Songs of Faith and Worship

The Book of Psalms was Israel’s hymnbook. It contains all the variety of any other hymn-book: songs for different seasons and festivals, penitential poems, prayers of petition and supplication, songs of thanksgiving, hymns of praise and adoration, and so on. Learn to pray them. Feel the joy or the agony of the psalmist for yourself. Let your heart unite with his heart as you cry out to God using his beautiful words. They were written for you to use to address your God.

You can do the study on your own, or by studying in a group. Whichever method you choose, learn to listen for what the Holy Spirit has to tell you about your beliefs, attitudes and life-style. Ask yourself what lessons you should be learning from your readings, so that you can apply them to your own understanding and life as a Christian.