- Each of the five books end in praise.
- Psalms 146-150 are an extended doxology.
- Hallelu Yah ('Praise the Lord’) is the simplest expression of exuberant praise.
(1) The Where of Praise (‘in’)
(2) The Why of Praise (‘for’)
(3) The How of Praise (‘with’)
- Everyone can praise the Lord.
Restore Us
July 21, 2024 • Andrew Cullen • Psalm 80
- In a community, suffering is shared.
- Community laments teach us how to lament together, because we are going to suffer together as we wait on God together.
- The community is responsible for the crisis.
- Redemption was a return from exile.
- The promise reveals sincere repentance.
How Long?
July 14, 2024 • Andrew Cullen • Psalm 13
How long? is a question of endurance.
God’s forgetfulness feels like forsakenness.
How long? implies hope in hopelessness.
David trusts God’s unfailing love and goodness because his suffering is not a test for God’s character.
