Bible Lab S2 Ep.26 - Fuel for Your Fire (Psalm 98-120)

2025-07-08

The Psalms as Fuel for our Fire The Psalms are a tough book to read if we approach them only for the sake of seeking information. They're not a textbook, and shouldn't be read like one. They are meant to fuel the passionate worship of God as Savior and King. This week's episode carries us into Book V of the Psalms, in which we read incredible meditations on God's Kingship and on His Word. Joel and Jake discuss the devotional value of the Psalms, Gospel echoes, and lessons on obedience from Psalm 119. We can...

The Psalms as Fuel for our Fire

The Psalms are a tough book to read if we approach them only for the sake of seeking information. They're not a textbook, and shouldn't be read like one. They are meant to fuel the passionate worship of God as Savior and King. This week's episode carries us into Book V of the Psalms, in which we read incredible meditations on God's Kingship and on His Word. Joel and Jake discuss the devotional value of the Psalms, Gospel echoes, and lessons on obedience from Psalm 119. We can and should come back to these Psalms again and again to stoke our fire for God's glory to burn brightly!

Resources

How to Read and Understand the Psalms by Bruce Waltke
The Psalms as Christian Lament by Bruce Waltke
The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry by Steve Mathewson
THE BIBLE LAB IS ON YOUTUBE: watch the full episode and find clips to share on the LIFE BRIDGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Bible Project Summary for the book of Psalms: https://bibleproject.com/guides/book-of-psalms/
ESV Book summary for Psalms: https://www.esv.org/resources/esv-global-study-bible/introduction-to-the-psalms/
ESV Illuminated Scripture journals from Crossway: https://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-illuminated-scripture-journal-new-testame-tpb/
Mr. Pen highlighers (clutch for personal Bible Study): https://a.co/d/anBO91t
Special thanks to the band Least of These for use of their song "Filthy Man." Find them on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4YYhR9jU49pt4cFEUmFHDm?si=zLDXAsjaTrCvqmrn3nVRaQ

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Each week during Season 2 of the podcast, we will break down the previous week's readings, including big events, key themes, rabbit-hole curiosities, and devotional thoughts.

If you want to follow along with our reading plan from cover to cover, you can find it right here. We'll be following the 3x5 reading plan, which covers 3 chapters a day and 5 on Sundays.

Additionally, if you're looking for resources to compliment your study, check out The 3x5 Workbook by David Kalas. This is a great tool to challenge you by providing weekly review quizzes and answers to help your learnings stick.

If you have questions you want covered on the show from your readings, email them ahead of time to biblelab@lifebridgegb.org!

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