Our beloved apologist wrestled with the Psalms’ hardest words in his season of suffering. In trying times, we often turn to the familiar: a lifelong friend, a staple recipe, an album that has worn ...
No book of the Hebrew Scriptures is more beloved than the Psalms. Many Christians carry with them a book containing the four Gospels and the Book of Psalms. But no book of the Hebrew Bible is ...
Bible platforms see Philippians and the Psalms rise in popularity as stressed-out readers look for comfort. In a year marked by economic stress and election anxiety, many turned to the Bible for ...
When reading the Psalms, you understand that He is omnipresent and wants you to draw near to Him. Psalms are forever relatable, which is why they are the most frequently read book in the Bible. Jesus ...
Within the forty-six books of the Old Testament, there is contained the endearing Book of Psalms. The book is really more of an anthology of prayers of God’s people that were either collected or ...
Editor’s note: This article was first published in the Aug. 2, 1997, issue of America, titled “Praying the Psalms: Some Notes.” For some years I have been keeping rather extensive reading notebooks.
The Psalms are not silent about the rage of the oppressed. Protestors outside of a burning fast food restaurant, on May 29, in Minneapolis.Credit...John Minchillo/Associated Press Supported by By Esau ...
Over the centuries, perhaps no volume of poetry has claimed the devotion of so many people across the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and also inspired the creation of artistic ...
In the 1990s, thanks to Bart Simpson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and George Costanza’s girlfriend in Seinfeld, Americans picked up biblical Hebrew without even realizing it: yada yada. In casual slang ...