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Treasuring the Psalms: How to Read the Songs that Shape the Soul of the Church
The book of Psalms is a treasure. These one hundred and fifty inspired poems have shaped the worship, prayers, and theology of God's people for thousands of years. While many of its riches are readily apparent, a deeper look into the nature and purposes of the book reveals further layers of meaning with abundant implications for the Christian life. In Treasuring the Psalms, Ian J. Vaillancourt orients readers to the Psalms and lays out a pattern for deeper study and application. From the composition of individual psalms through the shaping of the entire book, he argues, the Holy Spirit guided the creation of a work that is truly greater than the sum of its parts. In particular, Vaillancourt shows how the Psalms point to Christ and provide practical insights for the church community and individual Christians. Through these canonical, Christological, and practical emphases, readers will gain new viewpoints into the flow, context, and message of the Psalms, as well as gospel-centered applications for a living faith.
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240 pages, Paperback
Published August 15, 2023
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April 2, 2024
This book is probably now my favorite book on the Psalms. I wish more books on biblical books/passages were written like this. It is easy to read and accessible to the everyday reader. The author does not shy away from discussing the original languages and history that enrich our understanding of these poetic works and his footnotes and appendixes allow for pastors, students, or anyone else with the desire to access other resources and go deeper if desired. His format of discussing the Psalms canonically, Christologically and finally for application allow for the reader to first understand how the human editors and ultimately the Holy Spirit purposed the order and reading. He follows this discussion of intent with a discussion of how to understand the Psalms within the fulfillment of Christ's work that then leads the reader to a greater understanding of how to apply these songs in their everyday, modern lives.
April 10, 2024
This book outlines the Psalms and offers insights into their history, context, theology, and application. The structure of the analysis was well-organized and therefore easy to follow. I look forward to reading through Psalms again with new information to consider. I thought the book ended too soon because I wanted more analyses, but realize that contributes to a well-deserved five-star rating. This book is excellent as a stand-alone for folks reading Psalms for the first or hundredth time, or it may be used to supplement a Psalms Bible study/Sunday school/small group study. I am reading 2 Samuel and this absolutely enriches my understanding of David’s life.
Thank you to NetGalley and IVP Academic for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to NetGalley and IVP Academic for this advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
November 22, 2023
Treasuring the Psalms – Ian Vaillancourt
Introduction
- Ian Vaillancourt is a very clear writer, who can take complex ideas and make them simple for the everyday Christian
- Ian, also uses relevant and contemporary examples to prove his points about the Psalms
- “Treasuring the Psalms” is a book that was truly a joy to read
- although I have translated the Psalms from Hebrew, preached on half the Psalms and read many commentaries on the Psalms, I still learned a lot from this book about the Psalms
- “Treasuring the Psalms” will be particularly helpful if you are going to be preaching on the Psalms
- there is valuable information in this book on Psalms 1-2, 42, 72, 100 and 118
- this book is worth buying for the chapter on “Subscriptions” alone, I gleaned a lot out of this chapter (2)
- the Introduction chapter is very helpful as a quick overview of the Psalms
- Ian writes that “this book was written “to help equip college or seminary students, pastors, and church study groups to read and study the book of the Psalms”
- the Psalms are a treasure because they are 150 Holy Spirit-inspired poems
- the Psalms have:
1) surface-level gospel treasure – Godward, practical and encouraging
2) precious when life is hard – the Psalms help us express our tears
3) there can be some puzzling, seemingly impractical and deeply disturbing content
- next Ian introduced two important words that help understand the Psalms
1) YHWH – the Lord – is the personal name of God that reminds us of his commitment to his people’s salvation
2) Hesed – Steadfast love – God’s relational love that expresses his covenantal commitment to His people
- 3 Helpful Insights
1) Book of Praises
- in the Psalms, we find words to praise God in every season of life, whether we are in the heights of joy or the depths of gloom, whether we feel close to God or far from him, whether we are healthy or sick, whether we are happy, sad or angry.
