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Psalm-Singing and Our Encounter with Scripture

December 5, 2024
Alastair Roberts
Alastair Roberts

The following was first published over on The Anchored Argosy Substack: https://argosy.substack.com/p/14-coronation. Within it, I mention a talk I gave at a Shrewsbury Psalm Roar event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3SftXtXnU&ab_channel=StGeorge%27sChurch.

Sign up for my forthcoming Davenant Hall course on the Psalms here: https://davenanthall.com/course/psalms-bible-miniature/.

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