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Psalm's is a collection of poems by different artists' who explore two main ideas: despair and praise. Throughout some of the poems, there is a strong sense of despair and dissatisfaction with life, due to the work of nefarious adversaries. Ultimately leading to reflections on the ephemeral nature of existence. This is contrasted with glorious praising of God as the source of all joy and excitement in the world.

Why write a poem of arbitrary suffering? In a world where bad things happen to good people, the rational conclusion seems to be that injustice abounds and God doesn't care to do anything about it. There are the usual apologetics of the incomparability of God and man, these are ultimately don't comfort one's suffering. Even when God speaks to you, he won't touch on the apparent injustice of your situation but gloat.

Can more author’s please use introductions 🙏🏾?

The Historical Books of the bible are a misnomer in that they are not attempts to accurately note down the history of the Israelites from creation of their kingdom, to its collapse and eventual slow rebuilding. They are a narrative tool to communicate the key message of obedience to God's laws as set in Deuteronomy & co, whilst also emphasising the need for cultural and marital separation from neighbouring cultures.