Opening QuestionDo you love poetry? Why or why not?

IntroductionThe figurative language of poetry allows us to not only express specific ideas, but also feelings, images and pictures in ways that prose cannot. The use of symbols, of metaphor, simile, parallelism, and chiasm all contribute to create literary pictures and emotions that resonate in the heart, that move and draw us. Revelation borrows much of the imagery of the Psalms. The lesson this week explores some of these connections. 

The Psalms as a WholeIt is helpful to consider the lyrics (sadly, most of the music is lost to us) of the ...