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Empathy’s Sweet Power
Having a masculine tenderness and empathy won’t keep you from lopping off a few heads, but it will teach you to approach the dirty task with greater moral justice. Popular images of Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) justice are rife with … Continue reading
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Psalm 28
The greatest threat to David and his people was not some external nation or empire, nor some insidious spy in his court working for some other interest. The greatest threat was departure from the Covenant. More specifically, the greatest danger … Continue reading
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Hectic Cathexis
Cathexis is a big fat liar. In the study of human behavior, cathexis refers to the tendency to fall in love in the worst sense. Most of us wander through life with an appetite for certain things, a sense of … Continue reading
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Tagged cathexis, country music, culture, King David, music, mysticism, Psalms, psychology, scripture, spirituality, the Garden of God
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Psalm 27
Scholars suggest that this is two psalms concatenated together because it seems the tone changes about halfway through. However, Hebrew literature is known for surprising and dramatic turns. David begins by joyfully asserting that Jehovah is his light and deliverance. … Continue reading
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Psalm 26
It’s an ancient protocol going back prior to human memory, still visible today in various forms: The man with authority hands the symbol of that authority to his superior, requesting to be examined in response to an accusation. In David’s … Continue reading
Psalm 25
In the Hebrew intellectual traditions, what can appear free association to mere intellect is a structure in itself perceived only in the heart. This song is a Hebrew acrostic, though imperfect, perhaps because of subsequent editing. Regardless, the burden is … Continue reading
Psalm 24
Commentators have long noted a fortuitous grouping of this and the previous two songs. In their minds, the trio prophesies the ministry of Christ. While the 22nd is obviously prophetic of the crucifixion, the 23rd is more or less the … Continue reading
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Psalm 23
Easily one of the most memorized and thoroughly analyzed passages of Scripture, the Shepherd Psalm is still often misunderstood. It is seldom seen as a simple Hebrew parable. Here is King David near the peak of his dominion, when most … Continue reading
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Psalm 22
Christians have long recognized this as the Crucifixion Psalm. It’s not as if David necessarily foresaw precisely that form of torture and execution. Each item is recognized as a form of suffering, and David runs together all the different images … Continue reading
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Psalm 21
If the previous psalm was a prayer for faith in battle, this one is thanksgiving for the victory. And again, we reckon this song is in two parts. The first seems as the voice of the congregation singing about their … Continue reading