CAROL STREAM, Ill. (April 20, 2021) NavPress, in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, will release a new edition of Eugene Peterson’s translation of the book of Psalms: The Message of Psalms: Premier Journaling Edition. The Message translation brings ancient biblical wisdom into contemporary language. This new edition, which releases on May 4, offers journaling prompts and generous writing space for readers to reflect on the text.
Eugene Peterson was a pastor, scholar, writer, and poet. After teaching at a seminary and then giving nearly thirty years to church ministry, he created The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language—a vibrant Bible translation intended to uniquely connect with today’s readers. As NavPress publisher Dave Zimmerman explains,
The Message has always been a means to facilitating a real relationship between God and real people—”a plunge into more reality,” as Eugene put it. That’s our vision for the premier journaling edition of The Message of the Psalms. By setting the Psalter in this wide-open space, by prompting and facilitating the reader’s real and real-time reflection on what he or she is reading, by packaging the Psalms in bindings that allow us to consider which one feels most like us—we are seeking to set the table for a resonant encounter with a God who loves us each and all in our own particularities.
The Message of Psalms: Premier Journaling Edition will be released with three different cover options. Each copy features all 150 Psalms, reflective prompts, journaling space opposite each text page, a cover with French flaps, and Scripture callouts.
For more information or for media inquiries, please contact Mariah León, mariahleon@tyndale.com.
The Message of Psalms: Premier Journaling Edition
Softcover | $12.99 | May 4, 2021
978-1-64158-343-5 | 978-1-64158-398-5 | 978-1-64158-344-2
NavPress.com
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