A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
absence of God, 278–79, 280–81, 283–84, 414–17, 426, 673–74, 863–64
abundant life, 432–33
access to God, 211–13, 296–304, 547–48
acrostic psalms, 55–57, 224, 460–61, 566–67, 602
advancing parallelism, 43–46, 47
affirming parallelism, 40–41, 46, 47, 177, 567, 639–40
agape, 443
Alcoholics Anonymous, 104, 408, 622
Amish communities, 263
anapestic rhythm, 33
ancient types of psalms, 58–59, 79
anger: and discipline, 178; of God, 110–11, 178, 516, 517–18; and invocation of God, 177–78, 616–17; and prayer, 803–4; and sin, 156; toward enemies, 136, 138–39, 143–44
anointing with oil, 386–87, 497–98, 705, 709
antithetical parallelism, 41–43
Apostle, The, 329
Aquinas, Thomas, 944
attacks on the faithful and helpless, 137–39, 147–48, 168–69, 181, 234, 254–56, 417–19, 426–27, 528–29, 536, 582–83, 617–19, 799, 878–80, 951–53, 971–72; in modern society, 261–62
Auffret, Pierre, 52
authorship of the psalms, 19–23, 78–79
Babylonian empire, 26
ballast lines, 45
Beatitudes, New Testament, 573
benediction, communal, 926–27
betrayal, 654
blessing: deliverance as, 134; eternal, 400; God, 572–73; on kings, 398–400, 870–71, 989–90, 993–95; on the land, 908–9, 938; and the law, 376–77; and lifestyles, 95–97, 436; proclamation of, 545–46, 657; on the righteous, 170–71, 452, 498, 606–8, 788–89; and the universal blessing of God, 928; on the weak, 651–52, 658–59
Blue Max, The, 637
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 264–65
Braveheart, 117
breath prayers, 104
bribery, 300
brides, 706–7
Brothers Grimm, 60
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 977
Buber, Martin, 304
burnt offerings, 393–94, 772. See also sacrifices
cannibalism, 795–96
Canterbury Tales, 19
Carter, Jimmy, 994
Catholic Integrated Community, 328
Chaucer, Geoffrey, 19
children and infants, 202, 573; firstborn, 753–54; and God as the foundation of hope, 970–71; of kings, 705–6; recording history for, 743–44
Christianity; and adoption of the psalms, 30–31; and keeping God’s law, 377–80
cleansing, plea for, 775–76
climatic parallelism, 46–47
commitment to God, 310–11, 530–31, 537–38, 541–42, 889–90
compression in poetry, 34
confession: of faith, 307–8, 647–48; of sin, 544, 546–47, 549–53, 774–75, 783
confidence psalms, 75, 305–6, 430–31, 477, 480, 482, 483, 487–88, 530–531, 590, 595, 609, 650–53, 799, 813, 814, 841–42, 851–53, 891–92, 972–75
confrontations, 763–66
conventions, poetic, 31–35
corruption, 287–88, 292, 840–41
covenant of God and His people, 111–12, 116, 155, 160, 280, 393, 688, 694, 763–64, 766–68
Creation, 373
creative power of God, 201–5, 217–18, 361–62, 373–74, 447–50, 455–56, 595–97, 836–37; and empowerment and responsibility of man, 205–9; and human existence, 352–53
cultural assimilation, 264
cultural isolation, 263–64
dactylic rhythm, 33
darkness and dark clouds, 342, 343, 353–54
David: descendants of, 111–12, 114–17, 123–24; flight from Jerusalem of, 128; and hymns, 335–37, 360, 590–91; prayer of, 318–19; as psalms author, 20–23, 28, 625–26, 650; and royal psalms, 107, 115–17, 124–26, 382–83, 391–92
Davidic kings, 111–12, 114–17, 124–26, 172, 389, 395, 432, 520–21, 708–711, 986, 988
Day of Atonement, 302
death: and faith, 895–96; images of impending, 189, 653–54; journey to, 434; life after, 722–23, 755–56; and memory, 676; and mortality of man, 204–5, 749–50; as punishment, 812–13; salvation from, 230, 279, 313, 751–52; and suffering, 689, 873–74
deceit and lies, 267–68, 271–72, 654, 763–64, 786–87, 879–80; in modern society, 273–76
deliberations on faith, 157
