SINGING IN THE REIGN - THE PSALMS

Christians know the Psalms, sing the Psalms, and pray the Psalms more than any other book of the Bible.

Yet, even as believers have grown more devoted to individual psalms, many do not know the bigger picture-how all the psalms work as one coherent book.

In Singing in the Reign: The Psalms and the Liturgy of God’s Kingdom, Michael Barber recovers the narrative plot that was the common heritage of Jews and Christians in the ancient world. Showing how King David served as an example for the chosen people as they struggled, Barber reminds the reader that Israel would be rescued as King David was.

This is the story of Christ as well, the “new David.” And, in Christ, it is the story of every Christian. The Psalms bring us from suffering and pleading to glory, triumph, and praise through reading and prayer.

Barber’s Singing in the Reign includes an introduction by Scott Hahn that details the historical, cultural, and theological background of the Psalter.