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* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted in Psalm 50:

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* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted Discussed and ultimately defied in Psalm 50:

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* WhereIsYourXNow: A line from Psalm 79:10.

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* WhereIsYourXNow: A line From Psalm 42:1-3:
-->''As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”''
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from Psalm 79:10.
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* RuleOfSeven: Psalm 12:6.
-->''"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."''
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* SacrificialLamb: The verses about "The Suffering Servant" are often cited by Christians as omens about Jesus' arrival, whereas Jewish sources interpret them as references to David and the coup widely supported coup against him by his son Absalom.

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* SacrificialLamb: The verses about "The Suffering Servant" are often cited by Christians as omens about Jesus' arrival, whereas Jewish sources interpret them as references to David and the coup widely supported coup against him by his son Absalom.
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* HanlonsRazor: "Have those who work evil no knowledge?" (Psalm 53:4)

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-->'''He calls on the heavens above and earth below\\
to witness the judgment of his people.\\
"Bring my faithful people to me—\\
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”\\
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,\\
for God himself will be the judge.\\
“O my people, listen as I speak.\\
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:\\
I am God, your God!\\
I have no complaint about your sacrifices\\

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-->'''He calls on the heavens above and earth below\\
to witness the judgment of his people.\\
"Bring my faithful people to me—\\
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”\\
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,\\
for God himself will be the judge.\\
“O my people, listen as I speak.\\
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:\\
I am God, your God!\\
I
-->"I have no complaint about your sacrifices\\



Do I drink the blood of goats?\\
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,\\
and keep the vows you made to the Most High."

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Do I drink the blood of goats?\\
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,\\
and keep the vows you made to the Most High."
goats?"

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-->''"Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight the avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed."''

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-->''"Why -->''Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight the avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed."''''
** And from Psalm 115:1-2.
-->''Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy, because of Your truth. Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God?”''
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* WhereIsYourXNow: A line from Psalm 79:10.
-->''"Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Let there be known among the nations in our sight the avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed."''
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* GoodShepherd: Psalm 23: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." The rest of the Psalm goes into how he guides the psalmist like a shepherd.

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* GoodShepherd: Psalm 23: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." The rest of the Psalm goes into how he He guides the psalmist like a shepherd.
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* GoodShepherd: Psalm 23: "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." The rest of the Psalm goes into how he guides the psalmist like a shepherd.
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** GoodIsNotNice: Then there are verses where He will dish out all kinds of severe punishments on sinners.

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** * GoodIsNotNice: Then While there are many verses involve praising God for his goodness, there are verses where He will dish out all kinds of severe punishments on sinners.
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* SacrificialLamb: The verses about "The Suffering Servant" are often cited as omens about Jesus' arrival.

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* SacrificialLamb: The verses about "The Suffering Servant" are often cited by Christians as omens about Jesus' arrival.arrival, whereas Jewish sources interpret them as references to David and the coup widely supported coup against him by his son Absalom.
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* KarmicDeath/HoistByHisOwnPetard: "''Evil shall kill the wicked''; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty." - Palms 34:22

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* KarmicDeath/HoistByHisOwnPetard: KarmicDeath[=/=]HoistByHisOwnPetard: "''Evil shall kill the wicked''; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty." - Palms 34:22
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* Quotes/KarmicDeath: "''Evil shall kill the wicked''; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty." - Palms 34:22

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* Quotes/KarmicDeath: KarmicDeath/HoistByHisOwnPetard: "''Evil shall kill the wicked''; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty." - Palms 34:22
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* Quotes/KarmicDeath: "''Evil shall kill the wicked''; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty." - Palms 34:22
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The "valley of the shadow of death" from Psalm 23:4.

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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The "valley of the shadow of death" from Psalm 23:4. 23:4 (King James Version). Even the more recent (and, technically, more accurate) translations,[[note]]The [=KJV=] translators read the Hebrew ''tzalmavet'' as ''tzel ha-mavet'' ("the shadow of death"), but it's actually a single, unrelated word meaning "deep darkness"[[/note]] such as "the darkest valley" (New Revised Standard Version) or "a valley of deepest darkness" (New Jewish Publication Society) suggest this trope.

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* CallBack: The psalmist mentions about how God [[Literature/BookOfExodus smote the firstborn in Egypt]] in Psalms 105:29-36.



