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From Plight to Praise

TIM GRAY

Israel’s immediate response to God’s mighty deeds was to sing a song of praise to God (cf. Ex. 15). This pattern from the Exodus, of plight to praise, characterizes the nature of Israel’s liturgical worship. Many of Israel’s sacred songs are either laments or songs of praise. But even the lament psalms anticipate praise, as the psalmist pours out his grief to the Lord so that he may be delivered and thus praise God.

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