for the Common Man” for the first time and feeling a lump form in my throat because the music gripped me in a powerful way. Music is powerful, and it can be misused. However, in the hands of our faithful covenant Lord, it has been rightly embedded in the life of the covenant community, the church, through the Bible’s songbook, the Psalms. The book of Psalms, also called the Psalter, is the biggest book in the Bible, but for many in the church its contents are largely mysterious and out of sight.