We should read it not as an assortment of poems and songs but as a single rhapsody on God’s covenant promises.

Often when I feel down, disillusioned or even depressed, I turn to the Old Testament Psalms (songs) for encouragement. David ...

We can do that by turning to the Psalms. The Psalms — which were usually sung or chanted — are a spiritual and literary treasury of poetry, praise, advice, reassurance and, at times, lament.

Several years ago, when having lunch with my old friend Buz, 91, who lived at Broadmead, he told me, “In order to keep my ...

The book of Psalms is, in fact, the only book of the Bible usually read at almost every Mass. Exactly, and that's why you'll find Psalm Basics for Catholics to be a helpful guide for better ...