This ancient practice of "Praying the Psalms" is actually "praying" scripture as opposed to "reading" scripture (to ourselves). The idea being that God
speaks to us as we speak to Him/ meditate on Him. This practice can be wonderful, especially (to us)
when the psalms are memorized. If you are used to prayers that you create by yourself (from your heart) then this might be a refreshing experience to say prayers that have transcended time and space that are shared by believers through the ages and throughout the world.
In 325AD Athanasius, woke up, sang and prayed Psalm 5. How amazing that we can do that even today.
Tim Keller gives some tips on praying through the Psalms here.
Try praying Psalm 5.
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