Age Quote by James Ball Naylor

The greatest king of Israel, King David, the author of the Psalms, sent a man out to die in battle so that he could…

— Robert Duvall

The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.

— Anonymous

“The Song [of Solomon] captures the ecstatic aspect of love that is the main subject of the whole Bible.”

— Ellen F. Davis

“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. – Song of Solomon 2:1”

— Robert J. Morgan

“The Psalms give us a foolproof formula for speaking to the Lord of our sorrows: Complain. Trust. Repeat.”

— Daria Sockey

Isn't it interesting that all of the biblical prophets and psalmists were poets?

— Eugene H. Peterson

“The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My…

— King Solomon Son of David

Though pedantry denies, It's plain the Bible means That Solomon grew wise While talking with his queens.

— William Butler Yeats

“He was praying the Psalms, as he'd done in times past, with the enemies of King David translated into his own enemies of fear…

— Jan Karon

“The title of this work in Hebrew begins with “The Song of Songs,” which means “the best song” or “the sublime song.”  The title…

— Charles River Editors

“from Psalms. “Let them be as chaff before the wind; and let the angel of the Lord chase them.”

— J.T. Geissinger

One other fact is significant: the domestic feasts and sacrifices of single families, which in David's time must still have been general, gradually declined…

— Julius Wellhausen