Question

in psalm 58, the psalmist petitions god for a vividly violent display of his wrath. he asks god to break the jaws and teeth of his adversaries, and writes that the righteous man will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. in his commentaries to the psalms, renaissance theologian john calvin admits that the psalmists invocation in 58 seems to lack mercy. however, he reminds his readers that there is nothing absurd in supposing that believers, under the influence and guidance of the holy ghost, should rejoice in witnessing the execution of divine judgments. furthermore, calvin stresses that those who feel cruel satisfaction when they witness the destruction of their enemies are possessed not by holy zeal, but by unholy passions of hatred, anger, impatience, inducing an inordinate desire of revenge. however, those who are truly filled with a righteous spirit receive the fruit of gods wrath: it is therefore only natural that they should rejoice to see it inflicted, as proving the interest which god feels in their personal safety. here, calvin draws a distinction between the unholy passions of human beings and what he elsewhere refers to as the pure and well - regulated anger inspired by the holy spirit. a provide further explanation and analysis of the ideas presented in the first paragraph b suggest an alternate interpretation to the psalm that counters many of calvins arguments c inform readers about the historical context that informed the composition of calvins commentaries d discredit calvins argument by claiming that calvin was motivated by “unholy passions” e highlight a few logical inconsistencies in calvins argument, but reaffirm the validity of his major points

Explanation:

El texto presenta los comentarios de John Calvin sobre el Salmo 58. No se ha dado un contexto previo sobre cómo continuar con el texto, pero una continuación lógica sería explicar y analizar más a fondo las ideas presentadas en el primer párrafo, que son las peticiones del salmista y las opiniones de Calvin. Las otras opciones son menos coherentes: no se pide una interpretación alternativa que contrarresta a Calvin, no se pide información sobre el contexto histórico de las composiciones de Calvin, no se está desacreditando a Calvin por supuestos motivos de "pasiones no sagradas" y tampoco se está buscando resaltar inconsistencias lógicas en su argumento.

Answer:

A. provide further explanation and analysis of the ideas presented in the first paragraph