deliverance: as blessing, 134, 651–52; communal, 497–98, 685–86; confidence of, 891–92; descriptions of past, 636–38; and distress, 340–41, 808–10; from enemies, 128–30, 138, 181–82, 227, 266, 322–24, 339, 350–51, 386–87; hope for, 167–68; oracle of, 861–63; personal testimony of, 568–70; pleading with God for, 133, 140, 151–54, 164–66, 179–80, 188, 231–32, 233–34, 268–69, 325–26, 372–73, 418, 462–63, 485–87, 494, 518–19, 527–530, 579, 619, 629, 635–36, 643–44, 674–75, 689–90, 798–99, 808, 831–32, 849, 868–70, 898–99, 950–51, 953–54; praise for, 496–97; prayer for, 578–79; realization of, 132–34, 344–45, 519; thanksgiving for, 225–27, 823; and trust in god, 532–33; and waiting for God, 561–62; and water, 950–51
delusions, 153–54
De sacra poesi Hebraeorum, 39
Descent of Ishtar to the Nether World, 973
disasters: drought, 149, 152–53; and duration of suffering, 153; and false gods, 149–50; water, 343–44, 361–62, 507, 509–10, 731, 845, 885–87
discipline: angry, 178, 616–17; lack of, 288–89
distress, 340–41
divine otherness, 352–53
divine scrutiny, 291–92, 319–20, 472–75, 478, 559
divine transparency, 272–73, 303–4
Does God Need the Church?, 328–29
Dove on Distant Oaks, A, 820
doxologies, concluding, 76–77, 655–56, 990–91
drought, 152–53
Duvall, Robert, 329
dwelling with God, 297–98, 436–37, 444–45, 471, 484–85, 607–8, 717, 869–70, 909–10
effective word, the, 271–72, 275–76
empowerment and responsibility, 205–9, 213–15, 242, 346–49, 406–9
enemies: attacks by, 417–19, 850–51, 878–80, 951–53, 971–72; confrontation of, 181–82; and deceit, 786–87, 879–80; defeat of, 349–50, 386–87, 704, 821–23, 938, 940–41, 942–43; deliverance from, 128–30, 138, 181–82, 227, 230, 266, 322–24, 350–51, 402–3, 418, 485–87, 494, 518–19, 527–30, 568–70, 579, 619, 629, 643–44, 674–75, 689–90, 950–51, 953–54; desire for God to scatter, 935–36; fear of, 133; flight from, 736–37, 809–10, 814–16; of God, 202–3, 801; God as a shield from, 130–32, 171, 496–97, 561; and God’s mercy and grace, 168, 321–24, 466; identity of the, 147–48; judgment on, 168–70, 230–32, 401–2, 810–11, 955–56; and legal conflict, 581–83; loving and praying for our, 136, 501, 588; and public vindication, 133–34, 136–37, 319, 452, 477–78, 528–29, 579–80, 584–85, 587–88, 619, 800, 841–42; superiority over defeated, 209, 349, 940–41; training for battle against, 348; and victory from God, 402–3, 685–86, 704
entrance liturgies, 75
eschatological vision of hope, 425, 712–13
Ethan, 24
exile: of the Israelites, 26–30, 115, 238, 282, 290–91, 488, 500, 508–9, 683, 689–693, 708–9, 834–36, 882; in modern society, 873–74
fairy tales, 60
faith: and the absence of God, 283–84; and admonition to the faithful, 346, 764–65; attacks on those of, 137–39, 147–48, 168–69, 181, 417–19, 426–27, 528–29, 536, 582–83, 617–19, 695–98, 799, 878–80, 951–53, 971–72; and being grounded in the Word, 329–30; and blessings on the faithful, 606–8; community of, 683–85; confession of, 307–8, 647–48; and confidence in God, 269–70, 285; deliberations on, 157; dying for, 895–96; and the godly, 155–56; and God’s law, 379–80, 688–89; God’s response to those of, 155, 374; lure of pragmatic, 160–61; and praise for God’s faithfulness, 463–64, 557; profession of, 307–8; and righteousness, 98–99, 101–2; and sacrifices, 157–58, 257; of sinners, 467–68; and tree imagery, 97–98; vows of witness and, 638–42; and the way of victory, 347–51
false gods, 149–50, 153–54, 159–61, 342–43, 451–52, 586–587, 637–38, 762, 843–44, 845–46; and henotheism, 507–9; and polytheism, 369; and pragmatism, 160–61; refusal to worship, 308–10; unholiness of, 166–67
fear: and aging, 978; and anguish, 179; of enemies, 133, 136, 289; of evil, 435, 789–90; of God, 357–58, 419–20, 464–65, 569–70, 570, 637, 870, 937
Fear No Evil, 866
fellowship: in modern worship, 303; and race, 243–44
fertility deities, 149–50, 153–54, 159–60. See also false gods
fire, judgment by, 403–5
flight from enemies, 736–37, 809–10, 814–16
forgiveness, 463, 545–46, 773–74
fortresses, 338
