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Psalm 96

The Analysis-Psalm 96 A Psalm of Praise
When analyzing a psalm of praise it is important to keep in mind that Psalms are poetry; and therefore do follow some of the rules of poetry. There are usually identifiable elements and structures in a Psalm similar to that those that might be found in a literary poem much like many of us learned and studied in secondary education classes early in our lives.
I will be analyzing Psalm 96, when reading this assignment in particular the Ryken readings; I had some thoughts I would like to share. Praise is a powerful word, but in the past I always thought of praise to god, but with the insight this class provided I learned that any man can praise any ...

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that God is definitely elevated and exalted among all others.
Direction of Focus-Keeping in accordance with Ryken's text, the author of Psalm 96 gets the reader to focus all of his attention on God and the grace of God and the workings of God. When looking at Psalm 96:7-10 it gets the reader to really see the power and grace of God, and that he really is all powerful, everlasting, and omnipotent.
Declarative Vs Descriptive Praise
According to the Ryken text these are the two main types of praise. When reading Psalm 96 for the first time, one might believe that it does incorporate both descriptive and declarative praise. After reading a few more times, it became very evident that it definitely was a descriptive praise Psalm. In particular verse 2 where the author writes, "proclaim his salvation day after day" We see that the author is pointing us in the direction that God does great things every day and not just one particular event.
Form of the praise Psalm
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Added: 1/30/2007 04:52:37 AM
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