Articles: Psalms

The History of Psalm Singing in the Christian Church

The canonical Book of Psalms properly may be viewed as the Bible's own devotional book. Dietrich Bonhoeffer made this point in his brief work, The Psalms - Prayer Book of the Bible. Indeed it is the primary source from which all other devotional books have drawn. "The Psalter is the great school of prayer," said Bonhoeffer elsewhere. Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471), for example, quotes the Psalms more than the gospels in his The Imitation of Christ, "the most popular of all Christian devotional books." more...

Learning and Loving the Trinity Psalter

Among the many ambitions that the creators of the Trinity Psalter have for their work is that the tunes recommended become known and beloved. more...