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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.

Whether it’s a disturbing nightmare or a spiritual attack during sleep, the Psalms offer comforting words to quiet your mind, restore peace, and reconnect with God’s promises. These scriptures, ...

I love the honesty and unfiltered emotion of the Psalms. They have a timeless quality about them that still resonates in our 21st-century hearts. The Psalms also teach us a particular way of speaking ...

What a gift to receive a heap of books on the Psalms in this time when it’s hard to know how to pray. They arrived in the mail just before the pandemic and the world’s shock at American policing ...

An overview of the historical background and theology of Psalms to help you develop your sermon series and apply it to your hearers. The Psalms are the words of people to God that have become the Word ...