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Q. What is the meaning of lament Psalm?
The psalms of communal lament are a group of Psalm Forms from the Hebrew Bible, classified by their focus on laments expressing deep sorrow for the travails of a nation and as a group asking for God’s blessing or intervention.
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- Q. What is the meaning of lament Psalm?
- Q. What is Psalms 119 talking about?
- Q. What is the oldest Psalm?
- Q. Which psalm was written during the Babylonian Captivity?
- Q. Why did God allow the Babylonian Captivity?
- Q. What does Mount Zion represent in Psalm 137?
- Q. What does Babylon stand for in the Bible?
- Q. Who is the god Marduk?
- Q. How did Marduk die?
- Q. Did Eve eat the apple?
Q. What is Psalms 119 talking about?
The focus of Psalm 119 is the supernatural power of the Bible. When we read the Bible and study the Bible and most of all apply the Bible its supernatural power flows into our lives. The Bible is modern day spinach! Psalm 119 verse 1 says, “How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three sub-categories of Hymn Psalms? | 1. General hymns of praise 2. Hymns of the Lord’s kingship 3. Songs of Zion |
| List 4 common uses of the Psalms. | 1. theological 2. historical 3. practical 4. devotional |
Q. What is the oldest Psalm?
| Psalm 90 | |
|---|---|
| Painting “Psalm 90. V. 10.” (Psalm 90:10) by Ludwig Noster (1909) | |
| Other name | Psalm 89 (Septuagint/Vulgate) |
| Language | Hebrew (original) |
Q. Which psalm was written during the Babylonian Captivity?
Psalm 137
Q. Why did God allow the Babylonian Captivity?
Significance in Jewish history In the Hebrew Bible, the captivity in Babylon is presented as a punishment for idolatry and disobedience to Yahweh in a similar way to the presentation of Israelite slavery in Egypt followed by deliverance.
Q. What does Mount Zion represent in Psalm 137?
In biblical usage, however, “Mount Zion” often means the city rather than the hill itself. After Jerusalem was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 bc, the Israelites could not forget Zion (Psalm 137), and, in the prophecy after the Babylonian Exile of the Jews, Zion is the scene of Yahweh’s messianic salvation.
Q. What does Babylon stand for in the Bible?
In the Book of Genesis, chapter 11, Babylon is featured in the story of The Tower of Babel and the Hebrews claimed the city was named for the confusion which ensued after God caused the people to begin speaking in different languages so they would not be able to complete their great tower to the heavens (the Hebrew …
Q. Who is the god Marduk?
Marduk, in Mesopotamian religion, the chief god of the city of Babylon and the national god of Babylonia; as such, he was eventually called simply Bel, or Lord.
Q. How did Marduk die?
Marduk’s Importance to Babylon When he was assassinated by his sons in 681 BCE, it was considered Marduk’s retribution for the insult to himself and his city.
Q. Did Eve eat the apple?
Forbidden fruit is a name given to the fruit growing in the Garden of Eden which God commands mankind not to eat. In the biblical narrative, Adam and Eve eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and are exiled from Eden.
