The Life of David: A Genuine Heart

Psalms of Encouragement

• David "encouraged himself in the Lord."
• The Psalms can give voice to our joy and give voice to our pain.

Psalms of Lament.

• Lament is a central point of traction between religion and relationship.

Psalms of Rage (Imprecatory Psalms)

• "Psalms of Rage are the unfiltered expressions of hearts that have experienced enormous pain and great injustice and refusing to take vengeance into their own hands, they lay out their anger to God with shocking candor." (Johnson)