In the first book of Psalms ( Pss 1–41 ), have you ever noticed the change in tone within the laments and songs of confidence, between the two halves of the book? In this article, I’d like to propose ...

Psalms 1:1 highlights two distinct responses to God’s Word: embracing it wholeheartedly or outright rejection. There is no neutral stance, grey area or alternative choice. The scripture clearly states ...

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in ...

We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises. Late in the fourth century, a man named Palladius of Galatia left his home (somewhere in ...