Psalms

The Prayer Book of the Bible

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Walter Brueggemann - introduction

Narrated by: George W. Sarris

Jesus died with a psalm on his lips. For millennia, humans have been shaped by the Psalms. And before the Nazis banned him from publishing, German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer published this book on the Psalms.

What comfort is found in the Psalter? What praise, and what challenge? What threat? In Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible, discover the richness this book of Scripture held for Bonhoeffer, and learn to pray psalms along with Christ.

First published in 1940, this classic reveals how the Psalms are essential to the life of the believer and offers Bonhoeffer's reflections on psalms of thanksgiving, suffering, guilt, praise, and lament. Now with an introduction by Walter Brueggemann and excerpts from the Psalms, Bonhoeffer's timeless work offers contemporary audiences ancient wisdom and resources for the living of these days. Includes a biographical sketch of Bonhoeffer written by his friend and biographer Eberhard Bethge.

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Solid little book

I enjoyed listening to the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Great insight.
The narrator did an excellent job.

Good Read

I enjoyed it thoroughly. The narration was good as well as the content. I recommend it highly.

Understanding the Psalms

This is an excellent overview of the Psalms as Bonhoeffer thematically organized and added perspective to the Church’s prayer.

Pray the Psalms

I enjoyed the how and why for praying the Psalms. This book gives an explorer the types of Psalms.

The portion covering Bonhoeffer’slife gave a bit of insight to the man that he had become and his full reliance on God.

Bonhoeffer faith

I like the comparison of the Psalms and the Our Lord’s Prayer in this writing. I appreciate Brueggomans introduction