I’m not sure why it bothers you to see people connecting to their Creator, but this article might interest you. Tehillim is actually a beautiful form of poetry.
“Our findings suggest that the stress-releasing effect of guided recitation of old poetry can lead to a deep relaxation afterwards,” Dietrich von Bonin of the University of Berne in Switzerland and Dr. Henrik Bettermann of the University of Witten/Herdecke in Germany told Reuters Health in an e-mail interview.
“This effect could be beneficial not only in stress management but also for the prevention of heart disease and other illnesses related to irregular breathing,” they added.
After reciting poetry, the study participants’ heart rates slowed to match their breathing rates in “harmonic interaction,” according to the authors. Further, this effect persisted for up to 15 minutes after the recitation exercises, the investigators report in the International Journal of Cardiology.
No similar effects were observed when the individuals engaged in everyday conversation, the researchers noted.
SOURCE: International Journal of Cardiology 2002;84:77-88.