assurance of being heard
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