In his sermon on Psalm 58, Bonhoeffer comments that this particular “psalm of vengeance is the prayer of the innocent.”33 Who are the innocent? Following his strict view of prayer, Bonhoeffer answers this question: “we sinners do not pray this psalm of vengeance, innocence alone prays with this psalm.”34 What, or whom, is this “innocence alone”? Bonhoeffer reasons that the “innocence of Christ steps before the world and accuses it. And when Christ accuses the world of sin, are we not ourselves also among the accused?
1. What are the metaphors/ pictures found in this psalm?
2. Psalms for kids attempts to draw pictures for each psalm, this one is for psalm 58. Do you think it captures the main idea of this psalm?
3. What are your thoughts on vengeance in the light of this psalm?
SIDE QUESTION:
How do you reconcile the loving God of the New Testament with the vengeful Old Testament God?
3. What are your thoughts on vengeance in the light of this psalm?
SIDE QUESTION:
How do you reconcile the loving God of the New Testament with the vengeful Old Testament God?
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