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    Beyond Psalm 150: Discover More Sacred Songs of Praise, Petition, and Lament throughout the Bible
    Beyond Psalm 150: Discover More Sacred Songs of Praise, Petition, and Lament throughout the Bible
    Beyond Psalm 150: Discover More Sacred Songs of Praise, Petition, and Lament throughout the Bible
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    Beyond Psalm 150: Discover More Sacred Songs of Praise, Petition, and Lament throughout the Bible

    By Peter DeHaan

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    The Psalms capture our emotions in a unique way, but they're not limited to one book of the Bible. Study more sacred songs that appear from Exodus to Revelation.

     

    Explore the beauty and delight of the psalms that appear throughout the Bible. You'll learn about songs of lament and praise as you immerse yourself in the lesser-known poems of Scripture, written by people of faith, like Moses, Esther, Mary, and more.

     

    Biblical psalms recognize what God has done throughout the history of his people. Beyond Psalm 150 is a treasure that helps you to uncover these awe-inspiring songs of worship and praise that often get missed in the study of God's Word. 

     

    Both a devotional and a Bible study, Beyond Psalm 150 gathers these buried passages to make it easy to immerse yourself in their themes, meaning, and poetic style.

     

    Each psalm in this book includes a reflection, a thought-provoking question, and a blessing, giving you the chance to understand and appreciate these expressions of worship in a fresh, new way.

     

    In Beyond Psalm 150, you'll:

    • Discover sixty-seven songs of worship that don't appear in the book of Psalms
    • Explore how you can apply these words to your life today
    • Develop insights about each psalm in the context of the story
    • Dive deeper into the Word to better understand each song
    • Explore Biblical worship songs throughout the Old and New Testament 

    Beyond Psalm 150 will help you gain a greater appreciation for the God who holds history in his hands and how he has shaped the lives of people just like us.

     

    Peter DeHaan, PhD, is an author of over 18 devotionals, biblical-based studies, and church resources. He yearns for Christians to push past the status quo and reconsider how they practice their faith in every area of their lives.

     

    If you desire to deepen your faith and embrace the variety of psalms scattered across the pages of the Bible, then dive into Beyond Psalm 150.

     

    Perfect for your personal study time or small group, Beyond Psalm 150 will help you to understand these beautiful songs of praise as you worship a mighty God.

     

    Read Beyond Psalm 150 and enhance your understanding of the psalms throughout God's Word.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRock Rooster Books
    Release dateDec 10, 2022
    ISBN9781948082709
    Beyond Psalm 150: Discover More Sacred Songs of Praise, Petition, and Lament throughout the Bible

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      Beyond Psalm 150 - Peter DeHaan

      Celebrating Scripture’s Other Psalms

      Paul writes to the church in Colossae that they are to teach and admonish one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in their heart to the Lord (Colossians 3:16).

      He writes a similar sentiment to the church in Ephesus: Be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord (Ephesians 5:18–19).

      The book of Psalms feels like an ideal place to start this quest.

      Some people think of the Psalms as a collection of Hebrew poems. I like that. Others call it a prayer journal. I like this perspective too. Just as our prayers cover a range of styles and emotions, so do the Psalms. We can have Psalms (and prayers) of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and so forth. Some Psalms burst forth as a corporate hymn, while others seep out slowly as a personal prayer of anguish.

      Whatever our mood or perspective there’s likely a psalm that captures our emotion and our heart. It’s no wonder, then, that people over the centuries have so treasured the Psalms.

      The range of content addressed by the Psalms covers a wide array of themes. Bible scholars attempt to classify the Psalms by topic, but there’s little agreement in their groupings. The labels they use include hymns, laments, thanksgiving, praise, compassion, liturgy, prophecy, petition, and so on.

      Yet not all the Bible’s psalms reside in the book of Psalms. Other psalms occur throughout Scripture from Exodus to Revelation. This book collects these randomly located passages to make it easy to find them and to immerse ourselves in them.

      Compiling this list of psalms scattered throughout Scripture has been a time-consuming yet stimulating task. To create this list, I looked for passages of song and poetry that provided personal or community prayer and worship. This book contains those passages, with sixty-seven more biblical psalms for us to contemplate, commiserate, or celebrate. As we do, may God receive our attention and adoration.

      Some of these psalms appear in paragraph form instead of as poetry. This is because of the translation used, not because these passages aren’t biblical poetry. Regardless of the format, embrace each one as a psalm.

      Given that Psalm 151 is in the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament from the original Hebrew, used in Jesus’s day), we’ll start our numbering of these additional psalms at 152. This is for convenience and structure, nothing more.

      In exploring these other psalms scattered throughout the Bible, we’ll use the World English Bible (WEB) as our text. It’s based on the revered American Standard Version of 1901 and updated for today’s readers. Notable in the WEB is the use of the Hebrew name Yahweh (or sometimes just Yah) instead of Lord or Jehovah. It adds a sense of awe, connecting us today with our faith’s Hebrew heritage.

      [Most versions of the Bible are under copyright, which prohibits their use in this book. The WEB, without copyright restrictions, is the ideal option for our exploration.]

