Sonship as a Life of Praise

As Israel's songs of sonship, the psalms proclaim and extol the rich blessings of love and care that God gives to His children. His goal is to perfect His own life in them, such that they would be characterized by love as He is love. And He is the supreme object of their love, which expresses itself in devotion, gratitude and praise. God's children are a grateful and praising people, and thus the psalms have this as a central and pervasive theme.