A Place for Anger: Psalm 54

Published: Sept. 15, 2015, 7:52 p.m.

b'In this week\\u2019s podcast Brian and Fr. Shay talk about one of the \\u201cangry Psalms\\u201d. Can there be a space for anger in faith? What is the place for anger/rage? How does this Psalm speak to queer/trans people? All that and more in this week\\u2019s podcast!\\nRead the transcript (PDF)\\nPsalm 54\\nFor the music leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, \\u201cIsn\\u2019t David hiding among us?\\u201d\\nGod! Save me by your name;\\ndefend me by your might!\\nGod! Hear my prayer;\\nlisten to the words of my mouth!\\nThe proud have come up against me;\\nviolent people want me dead.\\nThey pay no attention to God. Selah\\nBut look here: God is my helper;\\nmy Lord sustains my life.\\nHe will bring disaster on my opponents.\\nBy your faithfulness, God, destroy them!\\nI will sacrifice to you freely;\\nI will give thanks to your name, Lord,\\nbecause it\\u2019s so good,\\nand because God has delivered me\\nfrom every distress.\\nMy eyes have seen my enemies\\u2019 defeat.\\nThe post A Place for Anger: Psalm 54 appeared first on Queer Theology.'