{full disclosure: To comply with federal regulations, I want to state that I received this book in return for my review. I did not receive any other compensation for this review.}

I have been interested in ‘the voice’ series since I first heard about it. That interest mostly stems from knowing of some of the contributors and the idea of the project seems rather engaging. Trying to create a holy scripture that is both accurate but also artfully constructed. They want to make the text engaging & beautiful, just like David describes the law in Ps. 119.

With that being said, I am uncomfortable at some level with this paraphrased translations of scripture, I am have never been a fan of the Message or any of the other more pop-culturally attuned Bible that have been published of late.

I was excited to get a chance to look how they would do Psalm, seeing how it is one of the clearest places for their vision to shine. The book is beautifully laid out, it looks like what it is—a book of poetry, be it divinely oriented & inspired.

I am severely lacking in understanding of the Psalms; so I am not able to comment upon the text itself, as far as textual accuracy goes. Though the book offers many notes on selected passages so as to help offer the much needed context for so many of the Psalms.

I was hoping to use this as a way of reading through the Psalms for Lent, but I never made that happen. The Psalms where a central hymn for the people of Israel and also should be for us today. I am happy to see someone offer a rendering of them that seems to give them the beauty they deserve.

{I recently received an email from a friend which included the following. It was interesting enough I pass it along to you.}
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{full disclosure: To comply with federal regulations, I want to state that I received this book in return for my review. I did not receive any other compensation for this review.}
I just recently received a copy of The Voice’s translation of the New Testament. I have read through parts of it already, as they have [...]