Prayer is useful for opening our hearts to receive the grace of the Spirit as we dive into scripture. Psalms are poetic prayers written to be sung or recited as we humbly bring ourselves before the Lord. It is especially fruitful to lift our voices in praise to God so that we can be formed more perfectly in the image of our Creator.

These Songs of Psalms are prayerfully sung versions of the Psalms, and the Lyrical Reads prayer on this page, as well as the corresponding prayers in the Lyrical Reads books, are designed to supplement the imaginative retelling of our scripture stories, and to engage our hearts in teachable moments.