From the Mouth of Babes ~ Psalm 23

Listen to this little girl as she recites the Shepherd Psalm. Out of the mouth of babes God has ordained praise and strength (Psalm 8:2).

A Handy Guide Through the Psalms

The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms:
Key Insights for Reading God's Word
by Brian L. Webster and David R. Beach

The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms provides fundamental information regarding the meaning, background, context, and application of the Psalms. In addition to practical application, numerous charts are included that provide information about the various types of psalms (messianic, prophetic, etc.) along with a quick reference list of psalms that lend themselves to being used for worship or personal meditation or as a basis for praying the Scriptures. Through the use of full-color visual images, the message and world of the Psalms are brought to life in a way never before presented, making this book not only an excellent resource for understanding the Psalms, but a wonderful gift as well. The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms is a must-have for students of the Bible, pastors, and anyone who desires to possess a unique reference guide to these ancient works of poetry and worship. 

Targum Psalms

Here is an interesting version of the book of Psalms, translated into English from the Targum version. The Targums were ancient translations of the Old Testament into Aramaic, a cousin of the Hebrew language. It seems to involve as much interpretation as it does translations, and gives us a window into how ancient Jews understood the Scriptures.

Musical Notes in the Psalter? The Music of the Bible Revealed

The music that accompanies this rendition of Psalm 23 is the work of Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura. She believes the sub-linear accent marks in the ancient Hebrew Bible ~ not only in the Psalter but throughout ~ are actually musical notations.


Here is more about the music that may be embedded in the Hebrew Bible. This is a piece that aired on NPR a number of years back, augmented with graphics and further notes.

Psalm 89 ~ Covenant with David, on 5- String Banjo

Bruce Brill sings and frails Psalm 89 on the 5-string banjo, about God's eternal covenant with David.

Psalm 47 ~ A Psalm for Ascension Day

Forty days after the Resurrection, Jesus ascended to His throne at the right hand of the Father, where He rules and reigns forever. Here is a French chant of Psalm 47, a psalm for Ascension Sunday.

Oh, clap your hands, all you peoples!
Shout to God with the voice of triumph!
For the Lord Most High is awesome;
He is a great King over all the earth.
He will subdue the peoples under us,
And the nations under our feet.
He will choose our inheritance for us,
The excellence of Jacob whom He loves.

Selah

God has gone up with a shout,
The Lord with the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.
God reigns over the nations;
God sits on His holy throne.
The princes of the people have gathered together,
The people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.

(Psalm 47)