Psalms/Scripture

Psalm 145: Mighty Are You, Lord

This setting of Psalm 145 was submitted by Paul Neeley, and was composed by Paul Neeley and Josh Davis. The chorus text includes a New Testament prayer to help us live out the psalm text.

December 17, 2020
Psalm 137: So Far from Home

This musical setting of Psalm 137 aims to interpret the spirit of the psalm rather than being a literal rendition, turning harps into guitars and naming some of the oppressors of our modern world.

December 17, 2020

Psalm 13: The Joyful Song of Salvation 救恩的樂歌

This Cantonese setting of Psalm 13 was written and submitted by Yvette Lau - music arranger: Jim Ling; singer: Joanne Fung; choreographer: Eric Lau; dancer: Cat Lau - and focuses on praying to God with both lament and trust.

December 17, 2020
Psalm 117: Praise the Lord, All Nations

This is a word-for-word musical setting of Psalm 117 - NASB - written by Mary Rose Jensen. Included are an MP3 with vocalist Debby McElroy and a PDF from the songbook “Songs of Joy.” Text from the New American Standard Bible used with permission from The Lockman Foundation.

December 17, 2020
Psalm 124: Nuestra ayuda / Our Help

Breve canción de Gerardo Oberman basada en un verso del Salmo 124, utilizado al inicio de los cultos en la tradición reformada. / This setting of Psalm 124 was submitted by Gerardo Oberman and is based on a verse from Psalm 124 used at the beginning of the worship services in the Reformed tradition.

December 17, 2020

Psalm 104: Meditation No.1: Sustenance and Praise

This setting of Psalm 104 for solo piano was written and submitted by Heather Niemi Savage.

December 16, 2020
Psalm 1: The Choice of Blessings 有福的選擇

This setting of Psalm 1 in Cantonese was submitted by Yvette Lau, is written by Yvette Lau -- music arranger: Jim Ling; singer: Wong Wa Sang; sand artist: Edith Wu -- and focuses on the choice of blessings to meditate on God’s Word day and night.

December 16, 2020
Romans 8 and the Renewed Life of God 

We have been and are living in a time of upheaval, fear, unrest, and finally so much death. The pandemic has in many places revealed cracks in the veneer of civilization, casting into bold relief the social and economic inequities that run like fault lines through most societies. Racially motivated violence, including at the hands of police forces, have unleashed deep desires for reform and for justice for all people. In and through it all, believers everywhere cry for reassurance, for comfort, for a hope that points to a better path ahead.  

December 3, 2020

Brian K. Blount on Preaching Resurrection from an Apocalyptic Perspective

In this episode, President of Union Presbyterian Seminary and New Testament scholar Brian K. Blount talks about cultivating an apocalyptic perspective and what it means to preach the resurrection all year long. 

November 2, 2020
Carla Zastrow on Seventh Graders and the Psalms During COVID-19

In this episode, Carla Zastrow, teacher at Zeeland Christian School, talks about how 80 seventh graders and their teachers engaged the Biblical psalms during the COVID-19 crisis.

November 2, 2020