The Psalms shape us by teaching us to pray, trust, and worship in every season of life. Through joy and sorrow, faith and fear, the Psalms form our hearts to live with God.
This summer, we’ll explore seven Psalms paired with Old Testament stories that reveal how God shapes His people. As we read, may we not only learn the words, but also be formed by them.
If you’d like to dig deeper into the Psalms this summer or journey through the motifs and stories of the Old Testament, let these readings and resources be a companion for you along the way.
Dig Deeper: Commentaries and More
Telling the Old Testament Story: God’s Mission and God’s People by Brad Kelle
The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann
Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes by Walter Brueggemann
Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Practicing our Faith
Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen Davis
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
Open and Unafraid: The Psalms As a Guide to Life by David O. Taylor
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Esau McCaulley
Watch or Listen
Bible Project on the Psalms
https://bibleproject.com/videos/psalms/
Bono and Eugene Peterson on the Psalms
https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/bono-eugene-peterson-psalms/
