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Originally Posted by james73
...either way it's still pretty powerful to see Jesus in Psalm 77:19 like this: especially after all the "burial at sea" here is one who walks through the sea unscathed...
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I don't remember looking at Psalm 77, but I will now. That is a pretty evocative verse. "Your path led through the sea" makes me think of Moses and the Israelites in the Red Sea. I had not thought about that as an inspirational source for the poet to draw on. But in hindsight it seems obvious.
Because the poetic language is often not specific as to time, place, and person, we can interpret with it as we wish. Contemporary Christian consensus as to its meaning might not easily emerge. That's why I like to look at the NT examples of scriptural interpretation: why I keep coming back to Peter using Psalm 16 in his Pentecost speech, for example. It gives us an interpretational template. And the writer of Hebrews likewise. How did these people approach the text? What did they draw out of it, and why?
When I look at Psalm 77:19, I feel that God is speaking to us. It is wonderful! Somehow, Christ is being revealed, and is revealing His Father and our Father. My mind cannot comprehend but my heart is burning. The scriptures are opening.