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Originally Posted by armourbearer The better exegetes see the Psalms as transcending Israel's worship both in terms of spirituality and universality. If we consider the so-called enthronement Pss, we will see this makes perfect sense. All the earth is summoned to sing to the Lord. The Psalter is genuinely the hymnbook of the New Testament church. | Indeed, however the sitz im leben ("setting in life") helps us to understand the message of the Psalms better.
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Last edited by AV1611; 05-30-2008 at 02:11 PM..
Reason: Added translation of technical term.
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