Book Of Psalms Research Paper

The book of Psalms is the longest book in the Old Testament, when it comes to the number of chapters, and it is a mixture of many prayers and praises to the Lord. These mixture of prayers and praises consist of lament psalms, psalms of praise, wisdom psalms, psalms of thanksgiving, psalms of worship, celebration of Gods revelation, and a reflection of Gods mighty acts. The book of Psalms is a collection of praises and prayers that had been collected for thousands of years. The book of Psalms also has many different authors and the one that is the best known for his Psalms is King David. King David is well known for his reign over Israel but he is also known for all of the Psalms that he himself has written. One of those Psalms that David had

How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth states that, “These psalms center on the praise of God for who he is, for his greatness and his beneficence toward the whole earth as well as his own people” (Fee 213). Specifically Psalm 145 is praising God for being who he his. The whole purpose of this Psalm is to remind the Christian believers how good God is and how he has provided for his people. The NLT Study Bible states, “This psalm celebrates the Lord as King of all. God’s actions reveal his royal qualities. He cares for all creatures and for those who fear him” (NLT 1022). This shows that this psalm is a psalm of praise and that this psalm is showing how good God is and why he deserves the praise. One verse that I had problems with understanding was verse eighteen, which states, “The Lord is close to all who call him, yes, to all who call on him in truth” (NLT 1022). I had such a tough time with this verse because I didn’t know what the verse means when it said “in truth”. In order to get a clearer picture on this verse I looked up some commentary from God Vine and it states, “Whoever calls upon God in truth, with a sincere and upright heart, one that truly desires his salvation, to that person God is nigh. The following verse shows he is not only near to praying people, but he will hear their cry, fulfill their desires, save them” (Clarke). This showed me what the verse meant by “in truth”, which means, a person with a pure heart that is set

When I take a look at my life and a look at other peoples lives that I know I come to realize that I really have not gone through anything as serious as they have. Being in college I get to interact with many people and find out much about their lives and the different trials and tribulations that they have gone through. Compared to all the people that I have encountered I have nothing to be mad about I need to praise God for that. With my birthday coming up in a couple of days I am very appreciative of where I am at in my life and I know for a fact that some people, where I am from, do not live to see that age of twenty-two. But I am still here in college bettering myself and earning my degree. Just for what he has done in my life he deserves all of the praise. One of the verses that I can relate to with the most is verse eight which states, “The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love” (NLT 1022). I can relate to this verse in many ways, I think all of us can, because there is not a day that I sin or feel that I fall short of his love. But still he loves me and I know that because he grants me with the gift of life