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| Introduction |
| Thank you for choosing to study the Psalms with me! If you choose to use this study with a group of women, each Psalm is meant to be one day's assignment. But feel free to do the study at the pace that works best for you. Because of the great variance in the length of one Psalm to another, the amount of work required each day may vary. Plan on spending 30-60 minutes on each Psalm. Each day’s study begins with an assignment to read the Psalm to be studied that day. Whenever a question is asked and only a verse number is given, the verse is from that day’s Psalm. For example, a question from Week 1, Day 2 says, “What is the goal of all this plotting and rebellion? (vs. 3)”. The answer to the question can be found in verse 3 of that day’s Psalm. So the answer would be found in Psalm 2:3. I’m very excited about the material presented in this book. As I studied and wrote this workbook, I began to pray with greater faith myself. David’s confidence in knowing God would hear him and deliver him would come to my mind often as I lifted up my “difficult” requests to the Lord. (Difficult to me, but not to God.) I believe that digging deep into the Psalms will cause you to unearth the treasure of greater faith in God. Savor finding the rest God offers as you come to trust Him more deeply. The Psalms as the Songbook of Israel: The word “Psalms” is derived from the Greek word “psalmos” meaning “poems sung to the accompaniment of music.” The Hebrew title is “Sepher Tehillim” which means “Book of Praises.” The writers of the Psalms included David, Asaph, Solomon, Moses, Ethan, and the sons of Korah. The Psalms extensively touch on most of the major themes in the Bible. The types of Psalms include the following: Historical—Focusing on the past and future of Israel, Jerusalem, and the temple Penitential—Expressing repentance for national and/or personal sin Pilgrim (also called “Psalms of Ascension”)—Songs of the worshippers going up to Jerusalem Thanksgiving—General praise to God Messianic—Sixteen Psalms are quoted in the New Testament as referring to Christ |