CHECKPOINT C

• Used with permission of Scripture Union, Adelaide South Australia. Copyright holder. Original edition (C) 1986.
• Designed for the Christian setting out to read the Bible for the first time.

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CHECKPOINT C

INTRODUCTION TO THE SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS.

• Readings 24 to 30

The Psalms we have chosen for FOOTHOLD are well known favorites of many people. We hope that they will become fresh and inspiring for you as you read them again.

Six of these Psalms come from the first of five sections in the Bible’s Psalm collection: Psalms 1-41; Psalms 42-72; psalms 73-89; Psalms 90-106; Psalms 107-150.

This wonderful collection of hymns, prayers and poems were written by different artists over a long period – probably from about 1000 to 350 BC. They originated in the worship of the people of Israel and later became a hymnbook for Jews scattered throughout the then-known world.

The Psalms express every kind of emotion and expression and this makes them so useful as a stimulus for our own prayers and praise. We can allow the words of the Psalms to draw out our own feelings for God and strengthen our own faith in him.