Praying The 23rd Psalm

by Elmer L. Towns

Praying the 23rd Psalm is filled with prayers that will flow from your heart as you immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful passages from God’s Word. Elmer Towns examines Psalm 23 line by line, revealing insight, comfort, and dynamic Kingdom principles for every follower of Christ. Towns has seen more than three million copies of his books sold during the past 42 years. He has written a number of popular Bible studies and many outstanding books on the subjects of Sunday School and evangelism. But Towns’s recent focus has been on spirituality. He says, "I began my ministry helping the Church to develop better outreach programs, but the condition of America has changed. Now the Church needs better people. We must get back to the basics of our spiritual relationship with God."

Genres: Prayer

153 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Dr. Elmer Towns is a college and seminary professor, an author of popular and scholarly works (the editor of two encyclopedias), a popular seminar lecturer, and dedicated worker in Sunday school, and has developed over 20 resource packets for leadership education. He began teaching at Midwest Bible College, St. Louis, Missouri, for three years and was not satisfied with his textbooks so he began writing his own (he has published over 100 books listed in the Library of Congress, 7 listed in the Christian Booksellers Best Selling List; several becoming accepted as college textbooks. He is also the 1995 recipient of the coveted Gold Medallion Award awarded by the Christian Booksellers Association for writing the Book of the Year, i.e., The Names of the Holy Spirit.

He was President of Winnipeg Bible College for five years, leading it to receive American Accreditation and Provincial authority to offer degrees (1960-1965). He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in greater Chicago, Illinois, in the field of Religious Education and Evangelism (1965-1971).

He is co-founder of Liberty University, with Jerry Falwell, in 1971, and was the only full-time teacher in the first year of Liberty's existence. Today, the University has over 11,400 students on campus with 39,000 in the Distance Learning Program (now Liberty University Online), and he is the Dean of the School of Religion.

Dr. Towns has given theological lectures and taught intensive seminars at over 50 theological seminaries in America and abroad. He holds visiting professorship rank in five seminaries. He has written over 2,000 reference and/or popular articles and received six honorary doctoral degrees. Four doctoral dissertations have analyzed his contribution to religious education and evangelism.

His personal education includes a B.S. from Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a M.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary also in Dallas, a MRE from Garrett Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, and a D.Min. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Reviews

[Jan Norton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved and well-known psalms. The author does such a wonderful job of taking each verse and explaining it giving practical applications. This book has been on my shelf for years and years and I don’t no why I haven’t read it before.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gave me a lot of insight on the 23rd Psalm and was very helpful for our SS discussions.

[lizzzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the insights and perspectives on this Psalm, including the background of David’s life as he wrote it. Lots of good prayer starters. Will likely reread this one soon.

[Sparrow12 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.It was enjoyable to read,reread and read again.

Truly awesome I apply more to my life it more each time I read it.

It was the first book I ever saw that showed how to 'pray the Bible'.