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Old Testament Psalms in the Book of Mormon

The Psalms provide powerful messages of praise and worship. … reverberate not only throughout the Old Testament but also in the New. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has written that “the book of …

Israel's Ancient Psalms

… One of the most significant influences on the Beatitudes found in the Sermon on the Mount, both on their form and content, was Israel’s ancient Psalms—those that are found in the Old Testament as well as …

Jesus' Use of the Psalms in Matthew

… One of the most remarkable aspects of Jesus’ earthly ministry was His ability to teach the gospel in a way that caused even His most learned followers to … this important body of scripture, especially the book of Psalms, to facilitate His message and give credence to His …

The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament Gospels

The study of the relationship between different texts is … quotations,” whether that text is nonfiction, fantasy, or, in the case of the Bible, scripture. [2] Biblical scholar … in France, Mark , 435–36. [36] See, for example, Psalms of Solomon , 17:21. Cf. 2 Samuel 7:12–16. [37] See …

“I Will Bless the Lord at All Times”: Blessing God in the Old Testament

… his children to some extent (see Matthew 5:45). However, in addition to God’s graciously bestowed blessings on all … bestowed upon someone outside such a relationship. [1] The Bible indicates that by his power God blessed Adam and … “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel” (1 Kings 8:15). And in Psalms, Israelites are encouraged to “bless our God, ye …

“Give Me Right Word, O Lord”: The JST Changes in the Psalms

… Joseph Smith’s translation of the Bible (referred to in the Church today as the Joseph … revelation in these inspired revisions. The biblical psalms are individual and communal expressions of faith, …

The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament

… If “remember” is the most important word in the scriptures, then one of the … texts into the Law and the Prophets (and sometimes the Psalms), [5] the boundaries of those categories do not appear …

“Come Near unto Me”

… To the Israelites, the temple represented God’s presence on the … ancient Israelite culture and religion. Like most temples in the ancient world, the Israelite temple contained sacred … the mediation of sacred space by gatekeepers. The book of Psalms represents the clearest place where answers to this …

“Come Near unto Me”: Guarded Space and Its Mediators in the Jerusalem Temple

… To the Israelites, the temple represented God’s presence on the … ancient Israelite culture and religion. Like most temples in the ancient world, the Israelite temple contained sacred … the mediation of sacred space by gatekeepers. The book of Psalms represents the clearest place where answers to this …

Book Notice

… Thomas A. Wayment provides a new, accessible translation of the New Testament with notes that thoroughly integrate the … into a herd of swine. It is easy to locate this account in the Wayment edition because he has divided the narrative … that there is a “similar quotation of this passage from Psalms in 2 Nephi 28:11; Moroni 10:25 (with parallels to …