The 'I Wills' of the Psalms

by Philip Bennett Power

Book by P. B. Power

Genres: Devotional

412 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1988

About the author

Reverend Philip Bennett Power (1822-1899) was a prolific writer of evangelical tracts. He was born in Waterford in Ireland and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, then ordained. He moved to England, and began a career as a clergyman first in Leicester, then in London with two years at Holloway followed by seven as the incumbent of Woburn Chapel. He was the vicar of Christ Church for ten years. He published over a hundred collections of short religious tracts and individual longer tracts between 1864 and 1894. His works include: The Last Shilling; or, The Selfish Child: A Story Founded on Fact (1853), Breathings of the Soul (1855), 'I Will': The Determinations of the Man of God, as Found in Some of the 'I Wills' of the Psalms (1859), The Lost Sunbeam, the Shady Tree, the Woven Sunbeams (1866), Born With a Silver Spoon in His Mouth (1870), 'He's Overhead' (1871), The Oiled Feather (1871), The Feet of Jesus in Life, Death, Resurrection, and Glory (1872) and The One Moss-Rose (1872)

Reviews

[Becky Pliego · Rating 5 out of 5]

2023: I’m so glad I read this book again. It is wonderful.

2019: Fantastic! What a comfort this book has been this hard year.

[Ayden Tilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had so many wonderful encouragements. I love the way it was written, very eloquent and somewhat older english, and beautiful and picturesque. Powers uses many analogies and stories and descriptions to explain his points. The writing is also interesting in that it seems almost more like a sermon or even just a conversation. The points aren’t laid out very specifically or strictly, but rather he takes a few Psalms that have similar messages and just seems to talk through them and about the topic.

[Reeds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quote from the book:
Psalm 61:2 The heart is here represented to us as being overwhelmed, or, as it is otherwise translated, "covered over; "it is smothered in, unable to perform its functions with proper action, unable to throw out the blood to the extremities, to give them needed vitality and power for necessary effort. When the action of the heart is paralyzed, even temporarily, it will tell upon all the members, a chill there send its cold vibration through every limb; Satan knows this well, and so all his dealings are heart dealings, efforts to paralyze the very spring of life itself. This is precisely what we ourselves have experienced; we have partially felt death within us, we have felt a gradual numbing of our heart; a gradual diminution in the quickness of its beat; a gradual closing in, and pressure of a weight upon it, and this was the overwhelming process.

[Jim Savastio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

This is the second book I have read from Phillip Bennett Power . Power is a true "Physician of the soul." A combination of rich exegesis, warm illustration and powerful and practical application . I look forward to reading and learning more from this pastor.

[Lynn R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Very detailed subjects to assist anyone during their Christian walk. Could be a bible study alone or with a group