Walter Brueggemann suggests another helpful way to categorize the Psalms.
For more detail, see this PDF
Orientation:o Creation - in which we consider the world and our place in ito Torah - in which we consider the importance of God's revealed willo Wisdom - in which we consider the importance of living wello Narrative - in which we consider our past and its influence on our presento Psalms of Trust - in which we express our trust in God's care and goodnessq Disorientation:o Lament - in which we/I express anger, frustration, confusion about God's (seeming?) absence§ Communal§ Individualo Penitential - in which we/I express regret and sorrow over wrongs we have done§ Communal§ Individualq Reorientationo Thanksgiving - in which we thank God for what God has done for us/me§ Communal§ Individualo Hymns of Praise - in which we praise God for who God iso Zion Psalms- in which we praise God for our homeo Royal Psalms - in which we consider the role of political leadershipo Covenant Renewal - in which we renew our relationship with God-Bruggeman, source Click here.
Someone suggests this breakdown:
PSALM SUGGESTIONS | ||
Psalms of Orientation | Psalm 1 | Psalm 111 |
These psalms reflect a confident | Psalm 8 | Psalm 112 |
belief that the world is well | Psalm 14 | Psalm 119 |
ordered, reliable, and life- | Psalm 33 | Psalm 131 |
giving to the person of faith. | Psalm 37 | Psalm 133 |
Psalm 104 | Psalm 145 | |
Psalms of Disorientation | Psalm 13 | Psalm 79 |
These Psalms reflect the | Psalm 22 | Psalm 81 |
brokenness of life when it is no | Psalm 32 | Psalm 86 |
longer orderly but savage. | Psalm 35 | Psalm 88 |
Spoken out of the depths, | Psalm 50 | Psalm 130 |
they are still bold acts of | Psalm 51 | Psalm 137 |
faith. | Psalm 73 | Psalm 143 |
Psalm 74 | ||
Psalms of New Orientation | Psalm 23 | Psalm 100 |
The pit is not the end of life; | Psalm 27 | Psalm 103 |
There is more. New orientation | Psalm 30 | Psalm 113 |
Psalms reflect the surprise of | Psalm 34 | Psalm 117 |
New possibilities that are | Psalm 40 | Psalm 124 |
Experienced as pure gift from | Psalm 65 | Psalm 135 |
God. They are full of thanks. | Psalm 66 | Psalm 138 |
Psalm 91 | Psalm 150 link |
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Psalmist's Cry: Scripts for Embracing Lament from The House Studio on Vimeo.
Dr. Walter Brueggemann Part 2 "The Counterworld of the Psalms" from The Episcopal Diocese of Texas on Vimeo.
see also:
Brueggemann vids: "Practicing Neighborhood Amid Empire"/"The Counterworld of the Psalms"
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