A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller             All the passages below are taken from Phillip Keller’s book, “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23,” published in 1970.             All Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), unless otherwise indicated. Contents  Introduction 1. "The Lord Is My Shepherd"   2. "I Shall … Continue reading A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller

Praying for Deliverance from Slander Psalm 7 by James W Sire All the quotations below are from James W. Sire’s book, “Learning to Pray through the Psalms” published in 2005.      Sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will kill your spirit. That's not the common wisdom, of course, but it's true. Words have the power not only … Continue reading Praying for Deliverance from Slander Psalm 7 by James W Sire

    Praying the Cursing Psalm 137 by James W Sire All the quotations below are from James W. Sire’s book, “Learning to Pray through the Psalms” published in 2005.      We were living for a semester in Berkeley, my wife and I, when a phone call came from our daughter Ann, who had just begun college at Illinois … Continue reading Praying the Cursing Psalm 137 by James W Sire

     Psalm 23: 1, 4, 5 by Derek Prince             All the passages below are taken from Derek Prince’s book, “Through the Psalms,” published in 1983. One All-Sufficient Relationship (38-39)             The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP I never read those familiar words without marveling. Familiarity has never diminished their impact. … Continue reading Psalm 23: 1, 4, 5 by Derek Prince

  Psalms Spirituality in Every Key by Philip Yancey The following quotations are from Philip Yancey’s book, “The Bible Jesus Read” published in 1999. If the Psalms have been a source of spiritual instruction and consolation for many seekers, they also have filled others with discomfort and bewilderment. There is an untidiness, a turbulence, an undertow of mystery … Continue reading Psalms Spirituality in Every Key by Philip Yancey

         Unto the Hills--Psalm 121 by J R Miller A Meditation on Psalm 121                                         J. R. Miller http://www.gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm Not many of us at least are living at our best. We linger in the lowlands because we are afraid to climb into the mountains. The steepness and ruggedness dismay us—and so we stay in the misty valleys and do not learn the mystery of the hills. We do … Continue reading Unto the Hills–Psalm 121 by J R Miller

    Using Psalms to help us to Pray Taken from notes given out by Ruth Chia in her lecture at St Johns-St Margaret Church, Singapore When Praying What to say?Where to start?How to express our praise, gratitude, thanks and adoration?What about our doubts, shame, regrets, distress or desire?Can we express our anger, cursing or calling … Continue reading Using Psalms to help us to Pray