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Old 04-06-2015, 08:23 AM   #12
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Default Re: Prayers

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Originally Posted by OBW View Post
I feel that the propensity for ad-libbed prayers is not always a plus. It is doubtful that the Psalms were simply penned freeform with no editing. They too often fit a meter of Hebrew poetry. And there is less clichéd praying when it is considered rather than just boot-strapped.
Like Mary's "Magnificat"; it was the prayer of a people and a nation.
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