PSALMS

“I may truly call this book an anatomy of all parts of the soul, for no one can feel a movement of the spirit which is not reflected in this mirror. All the sorrows, troubles, fears, doubts, hopes, pains, perplexities and stormy outbreaks by which the hearts of men are tossed have been depicted here to the very life.”
                                                                                                                                                       —John Calvin
MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Ps 1:1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

The Disciple’s Study Bibles Introduction to Psalms in part indicates:

The faith of Israel set to music—that is what we find in Psalms, the hymnbook of the Bible. The 150 hymns provide a source of praise, prayer, and worship. They sound the notes of both celebration and lament. They allow God’s people to speak to Him in every mood of life. Written over many centuries, the Psalms are a treasury of devotion, both personal and national. They were not written to be analyzed, but to be read, recited, and sung in the worship of God.

The Psalms mirror life and have as their central theme God Himself. Each psalm presents a new setting in which the faithful bring a special moment of life with all its hopes, needs, and frustrations before the Lord of life. The Psalms provide a way for the human creature to meet and converse with the Creator either in private devotion or in public worship

The focus of theology and doctrine in the Psalms is God. They teach that:

1. God is One.

2. God is Holy

3. God is Spirit.

4. God is steadfast Love.

---Disciple’s Study Bible  Copyright © 1988 Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN. All rights reserved.









Copyright © 1988 Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, TN. All rights reserved.