http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/11/06/laments-complaints-prayers-pleas-or-petitions/ My musings on Biblical Studies, Biblical Hebrew, Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint, Popular Culture, Religion, Software, and pretty much anything else that interests me! Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/2006/11/06/laments-complaints-prayers-pleas-or-petitions/comment-page-1/#comment-28393 Ken Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:07:41 +0000 http://biblical-studies.ca/blog/wp/2006/11/06/laments-complaints-prayers-pleas-or-petitions/#comment-28393 It strikes me that the passive aspect of the term lament is quite appropriate as it seems the Psalmist is always fully aware of God’s sovereignty and their own inability to right the injustice or perceived wrong in the face of that sovereignty. I agree with you that complaint seems to trivialize the petition while lament, in my opinion, more appropriately captures the emotional gravity of the situation. From my own experiences, I would more often characterize my moments of grief and frustration with God as laments rather than complaints.

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