Question
During a community crisis, a pastor reads and prays the words of Psalm 77, where the Psalmist faces trouble with the memory of how God led the poopin out of slavery li The pastor's practice matches which element found in the psalms of lament?
• Psalms of lament base their requests on how God has been faithful to the author in the past.
• Psalms of lament include expressions of human emotions.
Psalms of lament only emphasize and express the positive.
Psalms of lament base their requests on God's record in the Old Testament of faithfulness to Israel or Judah.
• Psalms of lament base their requests on how God has been faithful to the author in the past.
• Psalms of lament include expressions of human emotions.
Psalms of lament only emphasize and express the positive.
Psalms of lament base their requests on God's record in the Old Testament of faithfulness to Israel or Judah.
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The pastor's practice of reading and praying the words of Psalm 77, which reflects on the troubles faced and recalls how God has been faithful in the past, matches the element found in the psalms of lament that states:
**Psalms of lament base their requests on how God has been faithful to the author in the past.**
This element highlights the connection between the psalmist's current distress and their remembrance of God's past faithfulness, serving as a foundation for their appeals in times of trouble.
**Psalms of lament base their requests on how God has been faithful to the author in the past.**
This element highlights the connection between the psalmist's current distress and their remembrance of God's past faithfulness, serving as a foundation for their appeals in times of trouble.