No book of the Hebrew Scriptures is more beloved than the Psalms. Many Christians carry with them a book containing the four Gospels and the Book of Psalms. But no book of the Hebrew Bible is ...

Unofficially, this verse in Psalm 23 may quite possibly be one of the most well-known, oft-quoted verses in the entire Bible. However, the familiarity of this passage may prevent us from seeing the ...

Why study the Psalms? Henry Wansbrough notes the following. Compellingly, they were used by Jesus in addressing his Father. Martin Luther noted that “the entire Bible is contained in the Psalms.” The ...

That role is fulfilled by Psalm 73, attributed to Asaph. Here what was scattered throughout the other Psalms is stated openly. Asaph honestly confesses his inner turmoil. He sees the wicked living in ...

This is the text of a talk I’m to give tonight, God willing, for the Tiqqun Leil Shavu‘ot at Chabad of the Central Valley. I hope readers of the Times of Israel will find it of interest: This talk ...

The psalms have long been a mainstay of Christian liturgical singing. While these songs of the Hebrew Bible first expressed the relationship of Israel to the God of salvation, Christians have heard in ...