Psalms Resources
Websites
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Read 'em all, King James style.
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Itching for some Psalms at 3:00AM? We'll do you one better—here, they're set to music.
Documents
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Rastafarian culture has used Pslams in reggae music for decades. What do you think—a good mix?
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When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, the writings contained a collection of psalms, and a few original writings that are psalm-ish.
Video
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A Holocaust survivor depicted all 150 psalms in painting. And now he's here to tell you about it.
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These things were written thousands of years ago, and here we are reading them out loud today. Barack Obama chose Psalm 46 for this particular occasion.
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The Psalms even move Charlie.
Audio
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Not the most moving reading, but a nice way to hear what they sound like out loud.
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U2 has dabbled in the Psalms, and in this live video they perform Psalm 40. Awesomely, we might add.
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Psalm 137 has been set to music more times than you can image. Here you can check it out in reggae.
Images
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Ancient Israel was a crossroads between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Oh, and those rivers up there on the right? Those are the rivers of Babylon (remember Psalm 137?).
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This older map tries to place Biblical cities in context. Plus it's colorful.
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Even in the desert, former empires left their marks.