Kingdom
Old TestamentThe Psalms
Israel's prayer book
A collection that gives language to praise, protest, grief and trust — quoted constantly in the New Testament.
Reading plan
How the story unfolds
- 1
Two ways
The collection opens with a wisdom framing.
- 2
Lament
Psalm 22 gives voice to abandonment.
- 3
Trust
Psalm 23 is the best known of the collection.
- 4
Praise to the end
The book closes in unrestrained praise.