Psalms

The 150 poems contained in psalms act as the Bible's hymn book. These hymns include songs of praise, prayers to ask for help, and it just wouldn't be the bible if it didn't have some instructions on how to live, all of which are said to have been written by king David.

My favorite is Psalm 100:

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord,

all ye lands.

Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence of with singing.

Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he

that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are

his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and

into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name.

For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;

and his truth endureth to all generations.

If I am to look at the bible as literature alone, I will say that this psalm in itself is a good poem. It has the classic sheep metaphor, it has music, and it has a light and triumphant tone. However, if I am to blog what comes to mind I have to say that I enjoy this psalm because it covers all the bases as far as making faith easy. This psalm is reassuring to me. God is good, he enjoys it when you play music for him, and he is merciful and honest. When you read something like this in the bible, and it reaches out to you, you kind of forget all of the things God did to make you think he was cruel and petty. When you read something like this, you want to believe.