freedom: and modern society, 117–18; and obedience to God, 117–18; from oppression and repression, 117, 289
fruitful living, 97–98
gloating, 515
glory: God’s, 201, 207, 362, 453–55, 567–68, 891, 917, 922–24, 991; human, 131, 153, 399–400
God: absence of, 278–79, 280–81, 283–84, 414–17, 426, 673–74, 863–864; access to, 211–13, 296–304, 547–48; anger of, 110–11, 516, 517–18; bargaining with, 184; blessing, 572–75, 641–42; brightness of, 343; chariots of, 939; city of, 717, 719–20, 739–43; commitment to, 310–11, 530–31, 537–38, 541–42, 733, 889–90; and communal benediction, 926–27; compassion of, 988–89; confidence in, 269–70, 311–13, 477, 480, 483, 487–88, 530–31; as counselor and teacher, 311, 314, 320–21, 435, 486–87, 530, 570–71, 744, 927–28; creative power of, 201–5, 217–18, 361–62, 373–74, 447–50, 455–56, 595–97, 836–37; and divine otherness, 352–53; and divine scrutiny, 291–92, 319–20, 472–75, 478, 559; and divine transparency, 272–73, 303–4; dwelling with, 297–98, 436–37, 444–45, 471, 484–85, 607–8, 717, 869–70, 909–10; enduring love of, 563–64; fear of, 357–58, 419–20, 464–65, 569–70, 570, 637, 870, 937; forgetting, 679–80, 707–8, 764–65; glory of, 201, 207, 362, 453–55, 567–68, 891, 917, 922–24, 991; grace of, 465–66; and his purpose for man, 837–38; holiness of, 166–67, 173–74, 313, 353–54, 511–12; hospitality of, 598–99; incomparability of, 586–87; incompatibility with evil, 166–67, 170, 464, 533–34, 846; as judge, 151–52, 168–70, 178, 190–93, 196–97, 227–29, 251–54, 288–89, 401–2, 403–5, 456, 759–61, 765–66, 810–11, 841, 872, 900; knowledge of the presence, 161, 211, 276; longing to meet, 670–72; love of, 180, 205, 279–80, 321–24, 463, 473, 480, 535–36, 592–94, 673, 738, 856–57, 912–13; and for man, 205, 345, 353–54, 374, 458, 881, 908–9; mercy of, 151–52, 168, 178, 450, 463, 494, 531–32, 642, 655, 821; name of, 199–201, 209–11, 216–18, 229–30, 433, 893–94; obedience to, 103, 226, 246–47; opponents of, 94–95, 101–2, 109–10, 148, 154–58, 232–33, 401–2, 405, 571–72, 598–99, 799, 935–36; perfection of, 347, 348–49, 358, 366; petitioning, 968–70; power of, 341–44, 398, 402, 406–9, 505–6, 510–12, 557–58, 836–37, 852–53, 908, 942, 944–46; presence of, 161–62, 217, 284–85, 303–4, 352–53, 440–41, 450–53, 475–77, 485–86, 523–24, 534, 716–18, 736; promises of, 210, 397, 992–93; as protector, 306–7, 383, 521, 548, 561, 652–53, 716–18, 742–43, 802–3, 826–27, 872–73, 936–37; questioning, 278–79; as refuge, 195–96, 249–50, 256–58, 264–65, 292–93, 321–24, 347–48, 436–37, 476, 490, 527–29, 715–16, 831–32, 869, 874–75, 880, 910–11, 969, 980–981; revelation of, 360–63, 365–71, 373–76; righteousness of, 194, 254, 369–70, 374, 423, 529–30, 537–38, 557, 585, 586, 588, 641–42, 646–47, 774–75, 908, 985–86; as salvation, 91, 386, 619–21, 929–31, 940; security in, 312–13, 314, 517–18, 522, 523–24, 637; seeing, 326–28, 421, 484–86, 488, 890–91; separation from, 632–33; as shepherd, 431–45, 498, 738; as source of strength, 337–38, 496–97, 507, 826; strength from, 337–40, 348, 529, 852–53, 892; submission to, 110–11, 117–18; as supreme ruler and king, 110–11, 116–17, 165–66, 171–73, 228–29, 234–35, 453–55, 506–7, 685, 724–25, 728–29, 732–33, 863, 929–31, 993–95; transgression against, 371–72; trust in, 158, 248–49, 279–80, 367, 388, 392–93, 400, 416–17, 461–62, 472, 479, 532–33, 547–48, 558–60, 560–61, 594, 603–4, 715–16, 718–19, 750–752, 787–88, 814, 825–27, 880, 886–87, 900–901; universal blessing of, 928; and vengeance, 842–43; waiting for, 490–91, 561–62, 626–27, 636, 644–45, 882; wonders of, 226; wrath of, 110–11, 178, 341
grace of God, 465–66
guilt: by association, 93–97; freedom from, 451; versus shame, 536–37; and sin, 94–95, 536–37, 546–47, 549–51, 621–23, 845, 907–8
Gunkel, Hermann, 60–63
Haydn, Franz Joseph, 373
