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The Psalms – Holy Week
This Week we are going to look at the Psalms of Holy Week – Psalm 22 (Passion (Palm) Sunday), Psalm 78 (Maundy Thursday), Psalm 69 (Good Friday), and Psalm 31 (Holy Saturday).
The Psalms – Praises and Palm Sunday, pt.3
As you read through and meditate on Psalms 118, think about what are the “gates” and “doors” of which these psalms speak.
The Psalms – Praises and Palm Sunday, pt.2
Attached are commentaries from St. Methodius and Charles Spurgeon on our psalms for this week. These men provide us with different approaches in our reading and application of these psalms.
The Psalms – Praises and Palm Sunday
This week we are looking at Praise in the Psalms and Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Please read Psalms 118:15-29, 100, 24, 148-50, and 136.
The Psalms – Psalm 119, pt.2
Last week we were reminded that the Psalms are meant to be sung, not simply read. Attached are two musical selections incorporating the words of Psalm 119.
The Psalms – Psalm 119
Martin Luther read this Psalm every day and said that this Psalm lays out the three means by which anyone can become a great theologian: Prayer, Meditation, and Affliction
The Psalms – Wisdom Psalms
This week we are going to read through a selection of the Wisdom Psalms. The psalms we will discuss are Psalms 1, 37, 49, and 139.
The Psalms – Psalms of Creation and Nature, pt.2
The first psalm we are going to look tonight is Psalm 104 which is the great Creation Psalm. Below are some points to consider in reading this psalm and how the psalm contributes to a deeper understanding of our faith.
The Psalms – Psalms of Creation and Nature
This week we are looking at Creation and Nature in the Psalms. As you read through the creation Psalms this week, be aware of how the psalmist views the natural world and its appropriate place in our worship.
Psalms – The Penitential Psalms, pt.2
As you read the penitential psalsms for tonight, look at the tone of the prayer being offered: Imperative, Hopeful, Hopeless, Joyful, or Distraught.
The Psalms – The Penitential Psalms
this Thursday we will be studying the seven great penitential Psalms (Psalms 51, 6, 32, 38, 130, 143, 102). This grouping goes back at least to a 6th-century Roman commentary on the Psalms.
The Psalms – Psalms of Worship, pt.2
The great beauty of the Psalms lies in their universal application within the worship of the Church.