The size of our problems is always in inverse proportion to the greatness of our God. Big God, small problems. Small God, big problems. Praise Him for being such a great God.

This text was really a journey to the Holy land thru the book of Psalms. With pictures of significant places and descriptive narrative, it almost feels like you are there. For me, the book was two-fold, by placing yourself there, it gives you a different perspective of who God is. The 2nd is when our problems become me centered, we always obscure our view of God. Psalms always brings us back to the majesty of God. Psalms in many ways become prayers for our eyes to be opened.

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This was an enjoyable devotional. The author provided insides I hadn’t heard before. A great way to bring the Psalms to life and understand the deeper meaning.

In the book 30 Days in the Land of the Psalms, author and Israeli expert Dr. Charles H. Dyer, takes the reader on a journey through some of the Psalms with insights from the Holy Land.
This is a great devotional that has broadened my understanding of the Psalms. I especially enjoyed the reading about Masada.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone. I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a beautiful devotion! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, my only regret is I had an ebook. This one needs to be read as a real book!

With the author’s extensive knowledge of the Holy Land and ancient Israel he was able to paint beautiful pictures of what the original Psalms meant. He also was able to translate those into contemporary application. The pictures that were included were also beautiful (as far as I could tell on an ereader!)

I give this book 4 stars!

Disclaimer: I did receive this book from the publisher, through netgalley.com. I was not required to leave a review.

30 Days in the Land of the Psalms: A Holy Land Devotional by Charles H. Dyer is a 30-day devotional on the Psalms. It is instructed that the reader first reading the selected Psalm in the version of choice, then read Dyer's comments and application.

He brings the Bible to life in an entire new way. 30 days in the Land of the Psalms reads as if the reader is on a tour of the land of the Holy Land. It is very detailed and almost transported me back to the days of David. This devotional covered Psalms 1, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23, 30, 42, 43, 46, 48, 56, 84, 90, 91, 96, 100, 102, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 131, 133, 134, 136, 147, and 150.

I received this ARC from Moody Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A devotional is such a personal kind of writing. Readers bring their backgrounds to the process. Then the Holy Spirit uses the author’s words, guiding their thoughts and providing inspiration for understanding and change. As a reviewer, I read 30 Days in the Land of the Psalms: A Holy Land Devotional daily to capture the devotional experience.

The author, Charles H. Dyer, has a lifetime of experiences in the Holy Land, having led many tours as a licensed guide. He also has outstanding academic credentials, and I am sure he knows more about the Bible than I ever will. He excels at analyzing the structure of each psalm. I discovered at the end of my reading that I had noted many more memorable passages than usual. Dyer’s format is to draw the reader into the psalm with a description of the area the psalm would have been written in or about and some historical background. Next he talks about the format of the psalm in terms of the repetition that is so important in Hebrew poetry and why it was written the way it was. Lastly he includes a section, “Walking in Our Land,” which applies the psalm to the reader’s life.

While 30 Days in the Land of the Psalms: A Holy Land Devotional has many good points, it did not offer personal inspiration for me. I have two major criticisms. As someone who has led forty tours in the Holy Land, he could have included more photographs and they could have aligned better with the point he was trying to make. Also, his efforts to make the book sound like a tour fell flat for me. An example is his writing in several chapters as if someone had posed a question, “I am glad you asked that question.”

I found 30 Days in the Land of the Psalms: A Holy Land Devotional to be an acceptable devotional, but not sufficiently interesting to encourage me to purchase other devotionals by this author.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Moody Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second book I have read by Charles Dyer and I am not stopping until I have read them all. He brings the Bible to life in an entire new way. 30 days in the Land of the Psalms reads as if the reader is on a tour of the land of the Holy Land. It is very detailed and almost transported me back to the days of David.
30 Days in the Land of the Psalms should not be read in a rush. The best way to read it is to spend a minimum of 30 days savoring every page. It makes a great devotional both for morning and evening. I would also recommend the first book I read which was 30 days in the Land of Jesus. I have to say I liked that book even more. The pictures of both books are incredible . I thoroughly enjoyed this book and appreciate the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest review

I'm not sure what I was expecting from this book but I wanted a way to dig deeper into the Psalms since it is one of the books on my Bible reading plan this year. Psalm 23 is split over two days while Psalms 42 and 43 are covered in one day. Each day is titled appropriately helping to guide your thoughts and understanding of the Psalm and the reflections. Each day ends with a sections titled "Walking In Our Land" where we get to make what we just read as well as the Psalm personal. There are questions for further reflection and journeying as well as encouragement for your Christian walk. I believe someone who loves bible journalling will love this book. I love the Psalms and can use or apply a few of them to my life but they are not always relatable this book helps with that. I learnt things even from the Introduction so don't skip that.

