Episode 103: Finding confidence

Sometimes it seems as if the challenges of life will never end. I think back to the global pandemic that began in 2019, leaving us all wondering how long it would drag on and what new complications might lurk just around the corner. We needed a boost of confidence in the future. For believers, that means confidence in God. Psalm 27 seems to promise that; in the New Revised Standard Version, the heading for the psalm is “A Triumphant Song of Confidence.” And the psalm certainly seems to be just that…until it doesn’t. 

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.