hazing, college, 426
headings, psalm, 75–81
heaven, 180; and the creative authority of God, 447–50, 836–837; God descending from, 341–42, 375–76; and heavenly beings, 206–7; revelation of God in, 360–63, 373–76; stars and planets of, 362–63, 374–75; and the sun, 363–65
Hebrew poetry: and acrostic psalms, 55–57; art of, 35–39; and chiasm, 50–52; conclusions, 39; and inclusio, 52–53; and merism, 50; meter in, 36–37; and parallelism, 39–48; repetition in, 52–55; rhythm in, 36; syllable counting in, 38; techniques of, 39–57; tone stress in, 37; and word pairs, 48–50
Heman, 24
henotheism, 507–9
Henry, Patrick, 117
Herod’s temple, 28–30
Highwayman, The, 33
historical use of the psalms, 75; in Christian worship, 30–31; in private prayer, 26–30; in temple worship, 23–26, 63–64, 67–70; holiness, 166–67, 173–74, 313, 353–54, 511–12
Holocaust, the, 264–65, 283, 285, 328–29, 695
hope: eschatological vision of, 425, 712–13; future, 738; God as the foundation of, 970–71; and hopelessness, 539, 869; and trust in God, 462, 561–62; and worship, 427–29
human frailty, 202, 203–5, 215–16, 559–60, 592, 627–28; and security in God, 312–13, 314, 316, 981–82
iambic rhythm and meter, 32–34
imagery in poetry, 34, 341–44, 363–65, 447–50, 505–6, 548–49
incubation, 133
influence, undue, 159–60
injustice, 183–84
innocence, protestation of, 189–90, 319–21, 450, 472, 473–74, 477, 478–80, 687–89, 694
integration, 328–29, 661–63, 711–12
international conspiracies, 109–10
interpretive approach to psalms, 239–40
invocations, 140–41, 151–54, 164–66, 177–81, 189, 616–17, 808, 916–19, 967–68
Israelites: aliens among, 629–31; exile of, 26–28, 238, 282, 290–91, 488, 500, 508–9, 683, 689–93, 708–9, 719–20, 834–36, 882; and henotheism, 507–9; and redemption, 752–54; and Roman rule, 28–30; suffering of, 264–65, 282–83, 686–87, 690–93, 918–19
Janneus, Alexander, 55
Jeduthun, 24
Jerusalem, 760–61; as the city of God, 717, 719–20, 739–43; David’s flight from, 128; temple, 26–28, 132, 296, 301–2, 323, 383–84, 514, 519–22, 937; and Zion, 290, 383–84, 393, 777–78, 906
Jesus Christ: abandonment experienced by, 281, 413–14; and blessings from God, 575; and the care of God, 458, 542; death of, 895–96; and divine sonship, 107, 114; and enemies of believers, 443–44; and the face of God, 328; falsely accused, 817–18; on God’s law, 377–78; holiness of, 313; and life after death, 722–23, 756; and living water, 104–5; message and purpose of, 258; obscuring God the father, 218; personal freedom through, 118; and redemption, 911–12; on sinners, 469, 479, 661; as “son of man,” 205, 212; and suffering, 501; on suffering, 697–98; understanding through psalms, 31, 124–26, 390, 424–25; and use of “amen,” 656; on wise and foolish house builders, 103
Johnson, Lyndon, 817
journaling, 284
joy: and confidence in God, 311–13; and deliverance, 519, 568–69, 832–33, 919–20; and faith, 158–59; God’s law giving, 367, 376–77; and military victory, 385
Judaism: and cultural isolation, 263–64; and the destruction of the first temple, 26–28; and the destruction of the second temple, 28–30; and exile of the Israelites, 26–28, 115, 282, 290–91, 488, 500, 508–9, 683, 689–93, 708–9, 719–20, 834–36, 882; and henotheism, 507–9; and mercy, 168–70; and the Romans, 28–30; and suffering of the Jews, 264–65, 282–83, 686–87, 690–93, 918–19; and the use of the psalms in communal worship, 23–26
judgment: on enemies, 168–70, 319, 401–2, 498, 810–11, 955–56; by fire, 403–5; and forgiveness, 463; God’s preparation for, 192–93, 456, 759–61, 900; and justice, 191, 251–54, 546–47, 841; and mercy, 151–52, 168; and punishment, 169–70, 178, 765–66, 812–13; righteous, 190–92, 196–97, 227–29, 499–500, 761, 872; on the wicked, 288–89, 494–96, 793–94, 902–3
