For thousands of years, the people of God have turned to the Psalms as a source for worship, prayer, comfort, and inspiration. The Psalms contain descriptions of every emotional state the Christian experiences, but they also provide instruction concerning how to pray, worship, and live in obedience to God. Most of all, the Psalms point us to the glory and majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this introduction to the book of Psalms, Fr. Toms emphasizes why God chose to express his truth in the form of beautiful poetry to make a profound impact on our hearts and minds so that we might grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and find ever-increasing pleasure in the presence of God.