C. S. Lewis Quotes

The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.

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• The most valuable thing the Psalms do for me is to express the same delight in God which made David dance.

  

  C. S. Lewis
  • God
  • Dance
  • Psalms