Seeing the Psalms W h a t s t h e B i g P i c t u r e INSTRUCTOR Dr Mark Futato mfutato rts edu RTS Atlanta August 4 7 2009 SEEING THE PSALMS Images of Deity Let the words of Christ in all their richness live in your hearts and make you wise Use his words to teach and counsel each other Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts Colossians 3 16 Images of Humanity Images of the World W h a t Yo u C a n E x p e c t t o L e a r n 0 0 12 1 1 1 1 3 4 We are all in process We are all becoming more of what God created us to be May the Spirit of the risen Lord transform us through Seeing the Psalms W h a t Yo u N e e d t o D o 4 5 6 22 3 7 4 228 0 1 11 6 19 9 2 1 I have been accustomed to 0 call this book An Anatomy of all the Parts of 1 6 the Soul for there is not an 6 emotion of which anyone can be conscious that is not here represented as in a 2 0 6 6 4 11QPsa col27 8 mirror John Calvin H o w Yo u W i l l B e G r a d e d 6 12 4 6 0 2 1 2 4 4 9 1 2 2 2 0 6 9 6 What We Will Cover 1 34 Life is a journey 3 35 0 0 12 1 1 1 1 over uneven terrain through changing seasons Whether we encounter highs or lows the biblical Psalms stand ready 3 11 to engage our emotions and clarify out thoughts For the LORD God is sun and shield Psalm 84 11 W h a t Yo u C a n S t u d y i n t h e F u t u r e 3 1008 5 100 10 9 0 3 4 7 The book of A Psalms provides us B B theological B 2 1088 108 9 1 5 B 10 C 7 B 4 100 2 01 100 B given in the biblical tradition 3 7 4 100 10 3 221 7 5 D 22 7 5 D 22 5 4 B 1008 1122 1 pastoral and liturgical resource the most reliable 100 3 B C 4