Sunday, 26 January 2014

25 Ways to Read Scriture - Day 21

 Sunday Psalm-ing

Today you are invited to live into the Scriptures by writing your own Psalm as part of your Sunday worship.  If guidance would help you, take note that Psalms come in about fifteen different types (for a very helpful chart, see the link below).  Here are five types with some examples of each.  If the Psalm which you compose today fits one of these five types, read 3-4 examples before you write your own.

Types and examples

Psalms of trust:    20, 23, 27, 46, 91, 121, 125
Psalms of repentance:  6, 32, 51, 102, 130
Psalms of praise and thanksgiving:  8,  100, 103, 104, 145-150
Psalms of quiet pondering and reflection:  1,  11, 131, 139 
Psalms of lament and struggle:  5, 10, 13, 42-43, 61, 64, 88

Chart of Psalms by type:  http://www.cresourcei.org/psalmtypes.html

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