One of them is the odd coupling of complaint and praise. The psalmist is often overwhelmed by his problems. He complains about his enemies, his troubles, and his feeling that God has forgotten or deserted him. On the other hand, he is filled with thankfulness and praise to God, and he calls all of the creation to share with him in his exercise of homage to the Lord. It is in this latter aspect which serves as a starting point for the topic of this issue of The Mind Field .
Praise occupies a very large place in the Psalms.
The Psalms take up a relatively small part of the Bible, but they express a prominent aspect of the life of godly Old Testament Hebrews. The result was that the inner life of God's ancient servant was characterized by an overflowing expression of praise and thanks to Him. As an indicator of the quality of life of the Hebrews, the Psalms assume a much more important place than their comparative size in the sacred rolls would suggest. And they give evidence that praise was a large, delightful portion of that life. The New Testament continues the theme.