What have you been reading this year? As I look back at what I have read, I came up with 5 favorite books. I didn’t read as many books as maybe I would have because I have been increasingly devoting more of my free time to drawing. Making art has been an important creative outlet for me. Out of the 16 or 17 books I read, I have rated my top 5. Each of these books became somewhat of a friend to me, giving me hope and companionship. I am counting down backwards, from number 5 to number1. For each book, I write a short review followed by a quote to give a glimpse into the heart of the work.
5 Learning to Love the Psalms by Robert W. Godfrey
Have you ever paid attention to the structure of the Psalter? Have you ever wondered about the division of the Psalter into five books, and what the themes of these books might be? Have you noticed that it seems at times like there are pairs of Psalms that go together? Godfrey masterfully focuses on the structure of the Psalter, as well explaining the structure of a typical psalm, and he highlights a select portion of the psalms. As I have explained elsewhere, I write out 4 verses in the Psalms each morning, writing out the entire Psalter in two years. I started the book two years ago by reading over the introductory material.