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Old 05-30-2008, 12:51 PM
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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 leiben helps us to understand the message of the Psalms better.
Oh puhleeze! If I have to read a conversation on a non-academic forum, which attempts to employ German academic terminology (which can be much more clearly explained to the "uninitiated" using English discussion) I think that I am going to

Tell me you were joking.
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