The book has many lives. It's thought, it's edited, it's printed, it's reprinted, it's commentated on, and this repeats, if the book merits it, add infinitum.

This is certainly true for the Bible as a whole, whose many translations are a testament to how much it is meant in people's lives.

But I suggest that this is particularly true for the Psalms in particular.

How do we think about Psalms as an ancient text, not only in its original context, but for what

it means for Latter-day Saints today? What does it mean for an ancient text to shine light

for a modern people? We'll discuss that, and much more, in today's episode of Abide, a

Maxwell Institute podcast. My name is Joseph Stewart. I'm the public communication specialist of the

Neill A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University. Christian Hill is a

research associate at the Institute. Each week, we discuss the week's block of reading from the Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Unfollow Me curriculum.

We aren't here to present a lesson, but rather to hit on a few key themes from the

scripture block, so as to help fulfill the Maxwell Institute's mission to inspire and

fortify Latter-day Saints and their testimonies to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and

engage the world of religious ideas.

Today, we are once again joined by Dori Cameron, one of our

research assistants. Dory is a junior at BYU from Great Falls, Montana, studying art and creative writing.

She has a strong interest in literature, culture, media, and language. Welcome back, Dory.

Have you heard of the Great Emu war of 1932? No.

The emu was gone.

We are thrilled to have you here today, Dory.

Now, Christian, this is our third episode of the Psalms.

What should we know as we're going into this episode?

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