Psalm 119 is the longest psalm (and chapter) of the Bible: 176 verses long. We pause in our mini-series on Psalm 119 to reflect on the why and the how of praying this part of Scripture.
Ron is joined by special guest Angela Oltmanns, a regular listener to First Fifteen, who has some questions about this podcast and the current season.
If you are listening to the podcast for the first time, this episode is unlike any that we've done, but more like a traditional podcast with a conversational format. First Fifteen is s devotional podcast to help people listen to God and respond in a personal way. All of our regular episodes use some part of Scripture to listen to God's Word, reflect on it and then pray it back to him.
We are usually done in fifteen minutes (or less), but today's episode goes a little longer. We hope you'll appreciate the change of pace and format as you continue praying through the Psalms and Psalm 119 in particular.
Some of the topics we discuss: Why pray Psalm 119? What does reading it in Hebrew teach us about this psalm? What is an acrostic poem and how does it work in the case of Psalm 119? Do we know the author or this psalm? How can we better appreciate the poetry of this psalm? How is the Bible similar and different compared to other great literature? Why do people call the Bible "God's Word" and what are they talking about? Is it essential to learn Hebrew to appreciate this psalm?
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You can get a copy of the book God Help Me Grow: Learning to Pray through the Psalms on Amazon (or the ebook) so you can pray all of the first 30 psalms in the book of Psalms.
You can download the helpsheet that details and demonstrates the four step process we use on First Fifteen using Psalm 1.
Additional resources at the Word of Prayer website https://word-of-prayer.com
