Psalms - Wisdom for LifeSample

There are books on almost any subject you can imagine. Some are so oddly specific they sound made up but are, in fact, real, published books! Books that give you wisdom about:

1. How to survive a Garden Gnome attack
2. Living with Fancy Plants
3. Outdoor Skating
4. List of persons whose names have been changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883
5. Entertaining with Insects
6. Why cats paint, a theory of feline aesthetics

The Bible gives us wisdom for life. The Bible might seem like just one big book, but it’s actually made up of 66 books. Each of these books is different, written by various authors, to all kinds of audiences, and for unique purposes. The book of Psalms, along with Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, and Job, is known as a wisdom book.

You may think that the book of Psalms is just a bunch of poems and songs, but there is much more to Psalms than meets the eye! Of all the books in the Bible, Psalms is the longest book by far. It’s the only book that was written by many authors. It contains both the longest chapter (Psalm 119) and the shortest chapter (Psalm 117) of the Bible.

The book of Psalms teaches us to focus on God instead of ourselves. It teaches us to praise God and worship Him both on our own and together as believers. Psalms shows us that we can have faith in God no matter what we’re going through. No matter how we feel, if we’re winning or losing, happy or sad, excited or angry, there is a Psalm that can help us.