Psalms 76-80: Reading the Psalter Missionally (and Briefly)
Psalms 76-80
Psalm 77 offers a way forward when we find ourselves in the wilderness of lament. The psalmist is desperate. He cries aloud. He groans. He moans. He lies awake at night. In the midst of his pain and the lack of answer from God, he is terrified by the possibility that God has changed (v. 10). He knows the stories from the Scriptures about God’s steadfast love, compassion, and grace. He trusted in God’s
Psalms 71-75
Book II of the Psalter ends with Psalm 72. Book III begins with the sublime Ps 73. This psalm encapsulates the precarious journey of faith and the importance of incarnating faithfulness personally and communally. Psalm 73 begins with the naming of maxim important to the psalmist’s community: Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are upright in heart (v. 1). The psalmist then invites us into his descent to the brink of unbelief