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Book Synopsis60 four-page chapters exploring the passion, wisdom and struggle of the people of God
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“Outstanding: biblical and passionate, clear and well-illustrated, simple and profound. God’s Word comes to life as you read them.” -- Andrew Wilson
“Think of these books as the Bible’s message distilled for everyone.” -- Adrian Warnock
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Music to God’s Ears 11
BOOK I – PSALMS 1–41: SING ABOUT WHO GOD IS
The King of Kings (1:1–2:12) 16
The Rejected One (3:1–5:12) 20
The Forgiver (6:1–7:17) 25
The Creator (8:1–9) 29
The God Who Can Be Known (9:1–10:18) 33
The Culture-Changer (11:1–15:5) 37
The Messiah (16:1–11) 41
The Promise-Keeper (17:1–19:14) 45
The Victor (20:1–21:13) 50
The Blood-Drenched Shepherd (22:1–23:6) 54
The Indweller (24:1–28:9) 58
The God Who Speaks (29:1–30:12) 63
What to Sing on Sundays (31:1–33:22) 67
Testimony (34:1–22) 72
The Avenger (35:1–28) 76
The Judge (36:1–37:40) 80
The Healer (38:1–41:13) 84
BOOK II – PSALMS 42–72: SING WHEN TIMES ARE HARD
When God Feels Distant (42:1–43:5) 90
When God Seems to Fail (44:1–26) 94
A Few Days (45:1–17) 99
Reasons to Be Cheerful (46:1–49:20) 104
What God Needs from You (50:1–51:19) 108
Four Betrayals (52:1–55:23) 113
Heat + Pressure = Jewels (56:1–60:12) 118
Stripped (61:1–64:10) 123
Summer Precedes Winter (65:1–68:35) 127
Seven Dark Days (69:1–71:24) 131
When the King Arrives (72:1–20) 135
BOOK III – PSALMS 73–89: SING OUT HOW YOU REALLY FEEL
Why Does God Allow Suffering? (73:1–28) 140
Crisis Prayers (74:1–23) 145
Get Ready (75:1–77:20) 149
God-Centred Prayers (78:1–80:19) 153
Lessons from a Barbecue (81:1–83:18) 158
Fathers and Sons (84:1–12) 163
Heman and His Friends (85:1–88:18) 167
One-Hit Wonder (89:1–52) 171
BOOK IV – PSALMS 90–106: SING ABOUT GOD’S PLAN
The Living Faith of the Dead (90:1–91:16) 176
Timeless (92:1–94:23) 180
David Was Never King (95:1–99:9) 184
The Right Entrance (100:1–101:8) 188
God’s Plan Has Not Failed (102:1–28) 192
Green and Blue Planet (103:1–104:35) 196
Family History (105:1–106:48) 200
BOOK V – PSALMS 107–150: SING YOUR RESPONSE TO GOD
Use Your Mouth (107:1–43) 206
Blessings and Curses (108:1–109:31) 210
Melchizedek (110:1–7) 214
Why Melchizedek Matters (111:1–112:10) 218
The Egyptian Hallel (113:1–118:29) 222
The Longest Psalm (119:1–176) 226
Up (120:1–124:8) 231
Mindful of Conditions (125:1–129:8) 235
Deeper and Higher (130:1–134:3) 239
The Great Hallel (135:1–136:26) 243
Babylon (137:1–138:8) 247
The Song of Freedom (139:1–24) 251
David’s Final Struggle (140:1–143:12) 255
David’s Final Message (144:1–145:21) 259
Body Language (146:1–150:6) 264
Conclusion: Music to God’s Ears 268