justice, 191, 251–54, 326, 546–47, 593, 927–28; church involvement in, 243; compassionate, 988–89; and deception, 274; in modern society, 711–12; and retribution, 136–37, 140–41, 143–44, 495–96
kings. See leaders
Kirchliche Dogmatik, 944
knowledge of the presence of God, 161, 211, 217, 276
lament psalms, 65, 128, 139, 182–83, 277, 318–19, 412, 514, 615, 679, 822, 848, 859, 860–61, 949–50; body of, 141–44; conclusions to, 144–46; form of, 140–46; and identity of the enemies, 147–48; introductions to, 140–41; occasion of, 146–47
law, the: and blessed lifestyles, 95–96, 376–77, giving joy, 367, 376–77, Jesus Christ on, 377–78; and legalism in modern society, 379–80; and polytheism, 369; preciousness of, 370–71; rejected by kings and rulers, 109–10; revelation through, 365–71; and trust in God, 367
leaders: anointed with oil, 386–87, 497–98, 705, 709; blessings on, 398–400, 870–71, 989–90, 993–95; brides of, 706–7; conspiracies among, 109–10; daughters of, 705–6; Davidic, 111–12, 114–17, 172, 389, 395, 432, 520–21, 708–11, 986, 988; and freedom, 117–18; and God as supreme ruler, 110–11, 165–66, 171–73, 228–29, 234–35, 453–55, 506–7, 726–28, 728–29, 732–33, 863, 993–95; as gods, 843–44; and judgment on nations, 227–29, 230–32; just rule by, 986–87; man’s place in the world as, 208, 213–15, 390–91; and power, 406–8; praise for, 701–6, 986–87; righteousness of, 703–4; and superiority over a defeated enemy, 209; warnings to, 112–14, 117; worldwide dominion of, 987–88
legal conflict, 581–83, 766–68
Life Is Beautiful, 285, 922–23
lifestyles: and abundant life, 432–33; to avoid, 94; and blessed life, 95–97, 436; and fruitful living, 97–98; and life as a pilgrimage, 441–43; righteous, 95–97, 98–99, 101–2, 170–71, 298, 300–301, 357–58; and secure life, 433–35; of sin, 94–95; and ultimate consequences, 98–99
light: God as the source of life and, 441, 961; God’s law giving, 367–68; and lightning, 343, 510–11; and the power of God, 510–11, 593–94; of the sun, 363–65; and waiting for God, 491–92, 674–75
limitations on human power, 241–42, 552–53, 559–60, 592, 627–28
liturgical use of the psalms, 23–26, 62–64, 67–74, 447, 450; and royal psalms, 121–23
living water, 104–5
Lohfink, Gerhard, 328–29
Longfellow, W. W., 33
love: agape, 443; God’s, 180, 195, 205, 279–80, 321–24, 463, 473, 480, 535–36, 592–94, 673, 738, 856–57, 912–13
Lowth, Robert, 39
man: and access to God, 211–13, 296–304, 547–48; and aging, 678–80, 975–82; and blessing God, 572–75; and cannibalism, 795–96; and character, 215–16; created in God’s image, 208, 211–13, 218–20; and divine otherness, 352–53; empowerment and responsibility of, 205–9, 213–15, 242, 346–49, 406–9; and expendable people in modern society, 796; and failure of human relationships, 489–90, 618–19, 811–12, 813–14, 864–66; and futility of human wealth, 749–50, 881; God’s care for, 205, 345, 353–54, 374, 458, 881, 908–9; God’s purpose for, 837–38, 982; and heavenly beings, 206–7; and human frailty, 202, 203–5, 215–16, 312–13, 314, 316, 559–60, 592, 627–28, 981–82; and human words, 272; limitations on, 241–42, 552–53, 559–60, 592, 627–28; and living a transparent life, 329–30, 778–83; mortality of, 204–5, 749–50, 752, 822–23, 827–28; perceptions of, 523, 539, 548–49; and personal identity, 259–60; place in the universe of, 204, 213–15, 886; and questioning God, 278–79; and relationships between men and women, 801–2; and seeing God, 326–28; self-centeredness of, 162, 457–58; and social status, 880–81; and transferring individual experience to the community, 244–45; and transgression against God, 371–72, 773–74, 794–95, 801–2
Mays, James L., 96
meditation: on God’s love, 738; importance of, 96–97, 103–4, 924; on the psalms, 99–100; silent, 626–27, 882–84; on sin, 157. See also prayer
mercy, God’s, 151–52, 168, 178, 450, 463, 494, 531–32, 642, 655, 821
merism, 50
