The exile caused Israel to doubt their relationship with God. In particular, Psalm 89 wrestles with God's love and faithfulness towards the line of David, for it appeared as though God had forsaken His covenant with David and abandoned His promises.
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Psalm 88 is one of the darkest texts in the Bible. It is a lament prayer that seems incapable of finding any optimism. Find out what this psalm says and means and why it was included in the Psalter.
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Psalm 87 is one of several Zion songs which celebrates God's city. Psalm 87 is, however, a bit unusual in that it speaks of Jerusalem as a kind of mother city which has birthed the nations and is drawing them back to itself.
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Psalm 86 is a lament prayer attributed to David. While that may not seem like anything unusual, there are several oddities about Psalm 86 that should cause us to question why this psalm is placed where it is. Hopefully we can work through that question and better understand this prayer together.
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What would happen if God positively answered His people's exilic prayers for restoration and renewal? Psalms 84-85 offer a vision of God's revival as it pertains both to the Jerusalem Temple and the land which had been promised to Abraham and his descendants.
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The exile was a time of despair. The prayers of the people were directed towards God, seeking rescue and salvation. Psalm 83 fits that mold but also contains a bit of a twist regarding how the psalmist viewed the judgement of God upon the nations.
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Why was following the gods of the nations so bad? In Psalm 82, God puts the gods on trial and finds them guilty of leading the nations astray. To understand this psalm, however, one must know something about how the ancient Israelites understood their world, so let's study it together!

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During a festival at the Temple, God delivered an important message to Israel. Their future, indeed their very lives, depended on whether or not they would hear God's word and follow it.
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