Download or read book Resounding the Psalms written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-07 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is how I have heard The Psalms, these poems of praise and lament. The psalmist's cry for help and recognition, a nation's prayer of repentance and their call for justice. They cover the whole range of human emotions from joy to anger, from hope to despair. The Psalms may sit in the middle of the Old Testament but their language and themes permeate the whole of the Bible. They foretell the coming of the Messiah, they call for the forgiveness of sin, they praise God as creator and redeemer and recognise His priorities to care for the poor and hungry, to look after the immigrant and protect the widow and dispossessed. Their verses are quoted by Jesus and echoed by Paul. Unsurprisingly, they continue to be used in Jewish worship and the words and poetry of The Psalms is found in Christian liturgy, as well as being recited as Holy Scripture. The Psalms can be a challenge to read and to fully understand. They are full of emotion, and private anguish. These hymns or prayers set down the psalmist's spiritual and bodily concerns, usually in the context of the history of God's chosen people. The Psalms also provide us with unforgettable images of the glory and majesty of God's power and creation. Here we have the psalmist in conversation with God, often arguing and calling for his intervention to save the writer or to save Israel. At times, the psalmist sounds selfish, like a demanding child, calling on God for special attention, even when the psalmist acknowledges his own shortcomings. He pleads for God's help, he tells God what to do, he rails against his enemies, he generally feels sorry for himself. Elsewhere, the psalmist glorifies all that God has done, both in his power over creation but also in guiding and saving the people of Israel throughout their history. This is my take on the 150 poems that comprise the Psalms. By no means a faithful translation, rather an interpretation of other versions, put in my own voice. A poetic response to the call they make to our worship and prayer.
Download or read book Open and Unafraid written by W. David O. Taylor and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book you will want to read and read again." -- Eugene Peterson Afterword by Bono. How can we find a more transparent, resilient, and fearless life of faith? The book of Psalms has been central to God's people for millennia, across all walks of life and cultural contexts. In reading it, we discover that we are never alone in our joys, sorrows, angers, doubts, praises, or thanksgivings. In it, we learn about prayer and poetry, honesty and community, justice and enemies, life and death, nations and creation. Open and Unafraid shows us how to read the psalms in a fresh, life-giving way, and so access the bottomless resources for life that they provide. "David Taylor’s take is 'open and unafraid' alright. He really goes there, exposing himself before God in the most beautiful way. He might have called the book Naked, because if you don’t find your own self feeling a little exposed here, it might be time to take some armor off." -- Bono, from the Afterword "A book that you will want to read and read again, and yet again, in order to discover the wisdom of the Psalms that shows us how to walk in the life-giving way of Jesus." -- Eugene Peterson, from the Foreword "A winsome, accessible entry into the Book of Psalms…Connects the poetry of the psalms to real-life wonders and struggles." -- Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary "Taylor reads these biblical prayers with Dr. Seuss, rappers, and other poets, along with theologians and the daily news....Guides readers in tracing out patterns of holy speech that have the potential for healing our hearts and our communities." -- Ellen F. Davis, Duke Divinity School "I have always loved the psalms--for their defiant devotion, their deep joy, and their brutal yet beautiful honesty. And after reading this fantastic book about them, I love them even more." -- Matt Redman, worship leader and song writer "In these fraught and fearsome days, we need the psalms more than ever. And we need more faithful artists and thinkers like David Taylor to mine the infinite gifts the psalms offer across the ages." -- Karen Swallow Prior, author of Fierce Convictions
Download or read book The Message of the Psalter written by David C. Mitchell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing work argues that the book of Psalms has been redacted to reflect a programme of eschatological events like that of Zechariah 9-14. These events include the ingathering of exiled Israel by a bridegroom-king; his establishment of a kingdom, followed by his violent death; the scattering of Israel in the wilderness, and their subsequent regathering and further imperilment; their rescue by a king from the sky, who establishes his kingdom from Zion, brings peace and prosperity to the earth and receives the homage of the nations. There is an appendix of apocalyptic midrashim, translated into English for the first time. www.mornstar.co.uk/
Download or read book Psalms as a Grammar for Faith written by William H. Bellinger (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [The author] traces the way the Psalms exemplify and create a grammar for living a life of faith. He explores both the genre and shape of the Psalter and focuses upon the themes of lament and of praise. He concludes that the Psalter directs readers to use the psalms of lament and praise as models for life, depending on God's justice in times of anger, singing God's praise in times of thanksgiving, and always acknowledging God as Lord over hardships and blessings. Only in this way, he argues, can humans live the faith of the Psalms -- a faith defined by complete dependence on God. -- paraphrased from jacket.
Download or read book Resounding Truth written by Jeremy Begbie and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world-renowned scholar and musician helps Christians respond with theological discernment to music.
Download or read book Psalms Volume 1 Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms written by John Goldingay and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first volume of a three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms, John Goldingay, a creative and respected Old Testament scholar, considers literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions of the text as well as theological implications. Goldingay writes with a scholar's eye and a pastor's heart. The resulting commentary will bring the Psalms to life for a new generation of pastors and students. In addition to the commentary on Psalms 1-41, this volume contains Goldingay's introduction to the entire book of Psalms. Also included is an extensive glossary section treating the vocabulary of Psalms 1-41, which notes how certain words are used to convey critical concepts. This is the third volume in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series.
