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It divides very

easily and obviously into five different books,

Psalm 41 ends:

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting!

Amen and Amen. {Psa 41:13 RSV}

It has often been pointed

out that the book of Psalms is the book of human

emotions.

If you are fearful, read Psalm 56 or Psalm 91

or Psalm 23 (you know that one, of course).

And

• If you are discouraged, read Psalm 42 – one

example among many.

• If you happen to be feeling lonely, then I would

suggest Psalm 71 or Psalm 62.

• If you are oppressed, with a sense of sinful-

ness, there are two marvelous psalms for you:

Psalm 51, written after David’s double sin of

adultery and murder; and Psalm 32, a great ex-

pression of confession and forgiveness. And

then,

• If you are worried or anxious, I’d recommend

Psalm 37 and Psalm 73.

• If you are angry, try Psalm 58 or Psalm 13.

• If you are resentful, read Psalm 94 or

Psalm 77.

• If you are happy and want some words to ex-

press your happiness, try Psalm 92 or

Psalm 66.

• If you feel forsaken, try Psalm 88.

• If you are grateful and you would like to say it,

read Psalm 40.

• If you are doubtful, if your faith is beginning to

fail, read Psalm 119.

In fact, more than half of them were written by

David, the sweet singer of Israel, who was given by

God the gift of capturing the emotions of his full

life’s varied experience and putting them in beauti-

ful lyrical terms.