Walk His Way: Following Christ through the Book of Psalms
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
’This warm and wonderful book will be a tremendous help to very many’
Christopher Ash, Writer-in-Residence, Tyndale House, Cambridge.
What does it mean to walk in the way of Jesus?
What if reading the same scriptures that he read, and praying the same prayers that he prayed, made following Jesus easier?
The Psalms are intended for people who would follow Christ along his path of trust and obedience. Andrew Shead shows us that we can follow Christ through the book of Psalms, a journey through many hardships that ends in joy. He combines an appreciation for the overall story of the book of Psalms, the art of reading poetry well, and the discipline of biblical theology to invite you to follow Christ more faithfully.
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- Shows us that we can follow Christ through the book of Psalms.
- Combines an appreciation for the overall story of the book of Psalms.
- Invites you to follow Christ more faithfully.
List of illustrations xi
Introduction xiii
Through the gates of the library 1
Psalm 1: the path 2
Psalm 2: the journey 12
Travelling in the footsteps of the Messiah 17 2 Psalm 32: weakness and gratitude 21
Finding a plot in the Psalms 21
Part 1: David’s story 23
Part 2: living the forgiven life 32
Forgiveness and the Christian life 34 3 Psalm 69: suffering and hope 39
The Psalms as prophecy 39
The art of lament 40
Step 1: the cry for help 43
Step 2: the prayer for salvation 49
Step 3: the praise of David’s God 55
On suffering with the Messiah 57 4 Psalm 88: despair and endurance 61
Living with the absence of God 61
The competing realities of Psalm 88 62
The context of Psalm 88 71
Death, Jesus and us 72 5 Psalm 91: the Lord is with you 78
Book IV of the Psalms: after the fall 78
Introducing Psalm 91 79
The faithful Israelite 80
Words of assurance, part 1 82
Words of assurance, part 2 86
The Lord speaks 90
Being confident in Christ’s service 93 6 Psalm 118: his love endures for ever 97
Psalm 118: the big picture 97
The hero triumphs 106
The hero is honoured 111
The hero is followed 114
Jesus our hero 117
7 Psalm 147: what your breath is for 120
The end of the journey 120
Praise the transcendent Creator 123
Praise the benevolent Sustainer 126
Praise the Lord whose ways are hidden 130
Expanding circles of praise 135
Notes 138
Further resources and acknowledgments 141