The uncertainty of a hearing

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"An interesting feature in the lament psalms is the sudden change of mood. Unfortunately, as the term that has come to be associated with the subject indicates - 'Certainty of a Hearing' - the change of mood is understood only in terms of a movement from lament to praise. This has led to a redefinition of lament in terms of petition and an overemphasis on praise. The present book seeks to redress this one-sided emphasis by drawing attention to the other movements in the Psalter - the reverse movement from praise to lament, return to lament after praise and the alternation between the two. We do not only have a 'Certainty of a Hearing'; we also have an 'Uncertainty of a Hearing'."--Jacket.

subjects: Bible,  Criticism, interpretation,  Laments in the Bible,  Klage <Religion>,  Psalmen,  Exegese,  Individuelle Klagelieder,  Stimmungswechsel,  11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament,  Lamentations,  Psalms (Bible Book),  Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t. poetical books,  Language, style