The book of Psalms (or Psalter) is a collection of 150 poems ordered into five sections. These poems traverse a wide gamut of human emotion and experience, including sorrow over sin, adoration for God, lament at injustice and pain, dependence on God through trouble, battling fear, thankfulness to God, love for God’s word, hopeful expectation for the coming of the Messiah, and trust that God will bring about his purposes. The psalms were intended to be sung and have often served as a prayer book for God’s people.

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