Mesopotamia, 171–72, 740, 824, 843–44, 845
Messiah, the, 390, 651, 710, 720, 992–93. See also Jesus Christ
military settings, 132, 133–34, 135–36, 348, 385, 386–87, 389–90, 569–70, 579–80, 702–3, 718–19, 720–21, 736–37, 741–42, 843
morning sacrifices, 166
Mowinckel, Sigmund, 62–64
Murray, Andrew, 490–91
musical nature of the psalms, 21, 23–26, 60–61, 79–80, 150, 188, 199, 244–45, 335–37, 351, 590, 792, 798, 830, 877
muzzling the tongue, 631–32
name of God, 199–201, 209–11, 216–18, 229–30, 433, 893–94
Nazi Germany, 264–65, 283, 285
New Testament: and authorship of the psalms, 20; Beatitudes, 573; Book of life, 825, 958–60; and title of the psalms, 21; and using psalms to understand the life of Jesus, 31, 102
Norris, Kathleen, 100
obedience to God, 103, 117, 226, 246–47
opponents of God, 94–95, 101–2, 109–10, 148, 154–58, 232–33, 401–2, 405, 571–72, 598–99, 799, 801, 935–36
opposing parallelism, 41–43
oppression: and deliverance from enemies, 128–30, 269, 339; and fear, 289; freedom from, 117, 289; and injustice, 183–84; and judgment, 230–32; in modern society, 174–75, 185–86, 245–47, 796; of the poor, 292–93, 294–95; refuge from, 229–30, 270, 292–93; using water in, 778–79
oracles, 884–85
otherness, divine, 352–53
pain. See suffering
parallelism in poetry, 361; advancing, 43–46, 47; affirming, 40–41, 46, 47, 177, 567, 639–40; climatic, 46–47; opposing, 41–43
pilgrimage, life as, 441–43, 452–53
pluralism, threat of, 260–61
poetry: and acrostic psalms, 55–57, 224, 460–61, 566–67, 602; art of Hebrew, 35–39; and chiasm, 50–52, 339–40; and compression, 34; and imagery, 34, 341–44, 363–65, 447–50, 505–6, 548–49; and inclusio, 52–53, 345; and merism, 50; and meter, 33–34, 36–37; as oral medium, 34; parallelism in, 39–48, 361; and poetic conventions, 31–35; progression in, 325; repetition in, 52–55; and rhythm, 32–33, 36; syllable counting in, 38; and tone stress, 37; and word pairs, 48–50
polytheism, 369
poor, the, 292–93, 294–95, 421–22, 569, 605–6, 651–52, 658–59, 747–48, 957–58, 968
posterity serving God, 423
postscripts, 75–76
power, 944–46; of God, 341–44, 398, 402, 406–9, 505–6, 510–12, 557–58, 836–837, 852–53, 908, 942; of man, 241–42, 552–53, 559–60
Practicing the Presence of God, 104
pragmatism, 160–61
praise: in babblings of young children, 202; and commitment to God, 310–11, 733; declaration of, 515–16; and eschatological vision of hope, 425, 712–13; of God, 402, 787–88, 892, 894–95, 900–901, 921, 928–29, 942, 972–75; and human vulnerability and weakness, 202; invocation to, 516, 535–36, 549, 556–57, 567–68, 916–19, 958; of kings, 701–6; motivation for, 557–58, 927; and the name of God, 199–201, 957–58; and personal testimony, 919–20; promises to, 419–23, 580–81, 583–84, 800, 832–33, 834–36, 871, 972–73; psalms, 65, 337–40, 351, 555, 915, 925–26; and public contrition, 776–77; songs of, 226–27, 230, 351, 549, 556–57, 700, 728, 736, 957–58, 974; worship of, 737–38
prayers: asking God to hear, 152, 164–66, 803–4, 898–99; breath, 104; corporate, 682; and importance of daily meditation, 96–97, 103–4, 924; for our enemies, 136, 501; and the psalms, 26–30, 340, 464
presence of God, 161–62, 217, 284–85, 303–4, 352–53, 440–41, 450–53, 475–77, 485–86, 523–24, 534, 716–18, 736
promises of God, 210, 397, 992–93
prophecies, 884–85
proverbial instruction, 570–72
punishment for sin, 169–70, 178, 253–54, 571–72, 609–12, 765–66, 789–90, 812–13, 841, 850, 851–53, 865, 935–36, 955–56
race: and inclusion in church life, 243–44; and racial supremacy groups, 262–63; and the threat of pluralism, 260–61
redemption, 752–54, 756, 911–13, 974–75
refrains, 53–55
refuge, God as, 195–96, 249–50, 256–58, 264–65, 292–93, 321–24, 347–48, 436–37, 476, 490, 527–29, 715–16, 831–32, 869, 874–75, 880, 910–11, 969, 980–81
