In an interview that aired on June 25 on the Focus on the Family radio program, Focus on the Family president Jim Daly spoke with U2 lead singer Bono. During the interview, which you can listen to here, Daly and Bono spoke about the Psalms.
Daly: That Scripture in Psalms that talks about God being close to the brokenhearted and saving those crushed in spirit—does that mean something to you?
Bono: First of all, David’s a musician and so I’m gonna like him. He’s promised he’s gonna be king, correct? He goes up and he ends up to play harp for King Saul, who’s agitated, and music will still him. So, he meets Jonathan. They hang out together. It’s all going well. David must be thinking of the prophecy by Samuel — it’s all gonna work out. This is great.
Next thing, Saul tries to kill him, throws a spear at him. His life is turned upside down and he lives. He has to run for his life. And in that cave that he hid at on the edge of Israel is where he wrote the Psalms. We call that “The Blues” in music.
And what’s so powerful about the Psalms are, as well as they’re being Gospel and praise — songs of praise — they are also the Blues. It’s very important for Christians to be honest with God, which often, you know — God is much more interested in who you are than who you want to be.