A Song for Answers

Lent 2022 • Sermon • Submitted 2 years ago

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Emotion

Language

Social

According to מָחֲלַ֣ת לְעַנֹּ֑ות

Heman the Ezrahite

Wise man in Solomon’s time

Musician

A Wisdom Psalm (e.g. Job, Ecclesiastes)

A Song for “wailing”

Sad Song

A song to cry to

A song to respond

An odd title since this is a song about a person in search of answers

Respond to what or who?

To God, who is silent

To suffering, when no other answer will do

Cycle of prayer, he’s been here before

Person is sick, asking for healing

No answer

Did God cause this?

Perhaps sign of Psalmist’s desperation, imagined reason for God’s silence

Psalm Ends in the dark

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