Psalm 79
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- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV, Common Worship Psalter, ASB Psalter, and BCP Psalter) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
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- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- From Exposition on the Psalms, Augustine (354-430).
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes (1599).
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
- From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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"Simply Grieving," MacKenzie Scott,
Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century,
2010.
- "It seems there is no time simply to weep over the wrong of the world. The public?s instinct that we have a share in victims? suffering doesn?t find a fit way to grieve just for them."
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The Old Testament Readings:
Psalm 79:1-9, Pentecost 17C. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "Psalm 79 is a communal lament over the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem."
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"Simply Grieving," MacKenzie Scott,
Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century,
2010.
- Articles & Background:
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"The
Craft of Forgiveness," L. Gregory Jones,
Loyola College. Theology Today, October, 1993.
- "If, and insofar as, Christians are able to recognize that forgiveness is a way of life rather than a simple word to assuage guilt, then we will be on our way to embodying the wholeness of the gospel through mastering the craft of forgiveness."
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"Conversations
among Exiles," by Walter Brueggemann. Reprinted from The Christian Century
at Religion Online.
- "The bitterness directed in our society against humanists, Muslims, homosexuals, communists and so forth is in the Old Testament addressed to the God from whom no secret can be kept. Such cathartic utterances are also an honest and courageous practice of prayer."
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"The
Craft of Forgiveness," L. Gregory Jones,
Loyola College. Theology Today, October, 1993.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Brueggemann, Walter, "Conversations
among Exiles," The Christian Century, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jones, L. Gregory, "The Craft of
Forgiveness," Theology Today, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Lessing, Reed, "Broken Teeth, Bloody Baths, And Baby
Bashing: Is There Any Place in the Church for Imprecatory Psalms?"
Concordia Journal, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Tucker, W. Dennis, Jr., "Is Shame a
Matter of Patronage in the Communal Laments?" Journal for the Study
of the Old Testament, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Vos, Johannes Geerhardus, "The Ethical Problem of the
Imprecatory Psalms," Westminster Theological Journal, 1942.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Brueggemann, Walter, "Conversations
among Exiles," The Christian Century, 1997.
- Reviews:
- Sermons:
- "Prayers from the Pit," the Rev. Joy Yee, Day 1, 2006.
- With Children:
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- Liturgy:
- Responsive Liturgical Paraphrase at The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia:
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- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Psalm 79. The Cyber Hymnal.
- HymnSite.com Hymn Selections.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- "O God, Your Land Now Lays in Waste," lyrics, midi, sheet music, mp3. Stephen J. Pearson, The Psalmistry. See Terms of Use.
- Psalm 79:1-9 set to Passion Chorale (76 76 D) by Dale A. Schoening, Metrical Psalms.
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