Religious Jews are in near constant contact with the book of Psalms. They are a significant part of every prayer service. They are prescribed for moments of anguish and moments of joy.

Rabbi Steinsaltz’s brief English introduction sets the tone for the entire book. In just four pages, he explains why the Psalms hold a universal appeal for mankind.

The Book of Psalms (Jewish Version) National Museum of American History. Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions Apply Click for more information. ... book Measurements overall: 5 1/4 in x 3 ...

As we begin our study it is important to state what should be obvious, that the book of Psalms was not originally written as a single composition, In fact, the Psalter makes this claim for itself ...

Next to the Book of Job my favorite of the 24 books in the Hebrew bible is the Book of Psalms. Containing 150 poems it has always been attributed to King David and is usually referred to as the ...

The present book consists of an extended introductory essay, a translation of the 150 Psalms, and lean notes that assist the reader in modest ways to understand either the meaning of the text itself ...

We all recognize the tremendous spiritual power of reading Psalms—the timeless prayers of King David, of blessed memory, which have become a cornerstone of Jewish faith over the centuries. A ...

It is intriguing that, with the way the Jews distributed portions of the Law over two-month periods, Psalms 1, 42, 73, and 90, the first psalms in each of the first four books of the Psalter ...

The title played on two classic Jewish texts, Guide for the Perplexed and the Book of Psalms, and the album broke all sorts of boundaries–it featured a non-Orthodox Israeli singing about God in ...

Author Explores the Psalms, Sans Soul For thousands of years, the Psalms have been a powerful part of Jewish and Christian liturgy. In translation, they contain some of the most memorable lines ...

They also left behind a centuries-old Book of Psalms written in Ge’ez, ... and so they entrusted non-Jewish neighbors with keeping the book safe until they could retrieve it.