Psalms is a hard book to read cover to cover but if you need a break from the book you are reading, jump into Psalms. Come and worship, pray and sing with these inspirational hymns as you open your heart to God in honesty and awe. Take your time in the imagery and metaphors as you discover more about the magnificence of our God.
I love reading the Book of Psalms, it is such an inspirational book. The thing I love the most about Psalms is that the writers of the different psalms have no issue with letting their voice be heard, in good times and bad times. Sometimes I feel like we only raise our voice when good things are happening in praise, but Psalms calls us to cry out to God when things are going well and when they are not.
Psalms, one of the five poetry books of the Old Testament, provides helpful insight for us with where our society is today because it identifies with what a lot of Christians experience who don’t know how to process or respond to their circumstances without feeling inadequate or disqualified.
The army was ready, fierce, full of fight and anger! Ready to go into battle. They had been marching together for days and with every day they marched, their anger and determination increased. With such power and strength in their ranks, there was no thought of defeat. They were so close, they had entered Judah and now it was time to conquer their enemy. But as they entered, they heard it, the weirdest sound an army could hear. The most terrifying sound that this enemy had ever heard.
There are so many ideas that one can explore within the psalms that it would be hard to pin one down in a deep dive and think that it was sufficient. Instead, we are going to look at some tools that will help sharpen our minds when reading the psalms so that we can understand them for all their worth. This post will be dedicated to understanding the Hermeneutics of Hebrew Poetry.