Get set for another journey… through my favorite Psalms.

Here is the video of this introduction:

My Favorite Psalms Introduction

There is no “audio-only” for this Introduction, as this introduction will be repeated on the first episode of the series – Psalm 1.

Here is the transcript for the short video:

Introduction

“I’ll let you know when we get there”

I am writing this preface before I begin this series of devotionals/Bible studies. I went to bed last night having finished 2 Peter, wondering what I would do next. And I woke up on this day – Sunday morning – excited, because my heart had given me my answer. Psalms. 

Firstly, I realized that in the course of my life, I had done very little meditating in the Psalms, beyond memorizing Psalm 23. This is odd to me as Psalms provide a window into not only the worship life of Israel, but also a window into its history – and I absolutely LOVE worship and history!

 For example, it provides many details into the mindset of David throughout his life. His fears, his victories, his defeats – many background details not seen in the narrative of David’s story can be found here. David’s struggle with Saul, his fight with Goliath, his despair over his sin with Bathsheba, his loss of his kingdom to his rebellious children. It’s all there. You need the Psalms to get the whole story of David.

David is not the only author of these Psalms. There are anonymous authors. David’s son Solomon contributes. There are songs of victory, defeat, praise… many subjects but with one overriding theme – God is Sovereign. He rules, and He is to be worshipped and exalted. No matter the circumstances, He is there.

How long will we be here in the Psalms? I have no idea. I am going to begin with Psalm 1. When done with that one, I am going to read until I see a place in my journey to pull over and camp a bit, much like when my family and I traveled across the United States. We would drive until we found an interesting place to stop… and then stop to soak in whatever it was we found interesting. 

It kind of feels like my commanding officer just commanded me to march. And when I ask “where?” He responds “I’ll let you know when we get there.”

I am looking forward to the journey.
Paige