10:37 You bring up C.S. Lewis regarding another subject matter (taking seriously - right & wrong). But on the imprecatory or cursing psalms Lewis said, they “are indeed devilish” and: “We must not either try to explain them away or to yield for one moment to the idea that, because it comes in the Bible, all this vindictive hatred must somehow be good and pious. We must face both facts squarely. The hatred is there - festering, gloating, undisguised - and also we should be wicked if we in any way condoned or approved it.” (C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms) Your video presented some good information on the Imprecatory Psalms.
While I have learned much from Lewis, I don't entirely agree with him on the curses in the Psalms. I quoted him where I liked him but passed over where I found him less helpful. My own view owes much to my teacher Walter Kaiser.
10:37 You bring up C.S. Lewis regarding another subject matter (taking seriously - right & wrong). But on the imprecatory or cursing psalms Lewis said, they “are indeed devilish”
and:
“We must not either try to explain them away or to yield for one moment to the idea that, because it comes in the Bible, all this vindictive hatred must somehow be good and pious. We must face both facts squarely. The hatred is there - festering, gloating, undisguised - and also we should be wicked if we in any way condoned or approved it.” (C.S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms)
Your video presented some good information on the Imprecatory Psalms.
While I have learned much from Lewis, I don't entirely agree with him on the curses in the Psalms. I quoted him where I liked him but passed over where I found him less helpful. My own view owes much to my teacher Walter Kaiser.