Publisher's Synopsis
In this last volume of the Psalm Hymns series, you are presented with a method for singing book V of the Biblical Psalms. Perhaps your favorite psalm is included.
There are some sticky psalms, like Psalm 119- King David's love poem to God's law. You can ask yourself while singing why the law is important to a King. Psalm 137 is full of bile and bitterness as written by the survivors of the desolation of Jerusalem, but there are also the most lyrical and beautiful of praises for the rule of God found in the Psalms of Ascent. These are also known as Psalms of Pilgrimage, perfect for tour groups' use in Israel.
Psalm 107 and Psalm 136 extol the eternal character of God's command together with His loving-kindness and faithfulness to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 139 is the articulate, lyrical description of God knitting the psalmist's body together in secret, and the psalm continues in wonder while describing how the Creator watches over His creation and cares for an individual no matter where he wanders or she goes, Psalm 139 is the psalmist's ode to the secret formation of his or her body, and says a soul cannot hide from its Creator..