      Psalm 152: Song of Moses

      Exodus 15:1–18

      Psalm 90 is the oldest chapter in the book of Psalms. Moses wrote it. Though it’s his only entry in the Psalms, Moses penned other songs as well, but we need to search for them. We encounter one in the book of Exodus. Though we don’t know when in his life Moses wrote Psalm 90, this passage in Exodus likely came first.

      Moses and the people have just left Egypt and head toward the promised land. Blocked by an uncrossable sea before them and chased by the pursuing Egyptian army behind them, they have no path for escape. Death is certain.

      Yet God miraculously rescues them. He divides the sea so that his people can cross the space before them on dry land and reach the other side. When the Egyptian army follows them across, the waters crash upon them, and they perish.

      God saves his people from certain death, and Moses writes this psalm in praise to Yahweh.

      "I will sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously.

          He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.

      Yah is my strength and song.

          He has become my salvation.

      This is my God, and I will praise him;

          my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

      Yahweh is a man of war.

          Yahweh is his name.

      He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his army into the sea.

          His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.

      The deeps cover them.

          They went down into the depths like a stone.

      Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power.

          Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.

      In the greatness of your excellency, you overthrow those who rise up against you.

          You send out your wrath. It consumes them as stubble.

      With the blast of your nostrils, the waters were piled up.

          The floods stood upright as a heap.

          The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.

      The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder.

          My desire will be satisfied on them.

          I will draw my sword. My hand will destroy them.’

      You blew with your wind.

          The sea covered them.

          They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

      Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods?

          Who is like you, glorious in holiness,

          fearful in praises, doing wonders?

      You stretched out your right hand.

          The earth swallowed them.

      "You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed.

          You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.

      The peoples have heard.

          They tremble.

          Pangs have taken hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.

      Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed.

          Trembling takes hold of the mighty men of Moab.

          All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

      Terror and dread falls on them.

          By the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone,

          until your people pass over, Yahweh,

          until the people you have purchased pass over.

      You will bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of your inheritance,

          the place, Yahweh, which you have made for yourself to dwell in;

          the sanctuary, Lord, which your hands have established.

      Yahweh will reign forever and ever."

      Reflection: Think about a time when God miraculously protected you from danger or harm. This moment may have been epic or perhaps it felt small, but either way your life took a different path as a result.

      Did you praise God for his deliverance then? Take a moment and do so now—or do it again.

      May we revere Yahweh as he works in our lives.

      Psalm 153: Song of Miriam

      Exodus 15:21

      The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117. It weighs in at a mere two verses, serving as a reminder that our efforts to praise God need not be long or wordy. Sometimes succinct is better. Miriam’s song of praise to God, only one verse long, is a reminder that less can be more.

      Miriam responds to Moses’s praise of God’s amazing rescue with a psalm of her own. Moses’s older sister picks up her tambourine and leads the women in dancing before Yahweh. In doing so, this prophetess stands as the Bible’s first worship leader.

      "Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously.

      He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea."

      Reflection: We should praise God to the best of our abilities and according to how he has equipped us. The quantity of our worship doesn’t matter, only that it comes from our heart.

      Does our praise to God sometimes feel like it’s less than the efforts of others? Remember that none of us can fully praise God to the extent that he is worthy. Therefore, it’s foolish to compare our worship to that of others.

      Without considering other people’s actions, what can we do today to praise God for who he is and what he has done?

      May our acts of worship focus on God, without giving thought to what others do or say.

      Psalm 154: The Nation Sings

      Numbers 21:17–18

      As the people of Israel travel about in the desert, water is scarce. They reach the city of Beer. God instructs Moses to gather the people, and he will provide water to quench their thirst.

      The people respond collectively, praising God in song. Though this seems like a poem to the well that produced the water, let’s understand this as an indirect praise to God for guiding them to the water that the well provided.

      All praise rightly goes to God, from whom all blessings flow—including water.

      "Spring up, well! Sing to it,

          the well, which the princes dug,

          which the nobles of the people dug,

          with the scepter, and with their poles."

      Reflection: When might we have directed our appreciation for something God provided to the wrong source?

      Roughly one billion people in our world today lack access to clean, drinkable water. The rest of us seldom give water a thought. What can we do to thank Yahweh for his life-giving water? What can we do to help those who are thirsty?

      May we give water to thirsty people in Jesus’s name (Matthew 10:42).

      [Check out Living Water International: https://water.cc/ for tangible ways to help.]

      Psalm 155: A Song of Victory

      Numbers 21:27–30

      As God’s people travel through the desert and prepare to take the promised land, they come to the border of the Amorites. They ask King Sihon for permission to travel through the country, promising to stay on the main thoroughfare and not take any of the Amorites’ food or water on the way.

      Though this seems like a reasonable request, Sihon refuses. Instead, he rallies his army and attacks the people of Israel as they wait in the desert. The Israelites defend themselves, and they prevail. They take the land of the Amorites, along with the city of Heshbon, which King Sihon had captured from Moab.

      Though the Israelites sought to peacefully travel through the Amorite territory, the king responded negatively, and he started

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