Since their composition, the Psalms have always been near to the heart of God’s people. Ancient Israel worshipped with the psalter as its hymnal. Our Lord Jesus himself would have known and sung the Psalms throughout his life on earth. The early church incorporated the singing of Psalms into their worship (Ephesians 5:29; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 14:26), and they used the Psalms to explain the truth of who Jesus is (for example, Hebrews 7:17).