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The psalms of communal lament are a group of Psalm Forms from the Hebrew Bible, classified by their focus on laments expressing deep sorrow for the travails of a nation and as a group asking for God's blessing or intervention. Psalms of communal laments were more commonly found in printed Psalters following major natural disasters, plague, or oppression by surrounding nations.〔Michael D. Coogan, ''A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament'' (New York: Oxford, 2009), 370.〕 ==Structure== The motifs of the communal lament psalm are very similar to the individual lament, but includes a corporate form of language and a focus on motivating God to bless the nation and smite its enemies. A Communal Lament essentially consists of five possible parts:〔 *The Address - usually directly to God *The Lament Proper - a description of the occurrences for which the people are requesting assistance or rescue *National Confession of Trust - a statement showing the nation's belief that God will hear their prayers *The Petition Proper and Motivation - a usually very specific statement of what the people want God to do *Vow of Praise - portion of the lament where the people promise to offer thanksgiving once seeing God's intervention In addition to the aforementioned elements, a lament may also include a curse of the enemies which the people believe to be the cause of their suffering or a claiming of the people's guilt or innocence in the situation.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Psalm of communal lament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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