The Book of Psalms has been a delight and blessing to the people of God for a hundred generations. In more ways than one, it is at the very heart of the Bible. The central chapter of the Bible is Psalm 117, which is also the shortest chapter in the Bible. The next chapter contains the central verse of the Bible, Psalm 118:8, which affirms very appropriately that: “It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.” Then the next chapter, Psalm 119, is the longest and most amazing chapter in the Bible.

     But more importantly, the Book of Psalms is the heart of the Bible in that it speaks to our own hearts more eloquently and fervently than does any other book. It is the book of praise, the book of singing―but also the book of comfort and even sometimes the book of anger. It is a book of testimony and a book of prayer. It speaks of joy in the midst of sorrow and hope in the midst of despair.

(Henry M. Morris with Henry M. Morris III, Treasures in the Psalms, Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2001, From Introduction, 13)