Psalms Now

By Leslie F. Brandt
Concordia, $12.99

ISBN 0570042577


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Everyday Praise Words

"I am expressing what the Old Testament psalmists might be saying if they were approaching the 21st century," writes Leslie Brandt in his preface to Psalms Now. Brandt has served around the world as a pastor, evangelist, and writer. He began writing these modern restatements of the Psalms for Sunday bulletins and a devotional magazine until they became so popular they were compiled in a book first published in 1974.

The popularity of this version of the Psalms has been enormous (more than 330,000 copies sold), and now they are newly issued in a handsome hardcover with bold type, wide margins, and attractive style. Brandt refers to his writing of the "faith of the Old Testament set to music" as an effort to provide Christians with new ways to celebrate God's promises. They "help us understand that we can, in our own everyday language, praise God, plead with God, question God, even yell at God."

Brandt believes strongly that this portion of Scripture should have a distinct place in our devotional life. When words fail us, we read the Psalms. However, he has not simply written this version with the inspiration of the moment. The bibliography reveals that he consulted the works of other scholars such as Arnold B. Rhodes, Charles H. Spurgeon, and Martin Luther in preparation for his own writing.

If we could only have one book from the Old Testament for daily worship, most of us would probably choose Psalms. The version in Psalms Now is a good one to take ahead to the 21st century.

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