relationships between psalms, 236–37, 239–44, 920–21
remembrance and forgetting, 673–74, 675–77, 678–80, 707–8, 764–65, 891
repentance, 197
repetition in poetry, 52–55
respect for the name of God, 200–201
retribution, 136–37, 140–41, 143–44, 495–96, 498–500, 597–98, 610–12, 691–92, 800, 842–43, 901–3, 960
revelation of God; in the heavens, 360–63, 373–76; in the law, 365–71
ribs (lawsuits), 766–68
rich, the, 658–59, 747–48, 789; and the futility of human wealth, 749–50, 881
righteousness, 95–97, 98–99, 101–2, 170–71, 357–58, 498, 606–8, 788–89; and blessing God, 574–75, 641–42; and dwelling with God, 298; and flight from evil, 250–51; and freedom from guilt, 451; of God, 194, 254, 369–70, 374, 423, 529–30, 537–38, 557, 585, 586, 588, 646–47, 774–75, 908, 985–86; instruction in, 345–47; and judgment, 190–92, 196–97, 251–54, 761, 872; of leaders, 703–4; and the poor, 292–93, 294–95, 605–6; and vindication, 452, 466, 477–78, 691–92
ritual washing, 69–70
Romans, the, 28–30
royal psalms, 66–67, 107, 115–17, 381–82, 389, 867, 985; context of, 121–23; and David, 124–26, 391–92; elements of form in, 119–21; strategic placement of, 123–24
sacrifices, 257, 299–300, 353, 800; and burnt offerings, 393–94, 772; to false gods, 309–10, 762; morning, 166; in preparation for battle, 384; right, 157–58, 638–40, 762–63, 766, 769–70, 777, 779–80, 961
salvation: and the Book of life, 825, 958–60; from death, 279, 313; and deliverance from enemies, 129–30, 180, 230, 402–3, 579; God as single source of, 91, 386, 619–21, 929–31, 940; petitioning God for, 969
Sartre, Jean-Paul, 379
scorn, 953–55
scrutiny, divine, 291–92, 319–20, 472–75, 478, 559
security in God, 312–13, 314, 517–18, 522, 637; in modern society, 315–16, 490, 523–24; and secure life, 433–35
self-centeredness, 162, 457–58
shame, 182, 461–62, 466, 528–29, 533, 539, 580, 953, 965–66
and confusion and disgrace, 967–68
versus guilt, 536–37
Sharansky, Anatoly, 866
Shema, the, 761–62
silence, 626–27, 631–32, 882–84
sin and evil: acknowledgment of, 628–29; and anger, 156; and the arrogant wicked, 232–33, 237–39, 268–69, 286–87, 571–72, 590–92, 597–98, 603–4, 754–55, 786–87, 899–900, and assault of the wicked, 878–80; avoiding, 101–2, 299, 608; and betrayal, 654; and cleansing, 775–76; confession of, 544, 546–47, 549–53, 774–75, 783; consequences of, 98–99, 193–94, 228–29, 405, 476, 499–500, 538, 604, 605–6, 608–9, 645–46, 782, 901–3, 935–36, 956; and corruption, 287–88, 292, 840–41; and the covenant for sinners, 467–68; and deceit and lies, 267–69, 271–72, 763–64, 786–87, 879–80; and delusions, 149–50; and drought, 152–53; and enemies disguised as faithful, 147–48, 811–12, 813–14; and false gods, 149–50, 153–54, 159–61, 369, 451–52, 637–38, 762, 843–44, 845–46; and fear, 435, 789–90; flight from, 250–51, 255–56, 262–65; and folly of evildoers, 287–88, 598–99, 793, 951–53; and the foolish wicked, 287–88; and forgiveness, 463, 545–46, 773–74, 906–8; God’s incompatibility with, 166–67, 170, 464, 533–34, 846; and guilt, 94–95, 539–40, 546–47, 549–51, 588, 621–23, 845, 907–8; and hurtful words, 816–18, 899–900; and identifying with the wicked, 293–95; and Jesus Christ, 469, 479, 661; and judgment on the wicked, 288–89, 494–96, 793–94, 902–3; meditation on, 157; in modern society, 174–75, 827–28, 855–56; from within ourselves, 196–97, 781–83, 864–66; and prayer, 803–4; and the presence of God, 162; and public contrition, 776–77; punishment for, 169–70, 178, 253–54, 571–72, 609–12, 765–66, 789–90, 812–13, 841, 850, 851–53, 865, 935–36, 955–56; rejecting, 184–85; and repentance, 197; and retribution, 136–37, 140–41, 143–44, 495–96, 498, 597–98, 610–12, 901–3, 960; and scorn, 953–55; and separation from God, 632–33; and shame, 182, 461–62, 466, 528–29, 533, 536–37, 539, 580, 953, 965–66, 967–68, 968; and slander, 169, 298–99, 821; and spiritual restoration, 776; and transgression against God, 371–72, 730–31; and vindication against the wicked, 134; and the wicked as dogs, 851, 853–55
