Series: Psalms for Beginners
Nature Psalms
By: Mike Mazzalongo Posted: May, 2017
This lesson examines "nature" type psalms and how they are designed to not only highlight the beauty of creation but also how the creation serves to honor and reveal the power of God.
Discussion Questions
1. Match the correct word with the statement
| A. ASAPH B. LYRIC C. PSALMOI D. MOSES E. TEHILLIM F. GNOMIC G. MASHAL H. HALLEL I. STICHS J. PSALM | ______ 1. Hebrew for Praises ______ 2. Song of Praise ______ 3. Wrote oldest Psalm ______ 4. Lessons/parables ______ 5. Part of a line of poetry ______ 6. Greek word for "praise" ______ 7. Writer of Psalms ______ 8. Group of Psalms ______ 9. Expressive poetry ______ 10. Wisdom poetry |
2. Answer TRUE or FALSE
- _____ David is the author of the Book of Psalms
- _____ Psalms is the most quoted book in the New Testament
- _____ A woman wrote a psalm
- _____ Certain psalms are repeated in the Old Testament
- _____ The Book of Psalms is divided into 10 sections
- _____ The Book of Psalms was once used as a songbook in the church
- _____ A "PAEAN" is a song of lament
- _____ Many psalms have a pronounced rhyme scheme
- _____ MASKIL is a literary device used in the psalms
- _____ Acrostics were psalms that used each of the 24 letters in the Hebrew alphabet
3. Circle the correct word
- The main literary device used in the Psalms is ( assonance / parallelism ).
- The Psalms can be divided into ( five / nine ) categories.
- "How should a good man live before God?" is a question asked by ( experience / character ) psalms.
- Psalms that celebrate the wonder of God's creation are called ( praise / nature ) psalms.