The book of Psalms teaches us to praise God in all of life
2) Little Bible
- Psalms is indeed a little Bible, containing a summary of the Bible’s teachings about God, humanity, sin and salvation
3) Autonomy of all parts of the soul
- the Psalms speak to our griefs, sorrows, fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities
Ian deals with the Psalms in three parts
1) The Story: Reading the Psalms Canonically
2) The Saviour: Reading the Psalms Christologically
3) The Soul: Reading the Psalms Personally and Corporately
1) The Story: Reading the Psalms Canonically
1) Chapter 1 – The Shape of the Book
- the Psalms were not originally written in one book, they had different authors and were compiled to teach us important truths about the Lord
- Ian highlights that the Psalms are connected to the Torah and kingship
- this is to highlight the importance of the King being committed to the Law of God
- for instance Psalm 1, 2 and Psalm 118, 119
2) Chapter 2 – Subscriptions
- when a Psalm indicates its author it is meant to be heard from the perspective of his voice
- when there is a historical context mentioned, it is meant to be heard from the perspective of that context
- 5 points are mentioned in subscriptions – Peter C. Craigie
1) authorship 2) historical occasion 3) musical information 4) liturgical information
5) type of Psalm
3) Chapter 3 – The Shape of the Book
- Psalms 1-2 as the gateway
- Ian overviews Psalm 1 – the importance and the delight we need to have in the word of God
- Ian overviews Psalm 2 – the king will be the perfect Torah keeper
- In conclusion, we are meant to read Psalms 1 and 2 as the gateway for the entire book of Psalms. The themes of the Torah of YHWH and the anointed king as son of YHWH are the dual lenses through which we are to read the rest of the book. The theme of the king as the ideal Torah-keeper is to be on our minds as we read from Psalms 3-150
4) Chapter 4
- in this chapter, Ian looks at the 5 different books in the Psalms and their role in the Psalter as a whole
- Books 1-2 (Psalm 1-72) – we hear about the tears of David as he reigns in tension
- David did not live as a perfect king and sinned
- Book 3 (Psalm 73-89) – the loss of kingship and exile
- the Psalms in this section focus on Israel in exile
- Book 4 (Psalm 90-106) YHWH reigns even when David does not
- even though no king reigns on David’s throne we are reminded that the Lord reigns
- Book 5 (Psalm 107-150) The return of a new and better king
5) Teaching on the King in the OT
- the king must be from Judah Genesis 49:10
- the king must be Torah-shaped Deuteronomy 17:14-20
- the king will have a perpetual reign 2 Samuel 7:12-16
- but we see that Israel had no king during the putting together of the Psalms
2) The Saviour: Reading the Psalms Christologically
6) the Psalms and Christ Pt. 1
- the redemptive-historical process – view things through the lens of Jesus
- the promised fulfillment – the Old Testament is promises made, but in the New Testament we have the promises kept
- the contrast – Jesus is better than the Old Covenant – Jesus is a perfect and better David
7) The Psalms and Christ Pt. 2
- looking at the Psalms typologically – this means that we look at the Psalms through the lens of patterns as we look at the New Testament
- looking at the Psalms predictively
- the only Psalm that speaks about a direct prediction in Psalm 110
- looking at the Psalms typologically prophetic
- David’s sufferings and glory typify Jesus Christ and find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ
8) The Psalms and the New Testament
- the New Testament was written in fulfillment of the Old Testament
- Ian uses Psalm 118 to speak about how Psalm 118 is fulfilled in the New Testament, specifically Matthew 21-26
9) The Psalms and the Christian
- here Ian looks at Psalm 3 as a test case to apply the Psalms to our lives
3) The Soul: Reading the Psalms Personally and Corporately
10) The Direct Application of Desperation Psalms
- in chapter 10, Ian discusses the topic of lamenting in the Psalms
- we are reminded that a large portion of Psalms are laments, and it is a lost and important part of our worship
11) Direct Application of Deliverance Psalms
- in chapter 11, Ian focuses upon thanksgiving to God because of His great deliverance
12) Conclusion
- Ian ends this book by encouraging the reader to continue to dig deeper into the Psalms and of course, he encourages us to do the most important thing – read the Psalms for ourselves
- in conclusion, read the Psalms but read the Psalms alongside “Treasuring the Psalms”
- you will be richly blessed
Introduction
- Ian Vaillancourt is a very clear writer, who can take complex ideas and make them simple for the everyday Christian
- Ian, also uses relevant and contemporary examples to prove his points about the Psalms
