Psalm 4 – 300 words a day

Punishing or poignant

(This is the third of a few posts on Psalm 4, written as a followup to Oscar Hammerstein and reading the Bible) I don’t know how to help readers “hear” tone of voice. And yet tone of voice is so helpful in understanding what sentences mean. For example, read these two sentences out loud. As […]

Are you talking to me?

(This is the second of a few posts on Psalm 4, written as a followup to Oscar Hammerstein and reading the Bible) 1. Some people think that because Psalm 4 follows Psalm 3, it was written at the same time. If so, then David is a king in a coup, kicked out of the capital […]

A conversational reading of the song known as Psalm 4

(This is the first of a few posts on Psalm 4, written as a followup to Oscar Hammerstein and reading the Bible) Let’s look at Psalm 4. The header tells us that it is attributed to David, that it’s dedicated to some director of music, that it is written to be accompanied by stringed instruments. […]