The Woven Psalms Rock Hill Community Church

“I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart…” (Psalm 9:1)The Psalms are often written from the perspective of the sufferers and the oppressed. We are given an opportunity to hear the cries of the victims, and when we ourselves are victims to injustice and evil, we can find comfort in these ancient prayers that give voice to our pain.The Woven Psalms is a reflective, unhurried, and practical podcast about praying every psalm in the Bible. This podcast is a ministry of Rock Hill Communi...

“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” (Psalm 8:1)The Psalms are about God; they are prayers and songs meant to guide our hearts in worship to the Creator and Savior. Yet the Psalms are also about us; they explore the human experience, they demonstrate the depth and breadth of human emotion, they show us the role of human beings. The Psalms ask, “Who are we? What is our place in the world? How should we live?” It is good to read the Psalms in order to ponder the great...

“O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge…” (Psalm 7:1)The Psalms have a balanced perspective on justice. The Bible doesn’t often allow us to see people as entirely innocent or entirely guilty, because even the most innocent victim can do wrong in the way they call for justice and even the most guilty criminal can change their ways and be reformed. There is right and wrong, but the one true standard is the holy Judge who teaches us to see nuances in how we pursue justice and mercy.The Woven Psa...

“O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.” (Psalm 6:1)The Psalms are much more honest with emotions than we are. We often hide how we feel not only from others but also from ourselves or from God. We might feel pressure to say that we’re fine even when our lives are crumbling. But the Psalms can open a pressure release valve that allows us to be vulnerable in the safety of God’s love.The Woven Psalms is a reflective, unhurried, and practical podcast about praying ...

“Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning.” (Psalm 5:1)The Psalms invite us to meditate not only on what we are experiencing and how we are feeling but also on the character of God. They honor the troubles and distress that we’re in, but then they lift our eyes out of our circumstances so that we can see how God fits in with everything around us. It’s a reorientation, a new perspective, a breath of fresh air.The Woven Psalms is a reflective, unhurried, and practical podcast about pr...

“Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!” (Psalm 4:1)The Psalms are literary masterpieces, some of the greatest poems and songs ever written, and like all great works of art, they surprise you and take you down paths you didn’t expect. They force you to think, to ask, “Why did the author say this and not that?” They are meditation literature, intentionally written for us to read and reread over a lifetime.The Woven Psalms is a reflective, unhurried, and practical podcast about prayi...