- “Treasuring the Psalms” is a book that was truly a joy to read
- although I have translated the Psalms from Hebrew, preached on half the Psalms and read many commentaries on the Psalms, I still learned a lot from this book about the Psalms
- “Treasuring the Psalms” will be particularly helpful if you are going to be preaching on the Psalms
- there is valuable information in this book on Psalms 1-2, 42, 72, 100 and 118
- this book is worth buying for the chapter on “Subscriptions” alone, I gleaned a lot out of this chapter (2)
- the Introduction chapter is very helpful as a quick overview of the Psalms
- Ian writes that “this book was written “to help equip college or seminary students, pastors, and church study groups to read and study the book of the Psalms”
- the Psalms are a treasure because they are 150 Holy Spirit-inspired poems
- the Psalms have:
1) surface-level gospel treasure – Godward, practical and encouraging
2) precious when life is hard – the Psalms help us express our tears
3) there can be some puzzling, seemingly impractical and deeply disturbing content
- next Ian introduced two important words that help understand the Psalms
1) YHWH – the Lord – is the personal name of God that reminds us of his commitment to his people’s salvation
2) Hesed – Steadfast love – God’s relational love that expresses his covenantal commitment to His people
- 3 Helpful Insights
1) Book of Praises
- in the Psalms, we find words to praise God in every season of life, whether we are in the heights of joy or the depths of gloom, whether we feel close to God or far from him, whether we are healthy or sick, whether we are happy, sad or angry.
The book of Psalms teaches us to praise God in all of life
2) Little Bible
- Psalms is indeed a little Bible, containing a summary of the Bible’s teachings about God, humanity, sin and salvation
3) Autonomy of all parts of the soul
- the Psalms speak to our griefs, sorrows, fears, doubts, hopes, cares, perplexities
Ian deals with the Psalms in three parts
1) The Story: Reading the Psalms Canonically
2) The Saviour: Reading the Psalms Christologically
3) The Soul: Reading the Psalms Personally and Corporately
1) The Story: Reading the Psalms Canonically
1) Chapter 1 – The Shape of the Book
- the Psalms were not originally written in one book, they had different authors and were compiled to teach us important truths about the Lord
- Ian highlights that the Psalms are connected to the Torah and kingship
- this is to highlight the importance of the King being committed to the Law of God
- for instance Psalm 1, 2 and Psalm 118, 119
2) Chapter 2 – Subscriptions
- when a Psalm indicates its author it is meant to be heard from the perspective of his voice
- when there is a historical context mentioned, it is meant to be heard from the perspective of that context
- 5 points are mentioned in subscriptions – Peter C. Craigie
1) authorship 2) historical occasion 3) musical information 4) liturgical information
5) type of Psalm
3) Chapter 3 – The Shape of the Book
- Psalms 1-2 as the gateway
- Ian overviews Psalm 1 – the importance and the delight we need to have in the word of God
- Ian overviews Psalm 2 – the king will be the perfect Torah keeper
- In conclusion, we are meant to read Psalms 1 and 2 as the gateway for the entire book of Psalms. The themes of the Torah of YHWH and the anointed king as son of YHWH are the dual lenses through which we are to read the rest of the book. The theme of the king as the ideal Torah-keeper is to be on our minds as we read from Psalms 3-150
4) Chapter 4
- in this chapter, Ian looks at the 5 different books in the Psalms and their role in the Psalter as a whole
- Books 1-2 (Psalm 1-72) – we hear about the tears of David as he reigns in tension
- David did not live as a perfect king and sinned
- Book 3 (Psalm 73-89) – the loss of kingship and exile
- the Psalms in this section focus on Israel in exile
- Book 4 (Psalm 90-106) YHWH reigns even when David does not
- even though no king reigns on David’s throne we are reminded that the Lord reigns
- Book 5 (Psalm 107-150) The return of a new and better king
5) Teaching on the King in the OT
- the king must be from Judah Genesis 49:10
- the king must be Torah-shaped Deuteronomy 17:14-20
- the king will have a perpetual reign 2 Samuel 7:12-16
- but we see that Israel had no king during the putting together of the Psalms
2) The Saviour: Reading the Psalms Christologically
6) the Psalms and Christ Pt. 1
- the redemptive-historical process – view things through the lens of Jesus
- the promised fulfillment – the Old Testament is promises made, but in the New Testament we have the promises kept
- the contrast – Jesus is better than the Old Covenant – Jesus is a perfect and better David
7) The Psalms and Christ Pt. 2
