How to Read the Psalms

Name: How to Read the Psalms
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ISBN: 9780877849414

ISBN-10: 0877849412

ISBN-13: 9780877849414

Edition: 1988

Authors: Tremper Longman

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The Psalms possess an enduring fascination for us. For frankness, directness, intensity and intimacy, they are unrivaled in all of Scripture. Somehow the psalmists seem to have anticipated all our awe, desires and frustrations. No wonder Christians have used the Psalms in worship from the earliest times to the present.Yet the Psalms cause us difficulties when we look at them closely. Their poetry is unfamiliar in form. Many images they use are foreign to us today. And the psalmists sometimes express thoughts that seem unworthy of Scripture.Tremper Longman gives us the kind of help we need to overcome the distance between the psalmists' world and ours. He explains the various kinds of…

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List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 7/20/1988
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 166
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.23" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: An Invitation to the Psalms



The Psalms Then and Now



The Genres of the Psalms



The Origin, Development and Use of the Psalms



The Psalms: The Heart of the Old Testament



A Christian Reading of the Psalms



The Psalms: Mirror of the Soul



The Art of the Psalms



Old Testament Poetry



Understanding Parallelism



Imagery in the Psalms



A Melody of Psalms



Psalm 98: Let All the Earth Praise God, Our Warrior



Psalm 69: Lord, I Suffer for Your Sake



Psalm 30: Thank You, Lord, for Healing Me!Epilog


Notes


Answers to the Exercises


Guide to Commentaries