sleep: in the face of difficulty, 158–59, God’s protection during, 133
songs of praise, 226–27, 230, 244–45, 337–40, 351, 549, 556–57, 700, 728, 736, 957–58, 974
Sons of Korah, 21, 24, 28, 726, 735, 747
speech and language, 363, 851; and hurtful words, 816–18, 899–900, 901
Star Trek, 977
strength from God, 337–40, 348, 529, 826, 852–53, 892
submission: to anointed leaders, 112–14; to God, 110–11, 117–18
suffering, 153, 176, 178, 179, 673–74; and aging, 678–80, 975–77; blaming God for, 686–87; emotional, 808–10; and healing, 515–16, 866; of Jesus Christ, 281, 501; of Jews, 264–65, 282–83, 686–87, 690–93, 918–19; in modern society, 185–86, 695, 754–55, 866, 873–74; physical, 617–18, 678–79, 689; recording, 823–25; relational consequences of, 618–19; and scorn, 953–55; silent, 631–32; and taking refuge in God, 264–65, 866, 922–23; weariness from, 181, 951
Summa Theologica, 944
sun, the, 363–65
superscripts, 78–80
survivalism, 262
syllable counting in poetry, 38
synonymous parallelism, 40–41
Systematic Theology, 945
temple of Solomon, 26
temple worship and the psalms, 23–26, 63–64, 67–74, 150, 301–2, 519–22; and dwelling with God, 438–41; and the end of the first temple, 26–28; and the end of the second temple, 28–30; and oracles, 884–85
Ten Boom, Corrie, 264
Ten Commandments, 763
thanksgiving psalms, 65–66, 146, 225–27, 544, 823, 905, 912, 927, 957–58
theophany, 341–44, 357, 502–3, 504–6, 759–61, 944–46
title of the book of Psalms, 21–23
tone stress in poetry, 37
traditional word pairs, 49–50
transparency, divine, 272–73, 303–4
trees, imagery of, 97–98, 505, 788–90
trochaic rhythm, 33
trust in God, 158, 248–49, 279–80, 367, 388, 392–93, 400, 416–17, 461–62, 472, 479, 532–33, 547–48, 558–60, 560–61, 594, 603–4, 715–16, 718–19, 750–752, 787–88, 814, 825–27, 880, 886–87, 900–901
truth, 267–68, 274–75, 298–99, 462, 479, 540–41, 703–4
types of psalms: ancient, 58–59, 79; confidence, 75, entrance liturgy, 75; and Hermann Gunkel, 60–63; historical, 75; lament, 65; liturgical, 23–26, 63–64, 67–70; minor, 75; modern attempts to categorize, 59–64; praise, 65; royal, 66–67; and Sigmund Mowinckel, 62–64; thanksgiving, 65–66; and three primary categories, 65–75; wisdom and Torah, 71–74, 93; Yahweh malak, 70–71
ultimate consequences, 98–99
usury, 300
vengeance. See retribution
vindication, 133–34, 136–37, 319, 452, 472, 477–78, 528–29, 579–80, 584–85, 587–88, 674–75, 691–92, 841–42
Wailing Wall, 474
Wallace, William, 117
war and violence: and deliverance from one’s enemies, 132, 133–34, 135–36, 720–21, 892, 942–43; and hope for divine intervention and victory, 383–85, 941
waters: and authority of God over all creation, 449–50, 507, 716; chaotic and flooding, 343–44, 361–62, 507, 509–10, 731, 845, 885–87; and deliverance, 950–51; God appearance in, 938; and God’s river of delights, 593, 596–97, 671; and oppression, 672–73, 778–79
Watson, Wilfred G. E., 52
wedding ceremonies, 706–8
Wesley, Charles, 316
wisdom and Torah psalms, 71–74, 93, 355–56, 746–47, 785
wonders of God, 226
word pairs in poetry, 48–50
World War I, 637
World War II, 264–65, 283, 285, 328, 695, 922–23
worship: call to, 503–4; communal, 677–78, 679–80, 926–27; and dwelling with God, 438–41; and hope, 427–29; and meeting with God, 670–72; modern, 303–4; and oracles, 884–85; of praise, 737–38; right, 769–70; temple, 23–26, 63–64, 67–74, 150, 301–2, 419, 422, 670–71, 884–85
wrath of God, 110–11, 178, 341
Yahweh. See God
Yahweh malak psalms, 70–71, 115–16
Zion, 290, 383–84, 393, 739–43, 906, 937; destruction on, 736–37; plea for restoration of, 777–78; presence of God in, 736, 760–61; songs, 735