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99 Psalms

99 Psalms

Paperback

Series: Paraclete Poetry

CatholicismGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1612612946
ISBN13: 9781612612942
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: Sep 1 2013
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.40
Language: English

SAID's 99 Psalms are poems of praise and lament, of questioning and wondering. In the tradition of the Hebrew psalmist, they find their voice in exile, in this case one that is both existential and geographical. His decision to include 99 in this collection recalls the ancient Muslim tradition that ascribes 99 names to Allah, though the lordwhom this psalmist addresses is not bounded by this or any other religious tradition. As psalms that turn to the lord with a lover's vulnerability, they avoid every trace of sentimentality. Rather, they seek to open us to the mystery of human life, warning us of the difficulties we face in our attempts to live peaceably together in the midst of our differences.

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