Types Of Psalms Of The Bible

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The psalms of the Bible are classified generally in three categories: lament, wisdom, and praise. The laments are by far the largest collection in the Psalms, containing more than sixty psalms. These psalms deal with various topics such as struggle, trial, hardship, and suffering. These Psalms resonate with us when we equally face these roadblocks in our lives and spiritual journey. They then help us pour out our hearts to God and express ourselves to him in a more formalized devotional manner. The psalms in the wisdom category are so identified because they mirror language and form more common to the “wisdom” literature of the Hebrew Scriptures such as in Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs. They generally depict the retribution principle in the lives of people: those who are righteous will prosper, and those who are wicked will suffer. These help us in our devotional life because they stand as reminders of how to conduct our lives and bring us back to a point of acknowledging God as the true source of all the blessings (material, spiritual, emotional, etc) we possess. ...

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