Ian Hamilton wants you to know 3 things about the Psalms.
- The book of Psalms was written over a period of one thousand years.
- Approximately 40 percent of the psalms are laments.
- The Psalms are all about God’s promised Messiah-King, Jesus Christ.
In only a few minutes, his brief article will provide a wealth of guidance to help you grasp the big picture of this glorious book of poems.
The Psalms portray the life of faith with searing honesty. They poignantly remind us that the pattern of death and resurrection that was etched into the holy humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ is the pattern that the Holy Spirit seeks to replicate in the lives of all God’s children. The book of Psalms is a divinely inspired songbook that reflects the highs and lows, the triumphs and tragedies, of God’s covenant people over a millennium. John Calvin described the Psalms as “an anatomy of all the parts of the soul.” Let us sing the Savior’s songbook, lest we risk impoverishing our worship and robbing ourselves of the rich spirituality contained within its songs.
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