Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Bible & Devotional)
Sheltering Mercy helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms—through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns—as a guide to personal devotion and meditation.
The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Whitaker Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. While each prayer corresponds to a particular psalm and touches on its themes and ideas, it is not a new translation of the Psalms or an attempt to modernize or contextualize their content or language. Rather, the prayers are responses to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life.
This artful, poetic, and classic devotional book features compelling custom illustrations and beautiful hardcover binding, offering a fresh way to reflect on and pray the Psalms.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781587435461
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication Date: 02-08-2022
Pages: 240
Product Dimensions: 5.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)
About the Author
Ryan Whitaker Smith is an author and filmmaker from Nashville, Tennessee. His projects include The Jesus Music, a documentary about the history of contemporary Christian music, and film adaptations of the award-winning memoir Surprised by Oxford and G. K. Chesterton's The Ball and the Cross. He has collaborated with his father, Michael W. Smith, on songs, music videos, and concert specials. Dan Wilt is a songwriter, speaker, educator, and author who has his own teaching ministry in worship and spiritual formation through DanWilt.com. He has served as a pastor and encourager of creative leaders and has written several devotionals, including A Well-Worn Path and Songs Are a Place We Go. Wilt is also a contributing author to Perspectives on Worship: Five Views and an internationally respected communicator on worship and the arts. He lives outside Nashville, Tennessee.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction Psalm 1: River Tree Psalm 2: Lord of Nations Psalm 3: Heralds of Ungrace Psalm 4: Architect of Salvation Psalm 5: The House of God Psalm 6: God of the Living Psalm 7: Shield and Shadow Psalm 8: Fashioned from Chaos Psalm 9: Native Tongue Psalm 10: Until Evil Ends Psalm 11: The Path to Joy Psalm 12: The Story of Mercy Psalm 13: A Voice in the Dark Psalm 14: The Side of the Redeemed Psalm 15: A Hill of the Heart Psalm 16: God of the Feast Psalm 17: Justice Plea Psalm 18: The Dawning of the Day Psalm 19: Night and Day Psalm 20: The Blessing of Christ Psalm 21: Heir of God Psalm 22: Stripped of Glory Psalm 23: Further Up and Further In Psalm 24: A Fountain Running Over Psalm 25: A Hypocrite Hymn Psalm 26: Cloaked in Grace Psalm 27: Light and Life Psalm 28: Wind and Word Psalm 29: Living Word Psalm 30: Drawn from Death's Door Psalm 31: Covenant Keeper Psalm 32: The Face of Mercy Psalm 33: The Sound of Joy Psalm 34: Illumined by Life Psalm 35: Strong Lord Psalm 36: Patient Chrysalis Psalm 37: You Are Wisdom Psalm 38: Shattered Portrait Psalm 39: Saved by Grace Psalm 40: A Testimony to Salvation Psalm 41: You See the Poor Psalm 42: Seized by Longing Psalm 43: Christ Who Saves Psalm 44: Broken Family Psalm 45: In Union Psalm 46: The One Safe Place Psalm 47: Blessed Trinity Psalm 48: King of New Jerusalem Psalm 49: Your Truth Psalm 50: Grounded by Gratitude Psalm 51: Restorer of Broken Things Psalm 52: How Long? Psalm 53: Any One of Us Psalm 54: Living Sacrifice Psalm 55: Open Heart Psalm 56: When Strength Fails Psalm 57: These Rival Powers Psalm 58: Marketplace of Idols Psalm 59: Deliver Me from Evil Psalm 60: Rebuilder of Ruins Psalm 61: Journey Home Psalm 62: Quiet Whisper Psalm 63: Good and Sustaining God Psalm 64: God Will Judge Psalm 65: Unrestrained Psalm 66: God of All Things Psalm 67: Praise, Praise, Praise Psalm 68: At Last! Psalm 69: The Name That Saves Psalm 70: Lord over Death and Darkness Psalm 71: Always an Eden Psalm 72: A Prayer for Those in Power Psalm 73: This Place We Meet Psalm 74: Remember Us Psalm 75: The Times of Your Knowing