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1. Examination 2. Examples

Mood / Tone

This is the Psalmist’s cry when he has nowhere else to turn but to God.

Description - distress, grief and frustration

Three Types of Complaint

Troubled by his own thoughts or actions

Troubled by the actions of others

Troubled by the actions or lack of actions of God

Interpretive Issues

Who are the enemies?

Intentional vagueness

Structure / Ingredients

Invocation

Plea

Complaint

Confession / Assertion

Curse

Confidence

Blessing

Subdivisions

National

Personal

Examples

Psalm 12

Psalm 17

Psalm 22

Psalm 69