Charles wants to give the reader a sense of what it was like to be David, a shepherd, in the rugged, hilly, Land of Israel writing poems to God. He wants to try and give you a visual tour of Israel, so that you can feel like you were there with David, as he walked in those rugged hills, or with the pilgrims as they first catch sight of Jerusalem and the Temple!
This is the kind of book that you should savor - like a 5 course meal or a European vacation! The author brings out many aspects in the life of David and God's character that need to be meditated upon and not just skimmed over.
Here is one example:
"David’s final encounter with Saul took place at En Gedi, the spring of the wild goats, just ten miles north of Masada.
After the encounter, Saul and his army went northwest toward Saul’s capital at Gibeah. How much did David trust Saul’s promise not to harm him?
Well, as Saul turned and marched north, David headed south. First Samuel 24:22 says it this way. “And Saul went to his home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.”
David went to metsudah, Masada.
This was an excellent place where David could watch and see if Saul might “change his mind” and double back to try to catch David off guard.
From the northern edge of Masada, David had an excellent view all the way back to En Gedi.
At first glance we might not be surprised that both David and Herod discovered the strategic advantages of a location like Masada.
Both men faced military threats during their lives, and both came to appreciate the importance of a strong defensive position.
But that’s where the similarities end.
Herod trusted in his military might, including fortresses like Masada.
He didn’t live long enough to learn that even this fortress would fail.
Unlike Herod, David trusted in God for protection.
How do we know this?
David wrote Psalm 18 to commemorate God’s promised protection “in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”
David began with a summary statement of God’s great protection. “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (18:2).
And guess what word David used for fortress? You’re right! It’s metsudah, Masada. In Psalm 31 David makes a similar statement.
He doesn’t tell us the specific background for the psalm, but it was evidently written during a time of great difficulty when even David’s friends abandoned him.
He pleads with God to be “a rock of strength, a stronghold to save me” (31:2). One verse later David declares with confidence, “For You are my rock and my fortress.” Unlike Herod, David didn’t depend on a doomsday fortress when he faced times of trouble. His metsudah, his fortress, was the living God!"
You will enjoy reading these Psalms and hopefully have a better understanding of their meaning and this will help you draw closer to God!

30 Days in the Land of the Psalms: A Holy Land Devotional, by Charles H. Dyer is a devotional travel guide.

In the Introduction, the author shared, "My goal is to take you on a virtual tour to Israel--to help you see the land in a way that allows you to read this section of God's Word with greater clarity and insight. Our trip will explore the landscape that forms the backdrop to the psalms."

Each daily devotion is actually a chapter that features a scripture passage to look up and read, as well as the devotional text and a section titled Walking in Our Land. Plus, there are full-color photographs depicting life in biblical times, such as the View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Banias waterfall near Mount Hermon, Walls of the Old City of Jerusalem outside the Citadel of David, and Zion Gate, one of the eight gates in the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

30 Days in the Land of the Psalms, which is geared towards adults, is a one-month devotional travel guide focused on the book of Psalms.

"I rejoiced with those who said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord' Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem." Psalm 122:1-2


Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I first read Dr. Dyer's 30 Days in the Land of Jesus and loved it. Having read this, I love the genre even more. I will probably never get to the Holy Land in this life, so I really loved learning bits and pieces about the culture and the land. Even though Dr. Dyer is a Ph.D., the writing was conversational and accessible for the lay reader.

I would love to see Dr. Dyer write devotional commentaries about the entire book of Psalms and Proverbs. The book of Psalms has been a favorite of many believers for millennia, and this book will help make it your favorite as well. I have my grandmother's Bible with the book of Psalms frequently underlined and tear-blistered. She would have loved reading this book. Please, Dr. Dyer, write more books like this.

I gratefully received this book as an eARC from the author, publisher, and NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review.

"30 Days in the Land of the Psalms" is a 30-day devotional on the Psalms. You read the selected psalm in your own Bible, then read Dyer's comments and application. He often started an entry by describing a stop as if we were on a tour of the Holy Land. He described aspects of the psalm that people who haven't visited Israel may have trouble visualizing or might misunderstand. There were full-color pictures of the different places under discussion, though many of these were different views of Jerusalem or the wilderness.

This devotional covered Psalms 1, 11, 18, 20, 22, 23, 30, 42, 43, 46, 48, 56, 84, 90, 91, 96, 100, 102, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 131, 133, 134, 136, 147, and 150. Overall, I'd recommend this devotional, but I felt like I gained more insights from the author's "Thirty Days in the Land with Jesus" devotional and would recommend reading it before this one.

This was not exactly what I thought it would be. As a devotional book, I expected daily readings with scripture passages. This was not that. Not in the sense I wanted it to be. But it was done well enough.