“Slow physical deterioration and loosened social relationships have profound spiritual significance, for they can separate a person from God. It is remarkable that the laments which so vividly portray this human despair should dominate the Psalter—Israel's book of praise. Their presence must be taken to reflect complex struggles to understand a God who could only be the just, loving, sovereign Lord, yet who stood witness to such violation of God's purposes for human beings.”
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