Ancient Anglican

As you read the penitential psalsms for tonight, look at the tone of the prayer being offered: Imperative, Hopeful, Hopeless, Joyful, or Distraught.

this Thursday we will be studying the seven great penitential Psalms (Psalms 51, 6, 32, 38, 130, 143, 102). This grouping goes back at least to a 6th-century Roman commentary on the Psalms.

The great beauty of the Psalms lies in their universal application within the worship of the Church.

This week we will look at the worship of God as set forth in the Psalms from Solomon’s Temple to the present day.

This week we will be looking at the imprecatory or cursing Psalms. Instead of doing a close reading of a sampling of these Psalms, this week we will look at how Lewis, Bonhoeffer, and Augustine handle these Psalms.

This week, we will be looking at how the Psalms speak of the coming Messiah and the New Testament’s use of Psalms in describing who Jesus is.

This week we will look at the Psalms of the Compline service, and not only the four Psalms explicitly mentioned in the service, but also other psalms which find their way into the service within the various prayers and responses.

This week we are simply going to have a brief overview of the Psalms by looking at how to read and interpret the Psalms. We will end the study this week by having individuals share a particular Psalm that is dear to them (no participation required).

Here is an outline of our study of the Psalms.

We need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes of our own period. And that means the old books.

I only desire to attain to that care and diligence in the sacred writings, which the Apostle has placed last among the duties of the saints (Eph. 4:11); and this very thing I desire, so that, in the endeavour to teach, I may be able to learn.

The rule we shall observe is universality, antiquity, and consent.