A Book of Psalms Quotes

“Pure prayer begins at the threshold of silence. It says nothing, asks for nothing. It is a kind of listening. The deeper the listening, the less we listen for, until silence itself becomes the voice of God.”
― Stephen Mitchell, A Book of Psalms: Selections Adapted from the Hebrew

“Blessed are the man and the
woman

who have grown beyond
their greed

and have put an end to their
hatred

and no longer nourish
illusions.

But they delight in the way
things are

and keep their hearts open,
day and night.

They are like trees planted
near flowing rivers,

which bear fruit when they
are ready.

Their leaves will not fall or
wither.”
― Stephen Mitchell, A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew