Old Testament Foundatiosn with Philip Yancey

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Transcription: The Psalms open a window into the inner life of King David. That window discloses some surprises, however. David was surely no saint, and seldom did he show the peace and serenity normally associated with spiritual people. In fact, he often cried out against God, blaming him when things went wrong and begging for relief. The Psalms are not pious devotionals. They are filled with accounts of enemies whose scheme and gossip and plot violence. For the psalmist, faith in God involved a constant struggle against powerful forces that often seemed more real than God. The writers frequently asked, Whe ...