Stenobird

Episode

19. The Secret Language of the Psalms

Podcast
Become New with John Ortberg
Published
May 28, 2026
Duration seconds
845
Processing state
not_requested
Canonical source
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19251831-19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms.mp3
Audio
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19251831-19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms.mp3
JSON
/v1/public/podcasts/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/episodes/19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms
Markdown
/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms.md

Actions

  • POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/episodes/19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms/transcription-requests
    Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
  • GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/19-the-secret-language-of-the-psalms.md
    Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Why should we pray the Psalms slowly? In this reflective teaching, John Ortberg explores the nature of Hebrew poetry, the structure of the Psalms, and why the language of prayer was never meant to be rushed. Using Psalm 90 and several other Psalms, John unpacks the beauty of biblical parallelism — repetition, pivots, refrains, and poetic movement that deepen meaning and slow the soul down enough to notice God. This episode explores: - Why the Psalms are poetry, not prose - Hebrew paralleli...