The entire Bible teaches truth and stirs emotions, but the Psalms are in a category of their own. They don’t just stir the heart; they put it front and center. They don’t merely invite our emotions to respond to God’s truth; they put our emotions on display. The Psalms are more than awe-inspiring, they are contagious. We’re not just hearing profound ideas and feelings. We’re living among them in their overflow. We touch pillows wet with tears. We hear and feel the cries of affliction, shame, repentance, grief, anger, discouragement, and agitation. But what makes all this incredibly different from the sorrows of the world is that all of it, absolutely all of it, is experienced in relation to the utterly Sovereign God. This book is an invitation. God wants our hearts. He will take them as He finds them. And then, with the healing balm of the Psalms, He will reshape them. Accept His invitation to come and rest your heart in Him.
