Songs of the Son: Reading the Psalms with the Author of Hebrews

“There is a tremendous benefit to reading the Psalms on their own. But as Daniel Stevens shows so well in Songs of the Son, there are further and fuller treasures to be had as we read them in light of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Focusing on the psalms used by the author of Hebrews, Stevens instructs us in how to read the Psalms in light of the whole Scripture and the whole gospel.”

“This delightful book is beautifully written, rooted in careful scholarship, and pastorally sensitive. One does not have to agree with every detail of the author’s readings to appreciate their aid in embracing the Psalms in deeply Christian ways. The way Stevens moves to and fro between the Psalms and the letter to the Hebrews is a profoundly refreshing model of how to read Psalms in the light of the whole Bible.”

“Some books promise much more than they actually deliver; Daniel Stevens has done the opposite and given us an elegant book that is more like a multivolume feast. Delightfully conceived and skillfully executed, Stevens’s book becomes our guide to reading not just the psalms quoted in Hebrews, and not just Hebrews, but the whole Psalter and even the whole Bible. He achieves this by combining profoundly rich theology, beautiful Christology, and the simple accessibility of the gifted teacher who knows how to edify and nourish with the written word. This is a superb work for all who want to understand the Scriptures more clearly and know Christ more deeply.”

“We are to be instructed by the New Testament in how to read the Old Testament. Stevens shows us that Hebrews views the Psalms as the songs of the eternally begotten Son, Jesus Christ. He is not only the subject of the Psalms but often the speaker of the Psalms. Read this book and be equipped to read the whole Bible as a compass pointing to Christ.”

“An engaging and gifted writer, Daniel Stevens will help even the most experienced interpreters to read the book of Hebrews and the Psalms more faithfully and, thus, treasure Christ more deeply.”

“If all this book did was demystify Hebrews for you, it would be worth reading. If all it did was help you read the Psalms better, it would be worth reading. If all it did was magnify Jesus, it would be worth reading. But somehow it manages to do all three in a way that is unassuming, warm, and edifying. Read it and discover for yourself the manifold beauty of God’s beloved Son through two of the Bible’s most beloved books.”