- looking at the Psalms typologically – this means that we look at the Psalms through the lens of patterns as we look at the New Testament
- looking at the Psalms predictively
- the only Psalm that speaks about a direct prediction in Psalm 110
- looking at the Psalms typologically prophetic
- David’s sufferings and glory typify Jesus Christ and find their fulfillment in Jesus Christ
8) The Psalms and the New Testament
- the New Testament was written in fulfillment of the Old Testament
- Ian uses Psalm 118 to speak about how Psalm 118 is fulfilled in the New Testament, specifically Matthew 21-26
9) The Psalms and the Christian
- here Ian looks at Psalm 3 as a test case to apply the Psalms to our lives
3) The Soul: Reading the Psalms Personally and Corporately
10) The Direct Application of Desperation Psalms
- in chapter 10, Ian discusses the topic of lamenting in the Psalms
- we are reminded that a large portion of Psalms are laments, and it is a lost and important part of our worship
11) Direct Application of Deliverance Psalms
- in chapter 11, Ian focuses upon thanksgiving to God because of His great deliverance
12) Conclusion
- Ian ends this book by encouraging the reader to continue to dig deeper into the Psalms and of course, he encourages us to do the most important thing – read the Psalms for ourselves
- in conclusion, read the Psalms but read the Psalms alongside “Treasuring the Psalms”
- you will be richly blessed
November 26, 2023
Summary: An orientation to both lay readers and churches to how to read and appropriate the Psalms, approaching them canonically, Christologically, and personally.
I will say flat out at the beginning of this review that this is one of the most helpful books for reading the Psalms that I have read. Ian Vaillancourt helps us to both understand the forest, making sense of the canonical form in which the Psalms come to us, and to appreciate the trees, the individual Psalms and how they bear on our lives and how they may be used in Christian worship as prayers of the church.
Vaillancourt begins by orienting us to two key words and three helpful insights. The first of the words is YHWH, translated as “The LORD.” Rather than the impersonal title, he commends using the untranslated name. The second word is hesed, used 130 times in the Psalms, often translated as “steadfast love” which emphasizes both the covenant and relational significance of the word. The three insights are that the Psalms are a book of praises–it’s Hebrew title, Tehillim, literally meaning “praises; that in the words of Luther, the Psalms are a “little Bible” encapsulating the whole of the teaching of scripture; and the Psalms, in the words of Calvin, are an “anatomy of the soul,” capturing the range of human emotion and the human condition.
The three sections of the book approach the Psalms canonically, Christologically, and personally. Canonically, the writer assumes there is intent in how the Psalms are organized as a whole. He urges that we pay attention to adjacent Psalms to see how they may relate thematically. Vaillancourt believes it important to read the superscriptions giving us hints about authors, genre, and context. He explores how Psalm 1 and 2 are “gateway” psalms, leading us into the whole book as the two lenses we use in reading the whole–the torah of YHWH and the anointed king of YHWH. He identifies themes for the five books: books one and two on the weeping king David, book three on exile, book four on YHWH’s rule even when the throne of David does not and book five of a new and better David.
The second part of the book considers what it means to read the psalms Christologically–how they point to Christ and gospel application. He teaches us to place the Psalms on a redemptive history timeline. We’re encouraged to look for promises fulfilled in Christ, typologies, direct prophecy (only Psalm 110) and typological prophecy. New Testament citations or allusions are an important clue and using a Bible that cross references to these is helpful. Before applying the Psalms directly and personally, Vaillancourt argues we need to apply them Christologically.
The third part, then considers how we apply the psalms directly in both personal and corporate settings. He believes imprecatory psalms may only be prayed against Satan and his forces, and that we don’t apply prophetic or typological material about Christ to ourselves. He offers detailed guidance on applying lament psalms of desperation, thanksgiving psalms of deliverance, and psalms of praise.
Vaillancourt illustrates his principles by detailed studies of representative psalms. While offering substantive material based on current biblical scholarship, he avoids deep dives into that scholarship. At places, he will offer brief excurses pointing to more extensive appendices that may be downloaded for free at the InterVarsity Press website for the book.
