Have you ever felt your heart lift the moment you sing a song of praise, even when life feels heavy and uncertain? Imagine opening your Bible after a long, exhausting day and reading Psalm 34:1, “I ...

What a gift to receive a heap of books on the Psalms in this time when it’s hard to know how to pray. They arrived in the mail just before the pandemic and the world’s shock at American policing ...

Some of the most beautiful hymns of praise and thanksgiving ever composed are those sung by David, the shepherd boy of long ago who later became the mighty king of Israel. His beautiful and poignant ...

Psalms 113-118 comprise what are known as the “Hallel Psalms.” The word "Hallel" simply means “to praise.” This group of Psalms were sung during Passover, reflecting back to the Lord's deliverance of ...

If you’ve ever stressed or worried about things in the world and your community and your personal life, you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever found yourself questioning (or even angry at) God about ...

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BRUCE SAYLOR IS NOT composing music for every psalm there are, after all, 150 of them but, it sometimes looks that way. Tonight, he will conduct the 140-member Queens College Choral Society and the ...

NEW YORK — Nearly 80 years after Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, Menachem Rosensaft decided it was time to confront God. And so he penned “Burning Psalms: Confronting Adonai after Auschwitz.” ...