Psalm 45, Psalm 47-48, Psalm 87, Psalm 110, Psalm 72:20
Ryan: “This concludes the prayers of David son of Jesse.” (Psalm 72:20). I found this verse to be absurd in its existence. What would have been more accurate perhaps, is “This concludes the written prayers of David son of Jesse.” The “psalter” includes at least 73 psalms [...]
Continue reading about Day 130: Clap your hands together, all ye people!
Psalm 139, Psalm 145, Psalm 148, Psalm 150
Ryan: What beautiful music we read in our daily Bible reading today! Between the hymn that Samantha is writing about (below), the instrumental praise band in Psalm 150, and the countless contemporary Christian songs that use Psalm 139 as source material, we have enough music to bring glory [...]
Continue reading about Day 125: Let them praises give Jehovah
Psalm 75, Psalm 93-94, Psalm 97-100
Ryan: There are some parts of the body of Christ that believe that worship of the Lord God Almighty can only include a cappella music. I can understand a congregation’s desire to “play it safe” by using a cappella music, arguing that there are no examples of instrumental music being used in [...]
Psalm 8-9, Psalm 16, Psalm 19, Psalm 21, Psalm 24
Ryan: The atheist humanist movement that is quickly grabbing the industrialized societies by the throat is very appealing on the outside. The theory goes, as long as you’re nice to people, and you’re generally a “good person,” then that’s all that really matters. As long as [...]
Psalm 1, Psalm 14-15, Psalm 36-37, Psalm 39
Ryan: One thing you definitely don’t read in the psalms (at least we haven’t yet) is how those who are righteous are those who do their offerings and sacrifices regularly and orderly, those who worship at the temple every Sabbath, or those who make every effort to appear [...]
Psalm 120-121, Psalm 140, Psalm 143-144
Ryan: Psalm 144 ends with, “Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.” The Jews have a strong tradition in issuing blessings. In Fiddler on the Roof, when someone asks the rabbi if there is a blessing for a sewing machine, [...]
Psalm 61-62, Psalm 64, Psalm 69
Ryan: I am very curious about how old David was when he wrote most of these songs and poems. I remember being a teenager, filled with angst, and coming up with poetry that I couldn’t even dream of today. Your emotions are at such at heightened state at that age [...]
Continue reading about Day 112: “I will praise God’s name in song”
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