The book of Psalms is a favorite of Christians, even though we frequently read it in portions and pieces, hopscotching through the familiar and avoiding the odd, the unpleasant and the difficult. But though the individual psalms arose from an assortment of times, experiences and settings, the book is composed in a deliberate pattern, not as a random anthology. The meaning of the Psalms is discovered in this pattern and order. Michael Wilcock has written a sort of travel guide to the Psalms. In this volume, he invites us to begin our journey through the gateway of Psalms 1 and 2, with their summons to obedience. In the second volume, The Message of Psalms 73--150, he ends with Psalm 150, singing its song of praise. In between we pass through all the "yes, buts" of faith--the conflicts, the burdens, the mysteries and the sufferings of life. In these laments and praises, hymns and liturgies, the Bible continues to speak clearly today.
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Wilcock was formerly director of pastoral studies at Trinity College, Bristol. He has now also retired from many years of pastoring churches in the United Kingdom, most recently St. Nicholas' Church, Durham.
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New Testament, Old Testament, David Collection, Prayer Book, Mount Zion, God of Israel, Most High, God of Jacob, Isaac Watts, Korah Collection, Mount Sinai, Red Sea, William Shakespeare, Charles Wesley, John Oxenham, Joseph Addison, Lord Jesus Christ New!
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- The Bible Speaks Today (48 Volume Set) by David Atkinson on 4 pages
- The Bible Speaks Today Bible Themes Series by Derek Tidball in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Reflections on the Psalms (Harvest Book) by C.S. Lewis in Front Matter, page 58, and page 119
- Songs of Experience by Clements, Ron; Clements, R. by Ron Clements; R. Clements in Front Matter, and page 155
- The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis on page 135, and page 179
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- The Message of Prayer: Approaching the Throne of Grace (Bible Speaks Today) by Tim Chester in Front Matter
- The Message of Psalms 73-150: Songs for the People of God (Bible Speaks Today) by Michael Wilcock in Back Cover
- Holman Old Testament Commentary - Psalms by Steven Lawson in Back Matter
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