More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms
Overview
In More Precious than Gold, Sam Storms combines years of life experience with his biblical and theological training to bring readers 50 brief, daily meditations that are both accessible and substantive. Each meditation includes a historical or theological reflection on the psalm in context, a story that brings it alive, and creative tools to support the key idea. Storms interweaves the words of such luminaries as Charles Spurgeon, Jonathan Edwards, and John Piper to help readers understand the Psalms concepts: worship, prayer, joy, forgiveness, steadfast love, mercy, sin’s consequences, the law of the Lord, and our relationship with our enemies.
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- Helps readers understand the various concepts found in the Psalms
- Provides a historical or theological reflection the Psalms
- Includes 50 brief, daily meditations that are both accessible and substantive
Top Highlights
“Or it could be his way of saying, ‘I have no glory of my own. I put no trust in my fame or fortune. You alone, O God, are the joy, boast, and glory of my life.’” (Pages 31–32)
“Happiness is contingent, therefore, on discernment.” (Page 23)
“But simply saying no to the ways of this world is only half the prescription for happiness, and not even the better half. When our no stands alone and isolated, our resolve to rejoice in God will gradually erode under the incessant force of temptation and trial. God’s prescription for our happiness, to his glory, is dependent on a yes to the beauty and splendor of his Word.” (Page 24)
“Believe it or not, happiness or blessedness can be found in something negative! There is joy in saying no. But to whom or what do we respond with a resolute no? According to the psalmist, it is to the counsel of the wicked (a reference to what we believe), the way of sinners (a reference to the way we behave), and the seat of scoffers (a reference to the place we belong).” (Page 23)
“Delight, not mere duty, should characterize our study of God’s Word. Reading the law of God is for the purpose of rejoicing in what is read.” (Page 26)
The book of Psalms is green pastures and still waters for real people in hard times. More Precious than Gold provides what no money can buy—direct personal access to the refreshment God gives only through his Word.
—Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., lead pastor, Immanuel Church, Nashville, Tennessee
- Title: More Precious than Gold: 50 Daily Meditations on the Psalms
- Author: Sam Storms
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2008
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 288
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms › Meditations
- Resource ID: LLS:MRPRCSTHNGLD
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-10-17T15:39:42Z
Sam Storms earned a ThM in historical theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PhD in intellectual history from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is the founder of Enjoying God Ministries, senior pastor of Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and a former visiting professor of theology at Wheaton College. He has authored over two dozen books and served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society.