Chunks: The Book of Psalms

Twice in Psalm 57, the psalmist writes: “Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth” (verses 5 and 11). As suggested in the previous episode, the psalmist exults in God, but that exultation also turns to exaltation in the closing verses. God’s love and faithfulness are again the reasons for the psalmist’s celebration, and the psalmist will not only praise God to the nations, but to the very skies.

What is Chunks: The Book of Psalms?

If the Bible had a hymnal, it would be the book of Psalms. This diverse collection of 150 poems and prayers runs the gamut of emotion and experience, from songs of highest praise to the deepest depths of lament, from prayers for help and salvation to vehement curses against the psalmist's enemies. We will not cover all the psalms in this podcast, nor take them in order. But my hope is that each episode will help you connect more personally with the riches of the Psalms. All biblical passages will be read from the New International Version, unless otherwise noted.