Throughout history people have felt forgotten, rejected, or even attacked by God. An untimely family death or a natural disaster have led people to view God as an enemy. This book studies the literary qualities, history, linguistics, and theology of the complaint psalms, especially Psalms 6,44,74,88, and 90. The author approaches these psalms with these questions: What did the faithful in ancient Israel do when their experiences led them to perceive God as an enemy? What theological assumptions uderlie these complaints.
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