Many people’s favorite portion of Scripture are the Psalms. They are rich, emotional, and beautiful. But they can also be confusing. This can leave readers loving the Psalms but left with a sense of missing something.

In this episode JC Schroeder highlights three features of the Psalms to be sensitive to, which helps bring out more of the Psalm’s richness. 

Timestamps:
0:59 Introduction
2:06 The Types of Psalms
9:31 The Use of Parallelism
14:31 The Use of Figures of Speech
22:03 Conclusion
22:15 Outro

Resources:
How to Read the Psalms by Tremper Longman III
Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms and Wisdom Literature by Ernest C. Lucas
The Art of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter

I am also indebted to Dr. John Hilber, Professor of Old Testament at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, for his impression on me for the different types of Psalms. 

The Ezekiel Project School of Evangelism
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary

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