The author states in the conclusion that he has “written with the goal of equipping them [readers] to dig deeply in the bottomless gold (or treasure!) mine of the Psalms on their own. I believe he has succeeded in provided all the needed equipment and instructions for how to use it. Now, it is our turn to dig!
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the publisher.
I will say flat out at the beginning of this review that this is one of the most helpful books for reading the Psalms that I have read. Ian Vaillancourt helps us to both understand the forest, making sense of the canonical form in which the Psalms come to us, and to appreciate the trees, the individual Psalms and how they bear on our lives and how they may be used in Christian worship as prayers of the church.
Vaillancourt begins by orienting us to two key words and three helpful insights. The first of the words is YHWH, translated as “The LORD.” Rather than the impersonal title, he commends using the untranslated name. The second word is hesed, used 130 times in the Psalms, often translated as “steadfast love” which emphasizes both the covenant and relational significance of the word. The three insights are that the Psalms are a book of praises–it’s Hebrew title, Tehillim, literally meaning “praises; that in the words of Luther, the Psalms are a “little Bible” encapsulating the whole of the teaching of scripture; and the Psalms, in the words of Calvin, are an “anatomy of the soul,” capturing the range of human emotion and the human condition.
The three sections of the book approach the Psalms canonically, Christologically, and personally. Canonically, the writer assumes there is intent in how the Psalms are organized as a whole. He urges that we pay attention to adjacent Psalms to see how they may relate thematically. Vaillancourt believes it important to read the superscriptions giving us hints about authors, genre, and context. He explores how Psalm 1 and 2 are “gateway” psalms, leading us into the whole book as the two lenses we use in reading the whole–the torah of YHWH and the anointed king of YHWH. He identifies themes for the five books: books one and two on the weeping king David, book three on exile, book four on YHWH’s rule even when the throne of David does not and book five of a new and better David.
The second part of the book considers what it means to read the psalms Christologically–how they point to Christ and gospel application. He teaches us to place the Psalms on a redemptive history timeline. We’re encouraged to look for promises fulfilled in Christ, typologies, direct prophecy (only Psalm 110) and typological prophecy. New Testament citations or allusions are an important clue and using a Bible that cross references to these is helpful. Before applying the Psalms directly and personally, Vaillancourt argues we need to apply them Christologically.
The third part, then considers how we apply the psalms directly in both personal and corporate settings. He believes imprecatory psalms may only be prayed against Satan and his forces, and that we don’t apply prophetic or typological material about Christ to ourselves. He offers detailed guidance on applying lament psalms of desperation, thanksgiving psalms of deliverance, and psalms of praise.
Vaillancourt illustrates his principles by detailed studies of representative psalms. While offering substantive material based on current biblical scholarship, he avoids deep dives into that scholarship. At places, he will offer brief excurses pointing to more extensive appendices that may be downloaded for free at the InterVarsity Press website for the book.
The author states in the conclusion that he has “written with the goal of equipping them [readers] to dig deeply in the bottomless gold (or treasure!) mine of the Psalms on their own. I believe he has succeeded in provided all the needed equipment and instructions for how to use it. Now, it is our turn to dig!
________________________________
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the publisher.
November 30, 2023
What are the basics to reading the book of Psalms? In Treasuring the Psams, Ian J. Vaillancourt shares how to read the songs that shape the soul of the church.
A Great Guide to a Great Book
At just over 250 pages, this book is a great guide to one of the great books of the Bible. Vaillancourt expertly shows that God was sovereign over the shaping of the Psalms, making them an incredibly rich work. Vaillancourt deconstructs the book of Psalms in a good way! He explains the importance of the titles, gives the structure of the Psalms, and helps you apply them to your life.
I was most interested to learn to read Psalm 1 and 2 as the gateway to the rest of the book. Understanding the Torah of God and the Anointed King as the Son of God are the two lenses that help us see the rest of the book. Within the Psalms, we learn of redemptive historical progression, promise-fulfillment, typology, and prophecy.
Richly Rewarding
Vaillancourt knows that the Psalms can be enjoyed by all Christians. They can be enjoyed by the mature as well as the young — deeply or even at the surface level. From Gospel application to direct application, you can read the Psalms personally or corporately as lament, thanksgiving, and praise.
