A close friend recently gifted me with “The One Year Book of Psalms: 365 Inspirational Readings.” Her Christmas gift was well-timed; I began reading a psalm and commentary on Jan. 1 as part of my ...

At some point last fall, I came across Psalm 20:4, which reads, “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans.” Psalm 20:4 is a prayer of blessing, invoking God’s name, character, ...

Known as the songbook of the Bible, the Book of Psalms was a great comfort at a time of hurting for Nashville singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken whose new album Psalms was recorded live in a Brooklyn ...

The Old Testament wisdom literature contains beautiful songs of worship and praise (Psalms), pithy and moralistic aphorisms (Proverbs), lyrical erotic poems (Song of Songs), world-weary philosophical ...

The psalms deserve a bit more, so before we go to the second reading next week, some more on the psalms. On Sundays, remember it is the second biblical text but not a reading in the Liturgy of the Wor ...

“Lord, help me,” might be the refrain you implore when seeking assistance from the woes of everyday life, but the Bible has many moving verses to help us through trials big and small. For Christians, ...