Book of Psalms 136-143 For his mercy endureth for ever

Psalms 136-143

Psalm 136 may be the first ever call and response song!
Ain't no people like the chosen people!  Say yeah! (yeah!)

We get another group of psalms praising God's great doings from the past.

137:9 sounds creepy.  Another reference to killing children?

138:7-8 has a psalm 23 feel to it, doesn't it?


139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred*


*You can find anything on the internet!  Everything is connected to everything else.  I was sure that some death metal band would have picked up on this line and was looking for a link when I found this!  You don't have to watch all of it (or any of it).

Evidently, several levels of the game Doom are taken from the Book of Psalms.  Try using that factoid in your next conversation!

Book of Psalms 121-126

psalms 121-126

Nothing much to see here.  Move along.

Book of Psalms 113-120 He will bless them that Fear the LORD

Psalms 113-120

Couldn't the entire book of psalms be condensed into psalm 117?   Maybe have one more for asking God to kill the people you don't like.
Psalm 119 is ridiculously long.

Nothing really interesting here other then that.  For some reason the generic praises of first two psalms made me chuckle. My atheism must be acting up.

Psalm 116 has an odd line.
"Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."  Comments?

Book of Psalms 76-84 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? No.

Psalms 76-84

I was looking at the wikipedia article on the Book of Psalms yesterday, just trying to get a little more interested in these short pieces.  The one thing I found interesting was the attempt to date the individual psalms by the references within them.  the inclusion of kings, prophets and leaders adds a little context for me.
How about you?  Does a reference to David or Moses help put things in a better perspective?

Psalm 78 is my favorite in this block.  A nice recap of the Exodus saga.  Although I also like psalm 79 when the author asks God to torture others for a change and to not judge them for the sins of their fathers (although God has repeatedly stated that's how he prefers to do business).

As a side note, I'm pleasantly surprised that Zemanta/Blogger are recommending my blog for further reading on the subject of the Book of Psalms.  Just shows that they know quality!

Book of Psalms 64-75 Good God!!! We're only half way through!

Psalms 64-75

The seemingly never ending book of prayer and praise continues.

Found this while cruising thru the wikipedia article on psalms.  Enjoy.

Psalms 54-63 Yes, Those are Crickets You're Hearing

Psalms 54-63

I'm traveling this week for work and won't have much free time for fun stuff like reading prayers and praises from an ancient people.  Post will be infrequent.

As far as the Book of Psalms goes, most of this is pretty boring to an Atheist.  I hope the believers are enjoying them.

Do any stand out?  What ones do you connect with?

Book of Psalms 33-43

Psalms 33-43

Busy with work.