Firth, D.G. (David Graham)2011-01-072011-01-071996Firth, DG 1996, 'Responses to violence in some lament Psalms of the individual', Skrif en Kerk, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 317-328.0257-8891http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15468Continued 2001 as 'Verbum et Ecclesia'Lament psalms of the individual that reflect a motif of violence are here examined so as to determine whether or not the editors of the Psalter had a pattern of instruction that they wished to inculcate with respect to the experience of violence. An examination of prayers of the accused and prayers of sickness as sub-groups within the Gattung indicates the presence of such a pattern, and suggests that the editors wished to model a pattern that rejects the right of human retribution. This pattern needs to be tested further through an examination of a third sub-group, the prayers for protection.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaPsalmsViolence in the BibleLaments in the BibleBible -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible -- PrayersArticle