Download or read book The Psalms in a New Version written by M. Montagu and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book David s Crown written by Malcolm Guite and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As well as the name of a virus, a corona is a crown, the pearly glow around the sun in certain astronomical conditions and a poetic form where interlinking lines connect a sequence. It is the perfect name therefore for this new collection of 150 poems by the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite, each one written in response to the Bible’s 150 psalms as they appear in William Coverdale’s timeless translation. The Psalms express every human emotion with disarming honesty, as anger and thankfulness alike are directed at God. All of life is here with its moments of beauty and its times of despair and shame. Like the Psalms themselves, the poems do not avoid the cursing and glorying over the downfall of your enemies, but wrestle honestly with them as we do when we come to say them.
Download or read book Psalms written by John Goldingay and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world renowned Old Testament scholar provides a careful reading of Psalms 90 through 150 in the final volume of Goldingay's three-volume commentary on Psalms.
Download or read book Glimpses of the New Creation written by W. David O. Taylor and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do the arts in worship form individuals and communities? Every choice of art in worship opens up and closes down possibilities for the formation of our humanity. Every practice of music, every decision about language, every use of our bodies, every approach to visual media or church buildings forms our desires, shapes our imaginations, habituates our emotional instincts, and reconfigures our identity as Christians in contextually meaningful ways, generating thereby a sense of the triune God and of our place in the world. Glimpses of the New Creation argues that the arts form us in worship by bringing us into intentional and intensive participation in the aesthetic aspect of our humanity—that is, our physical, emotional, imaginative, and metaphorical capacities. In so doing they invite the people of God to be conformed to Christ and to participate in the praise of Christ and in the praise of creation, which by the Spirit’s power raises its peculiar voice to the Father in heaven, for the sake of the world that God so loves.
Download or read book Psalms Lamentations Song of Songs written by Christopher R. Smith and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Bible Study guide explaining the different kinds of songs written in ancient times and how many of them have become part of the Bible.
Download or read book A Year in the Psalms written by Brenton Cox and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If youre a Christian who has read the Bible over the course of a year, congratulations! But what do you do next if you seek a more in-depth understanding of Scripture? The next logical step is to go back to the Biblethis time at a slower paceand study key sections of God's word in greater depth. Author Brenton Cox invites you to spend a year with him studying one of the greatest books of the Bible: Psalms. A Year in the Psalms is a daily devotional book designed to share the message of the psalms over the course of a year, delivered one psalm per week. It is an exploration of life lessons that will show you how to have a fresh start in life, how to better listen to God, and how, with Gods help, to overcome your fears.
Download or read book Knowable Word written by Peter Krol and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowable Word offers a foundation on why and how to study the Bible. Through a running study Genesis 1, this new edition illustrates how to Observe, Interpret, and Apply the Scripture-and gives the vision behind each step.
Download or read book The Psalms Vol 1 written by James Johnston and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2015-01-31 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Psalms is one of the most widely loved books of the Bible. A source of instruction for our prayers, inspiration for our songs, and consolation for our tears, these biblical poems resound with the whole spectrum of human emotion and teach us to hope in God each and every day. In the first volume of a three-part commentary on the Psalms, pastor James Johnston walks readers through chapters 1–44, offering exegetical and pastoral insights along the way. In an age that prizes authenticity, this resource will help anyone interested in studying, teaching, or preaching the Bible to truly engage with God in a life-changing and heart-shaping way. Part of the Preaching the Word series.
Download or read book Praying the Psalms written by Ben Patterson and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to speak the language of God’s own heart. Have you ever tried to pour out your deepest feelings to God, only to discover that you can’t find the words? We want to feel connected to God, but sometimes it seems like we’re not speaking the same language. There is no better place in all of Scripture than Psalms to learn to be with God. Praying the Psalms includes 50 selections from this book—songs of praise, cries for help, glad rejoicings, and humble offerings—accompanied by inspirational devotions that will open a divine window in your prayer life. Adapted from God’s Prayer Book; now in a deluxe LeatherLike binding.
Download or read book Psalms for the Anxious Heart written by Becky Harling and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find Daily Peace in a World of Chaos The unpredictable, unprecedented repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have upset nearly every facet of life. For many, the hope of returning to “normal” has slowly given way to fear of the unknown. To cling to what’s certain in a time of uncertainty, to find peace when anxiety abounds, look to the Psalms. Psalms for the Anxious Heart is a short, daily devotional that offers meditations of truth and peace. Each devotion includes a reading of a Psalm, a brief teaching on the passage, a salient truth to cling to, and a suggested song to guide further meditation. Enter the Psalms and find relief and hope for your anxious heart in these trying times.
Download or read book Psalms For You written by Christopher Ash and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy reading and applying different types of psalms, and seeing Jesus in every one. Christopher Ash shows us how to read and apply the book of Psalms. He takes us through 15 pairs of psalms that represent various €˜types’-including some that are very familiar and some that are often ignored. He helps us to see how they are fulfilled by Jesus and therefore point to Jesus first and foremost, transforming how we read them, enjoy them and sing them. Christopher Ash comments that this understanding of the Psalms "can shape the dynamics of our Christian lives in ways that neither a dry and arid intellectualism nor a rootless emotionalism can do. The Psalms can make us Christians with deep feelings, deep emotions, deep thoughts, and deep desires."