This book will be an excellent resource for preachers and teachers of God’s Word, useful for personal and group study. As you learn to properly read and unerstadng the Psalms, you will be richly rewarded with the treasure of God’s truth.
I received a media copy of Treasuring the Psalms and this is my honest review.
A Great Guide to a Great Book
At just over 250 pages, this book is a great guide to one of the great books of the Bible. Vaillancourt expertly shows that God was sovereign over the shaping of the Psalms, making them an incredibly rich work. Vaillancourt deconstructs the book of Psalms in a good way! He explains the importance of the titles, gives the structure of the Psalms, and helps you apply them to your life.
I was most interested to learn to read Psalm 1 and 2 as the gateway to the rest of the book. Understanding the Torah of God and the Anointed King as the Son of God are the two lenses that help us see the rest of the book. Within the Psalms, we learn of redemptive historical progression, promise-fulfillment, typology, and prophecy.
Richly Rewarding
Vaillancourt knows that the Psalms can be enjoyed by all Christians. They can be enjoyed by the mature as well as the young — deeply or even at the surface level. From Gospel application to direct application, you can read the Psalms personally or corporately as lament, thanksgiving, and praise.
This book will be an excellent resource for preachers and teachers of God’s Word, useful for personal and group study. As you learn to properly read and unerstadng the Psalms, you will be richly rewarded with the treasure of God’s truth.
I received a media copy of Treasuring the Psalms and this is my honest review.
July 16, 2024
A treasure itself! Vaillancount is expert in biblical theology and the Psalms are indeed rich in that way. For some reason, I see this as a fine addendum to James Hamilton’s fine commentary on the Psalms in the EBTC series.
His Introduction whets the appetite for more and more is what we get. His chapters on reading Psalms canonically, as are what follows, are outstanding as they abound in both Structure and Theology. Throughout the text, specific psalms pop up and though he writes on a perceptible track you might not anticipate which psalm comes next. Fortunately, the scriptural index at the back of the book opens up this work to a whole additional approach. There’s good exegesis wherever he comments. You just can’t lose here.
Really, he opens up many pathways that you can begin and go even farther. When I do deep study on the Psalms, in addition to some favorite commentaries, I assure you this book will be in my “special” pile. This is the kind of book you don’t want to be without.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
His Introduction whets the appetite for more and more is what we get. His chapters on reading Psalms canonically, as are what follows, are outstanding as they abound in both Structure and Theology. Throughout the text, specific psalms pop up and though he writes on a perceptible track you might not anticipate which psalm comes next. Fortunately, the scriptural index at the back of the book opens up this work to a whole additional approach. There’s good exegesis wherever he comments. You just can’t lose here.
Really, he opens up many pathways that you can begin and go even farther. When I do deep study on the Psalms, in addition to some favorite commentaries, I assure you this book will be in my “special” pile. This is the kind of book you don’t want to be without.
I received this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
January 11, 2024
This is a theologically rich book. I will be able to pull this book off my shelf for years to come and be reminded and taught.
Direct Application of Deliverance Psalms Chapter 8
Biblical thanksgiving is Godward.
We should not neglect to give thanks for the main thing: ultimate deliverance from the ultimate war with sin, death, hell, and Satan.
We are often tempted to primarily focus on health, position, family and friends, home and belongings. In our prayers of thanks, the spiritual blessings that are ours in Christ are much more central in the Bible's teaching.
*Impossible to decide or manage writing down all my favorite parts in this review.
Direct Application of Deliverance Psalms Chapter 8
Biblical thanksgiving is Godward.
We should not neglect to give thanks for the main thing: ultimate deliverance from the ultimate war with sin, death, hell, and Satan.
We are often tempted to primarily focus on health, position, family and friends, home and belongings. In our prayers of thanks, the spiritual blessings that are ours in Christ are much more central in the Bible's teaching.
*Impossible to decide or manage writing down all my favorite parts in this review.
April 1, 2024
I found this book very good in describing the meaning behind the Psalms. The history of Israel. Finding Jesus in the Psalms, and more. Definitely a book I will buy for myself. A book that is a great companion when studying the Psalms.
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