《诗篇》表达了在情感方面人对上帝的回应的高度和深度，从而为上帝的子民提供了一个永远的宝库，使他们可以表达自己在群体和个人方面的需要和赞美。基督是具有代表性的人，他经历了我们人类的处境，但并没有犯罪，因此《诗篇》成为他向上帝所做出的祷告。(参看, 希伯來書 2:12; 馬太福音 27:46 跟 诗篇 22:1)。所以，我们可以把《诗篇》是为基督的话语。通过我们与基督的联合，基督的话语也成为我们的话语。

By expressing the emotional heights and depths in human response to God, the Psalms provide a permanent treasure for God’s people to use to express their needs and their praises, both corporately and individually. Christ as representative man experienced our human condition, yet without sin, and so the Psalms become his prayers to God (see esp. Heb. 2:12; cf. Matt. 27:46 with Ps. 22:1). The Psalms are thus to be seen as his words, and through our union with him they become ours. – Vern Poythress