Comments on: On the Psalms http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/ Old English: Sanctuary (formed from the words "holy" and "work" thus what goes on in a sanctuary.) This is my sanctuary for writing on religion, academics, and the other things that ground my life. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:00:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: bls http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2141 bls Sat, 19 May 2007 20:01:26 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2141 Another beautiful piece, Derek. Another beautiful piece, Derek.

]]> By: *Christopher http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2138 *Christopher Sat, 19 May 2007 18:27:11 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2138 I thought your piece was right on. The psalms are a place where I find something when joyful, when sorrowful, when angry, when fearful. The psalms are honest before God in a way that so much, happy, clappy, snappy Christian religion is not--the put on a happy face and forget out the rest bit that doesn't want to deal with the Cross or suffering or those places where "we know God not". I thought your piece was right on. The psalms are a place where I find something when joyful, when sorrowful, when angry, when fearful.

The psalms are honest before God in a way that so much, happy, clappy, snappy Christian religion is not–the put on a happy face and forget out the rest bit that doesn’t want to deal with the Cross or suffering or those places where “we know God not”.

]]> By: Derek the Ænglican http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2137 Derek the Ænglican Sat, 19 May 2007 17:02:03 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2137 Thanks, LP. Now that it's up the post seems a bit darker than I remember... In any case, one of the reasons I love the Psalms so much is because of their intense honesty about the human condition--especialy the religious human condition. They're the perfect antidote to what <a href="http://insaeculasaeculorum.blogspot.com/2007/05/happy-god.html" rel="nofollow">Anastasia calls the 'Happy God'</a> mentality... Thanks, LP. Now that it’s up the post seems a bit darker than I remember… In any case, one of the reasons I love the Psalms so much is because of their intense honesty about the human condition–especialy the religious human condition. They’re the perfect antidote to what Anastasia calls the ‘Happy God’ mentality…

]]> By: lutherpunk http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2136 lutherpunk Sat, 19 May 2007 14:33:08 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2136 <i>Do you really ask—O child of earth? Is that really repugnant wonder in your voice—or recognition?</i> I love that line! It is dead on. And I have heard too many people say this is why they can't read or pray the Psalms. I think we fear to own the violence and earthiness of the Psalms because we know it is our own hatred. Thanks for lifting that up! Do you really ask—O child of earth? Is that really repugnant wonder in your voice—or recognition?

I love that line! It is dead on. And I have heard too many people say this is why they can’t read or pray the Psalms. I think we fear to own the violence and earthiness of the Psalms because we know it is our own hatred. Thanks for lifting that up!

]]> By: Derek the Ænglican http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2134 Derek the Ænglican Sat, 19 May 2007 04:19:11 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2134 Yes--I find the verses he selects normally make for great antiphons for the psalm as a whole... Yes–I find the verses he selects normally make for great antiphons for the psalm as a whole…

]]> By: Michelle http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2131 Michelle Sat, 19 May 2007 03:13:24 +0000 http://haligweorc.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/on-the-psalms/#comment-2131 Its a very nice essay. There are some psalms we don't want to appeal; curses that you wonder how they got into the psalter. Have you read Bede's Abbreviated Psalter? Its a very nice essay. There are some psalms we don’t want to appeal; curses that you wonder how they got into the psalter.

Have you read Bede’s Abbreviated Psalter?

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