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The Psalter Reclaimed: Praying and Praising with the Psalms is unavailable, but you can change that!

One of the most respected Old Testament scholars of our time introduces us to the history of scholarship on the Psalter and provides hermeneutical guidelines for interpreting the book— making accessible to us the transforming messages of the Psalms.

psalms at the Last Supper, for the Gospels mention it in passing. Matthew 26:30 says “And when they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives.” The hymn Jesus and his disciples sang at this point, just after the meal, comprised Psalms 115–18. When you next pray Psalm 118, remember that Jesus prayed it just before he went out to face his death. Here are a few verses: Out of my distress I called on the LORD; the LORD answered me and set me free. The LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What