** GoodIsNotNice: Then there are verses where He will inflict severe punishments on sinners.

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** GoodIsNotNice: Then there are verses where He will inflict dish out all kinds of severe punishments on sinners.



* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying that God torments and punishes the sinners.

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* PrayerOfMalice: Some Many of the Psalms involve David praying that God torments and punishes the sinners.
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*SacrificialLamb: The verses about "The Suffering Servant" are often cited as omens about Jesus' arrival.
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* TheAtoner: Psalms 51 has David lamenting on his sin of adultery.

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* TheAtoner: Some of David's Psalms appear this way, particularly Psalms 51 has David lamenting where he laments on his sin of adultery.
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->''"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."''
-->-- '''Psalm 23:1'''
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* WarriorPoet: David.
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* HumiliationConga: Psalms 52:5-7 has one for those who trust in their their own ways instead of God's ways, not to mention the righteous will laugh at the wicked's failures.

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* HumiliationConga: Some scriptures like Psalms 52:5-7 has one for those who trust in their their own ways instead of God's ways, not to mention the righteous will laugh (and even God) laughing at the wicked's wicked for their failures.



* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying for punishment and death for those who are not on God's side.

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* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying for punishment that God torments and death for those who are not on God's side.punishes the sinners.
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* TheSacredDarkness: Referened in Psalm 139:12-14. "The darkness and light are both alike. I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

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* ReligiousBruiser: David.

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* ReligiousBruiser: David. Psalms 18:34 sums this up:
-->''"He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms."''
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* ReligiousBruiser: David.
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* GodIsGood: Many verses of the Psalms revolve around praising God for his goodness and mercy, much like common passages such as Psalm 100:5.
** GoodIsNotNice: Then there's the severe punishments He inflicts on those who are in sin.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted in Psalm 50

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* GodIsGood: Many verses of the Psalms revolve around praising God for his His goodness and mercy, much like common passages such as Psalm 100:5.
** GoodIsNotNice: Then there's the there are verses where He will inflict severe punishments He inflicts on those who are in sin.
sinners.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted in Psalm 5050:



* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying for punishment and death for his enemies or those who are not on God's side.

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* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying for punishment and death for his enemies or those who are not on God's side.
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* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying punishment and death for his enemies or those who are not on God's side.

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* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying for punishment and death for his enemies or those who are not on God's side.
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* PrayerOfMalice: Some of the Psalms involve David praying punishment and death for his enemies or those who are not on God's side.
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* HumiliationConga: Psalms 52:5-7 has one for those who trust in their own instincts and their own way instead of God's ways, not to mention the righteous will laugh at the wicked's failures.

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* HumiliationConga: Psalms 52:5-7 has one for those who trust in their own instincts and their own way ways instead of God's ways, not to mention the righteous will laugh at the wicked's failures.
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The Book of Psalms is a rich collection of poems, hymns, and prayers that express the religious feelings of the Jews throughout many periods of history. With a big number of 150 chapters, It also happens to be the book which contains the most chapters than any other book in the Bible.
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*TheAtoner: Psalms 51 has David lamenting on his sin of adultery.
*DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: God seems to symbolically imply this in Psalm 89:31-34 if someone breaks His commandments.
*GodIsGood: Many verses of the Psalms revolve around praising God for his goodness and mercy, much like common passages such as Psalm 100:5.
**GoodIsNotNice: Then there's the severe punishments He inflicts on those who are in sin.
*GodsNeedPrayerBadly: Subverted in Psalm 50
-->'''He calls on the heavens above and earth below\\
to witness the judgment of his people.\\
"Bring my faithful people to me—\\
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices.”\\
Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,\\
for God himself will be the judge.\\
“O my people, listen as I speak.\\
Here are my charges against you, O Israel:\\
I am God, your God!\\
I have no complaint about your sacrifices\\
or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.\\
But I do not need the bulls from your barns\\
or the goats from your pens.\\
For all the animals of the forest are mine,\\
and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.\\
I know every bird on the mountains,\\
and all the animals of the field are mine.\\
If I were hungry, I would not tell you,\\
for all the world is mine and everything in it.\\
Do I eat the meat of bulls?\\
Do I drink the blood of goats?\\
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,\\
and keep the vows you made to the Most High."
*HumiliationConga: Psalms 52:5-7 has one for those who trust in their own instincts and their own way instead of God's ways, not to mention the righteous will laugh at the wicked's failures.
*IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The "valley of the shadow of death" from Psalm 23:4.
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