God embraces us in the constant celebration of his mercy, even while uncovering sins we would otherwise hide. To make progress in the Christian life, Calvin sees it is essential to live within the Psalter, since it combines personal biography with theology. As a singing advocate, Calvin also had immense pastoral influence in the proper liturgical use of the psalms. He sees informed worship as the primary means of Christian growth in sanctification, lifting us above the world into the heavenly realm,