“How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?” (Psalm 13:1) The book of Psalms contains several categories, praise, thanksgiving, wisdom, royal, Messianic, ...

The Scriptures provide us with reviews of what God has done throughout history for His people. For instance, before turning over the leadership of the Israelites to Joshua, Moses recited a lengthy ...

Psalm 145 is the last of David’s psalms and could be seen as a bridge to the Hallelujah psalms (146-150). It is the only psalm explicitly titled “a Praise of David”. This psalm is an acrostic psalm ...

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behind ...

As they appear in the Old Testament Book of Psalms, this varied body consists of many kinds of Psalms, such as Psalms of Royal Enthronement, Psalms of Praise of God, Psalms of Lament, and Psalms of ...

We often speak of praying with Scripture, but in this case, the Scripture itself is prayer. Have you ever felt joy or sorrow, confusion or elation, regret or hope ...

Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...

This paper explores how existentially and religiously laden texts such as the psalms of lament can help alexithymic persons living with chronic pain to articulate their emotions. It is proposed that ...

This week Americans will show their thanks by getting together and eating Turkey and stuffing. Are there any Jewish customs or rituals for expressing gratitude? Thanks for your question. There is an ...

Thanks for your question. Brachos (blessings) are recited on a number of special occasions. We recite brachos on natural phenomena like thunder and lightning, and upon seeing a rainbow. We recite ...