{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chunks: The Book of Psalms","title":"Episode 152: The beginning, the middle, and the end","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/186fd9d3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":438,"description":"Psalm 150 is the fifth and final Hallelujah Psalm and the last psalm of the Psalter. How does one end such a diverse collection of songs and poems? With praise, of course—indeed, perhaps the purest example of a psalm of praise in the entire collection. In this final episode, I’ll suggest that the Psalms as a whole tell a story, a story that begins with a vision of how life should be, then takes twists and turns through both joy and suffering before arriving at the joyous ending we expected from the start. That’s why the last word of Psalm 150, the last word of the Psalter, is hallelujah.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m4wWP6RhgtaQVY-Fm9O749o40PLOWY6s4PUGIxxoi8E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OGU5/YTlmZTk0ZmFmZWZl/OTk0NTgyNDEyMTBj/MDM0ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}