
Glorifying God Through the Psalms: A Study Book
There must be hundreds of books about the Psalms, so why another one? Rather than a book that seeks to explain the Psalms in detail, this one is designed to engage us in the worship of God using the Psalms as a model.Why Psalms? No book of the sacred writings devotes itself more fully to the appreciation of our Holy Father. Even though the Psalms were originally sung, and the melodies have been lost, the beauty and power of the words draw us near to God. The Psalms remind us over and over of His deep love for us, as in Psalm 36:7: “How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!”The Psalms also reveal the coming Messiah. In them we see King David foreshadowing King Jesus who mirrored many aspects of David's life, especially in his suffering. Words and events in Christ's life echo throughout the psalms. For instance, from the cross, Jesus claimed David's words as His own: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46). Like many other prophetic references, these M