1. Inform us aout God and his relationship with people
2. They arouse our emotions
3. Direct our will
4. Stimulate our imagination
What two cautions does Longman point out regarding understanding that the psalms affect each part of our being?
1. Its impossible to systematically exhaust any one of these topics
2. Our intellects, wills, and emotions are all intertwined
How do Psalms affect our intellects?
It provides us with information
How is the book of Psalms like a mirror?
We learn not only about God when we read the Psalms, we learn about ourselves as well
List 10 emotions that Longman notes are found in the Psalms:
praise, confidence, lament, reverence, shame, fear, sadness, anger, doubt, love
The following verse is an example of which emotion? " O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth"
Reverence
The following verse is an example of which emotion? "But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies"
shame
The following verse is an example of which emotion? " I am worn out from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears."
sadness
The following verse is an example of which emotion? "declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall."
Anger
The following verse is an example of which emotion? " For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked."
Doubt
The following verse is an example of which emotion? " I love the house where you live, O Lord, the place where your glory dwells"
Love
(True/False) Our emotional life is something we have no control over.
False
In what three ways do the Psalms direct our wills?
1. (wisdom Psalms) They lead us in the direction of behavior which is approved (blessed) by God