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Resources for the Book of Psalms
(Check the
Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
 | Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
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Psalms at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about
Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based
self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced
Studies also available at their site. |
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Bible Briefs, Psalms: study guide from Virginia Theological
Seminary. |
| Psalms,
Wikipedia. |
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Psalms, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910. |
| The Catholic Encyclopedia: Psalterium, Alphabetic Psalms. |
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Introduction to
the Book of Psalms, New American Bible. |
| Introduction,
Outline, and
Selected Bibliography for
the Book of Psalms, by David Malick at the Biblical
Studies Foundation. |
| Bible
Basics (Psalms) by NetMinistries.
(Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words) |
| Psalms in the World Wide
Study Bible. |
| Walking
Through the Bible: Psalms. |
| Biblenotes
summary: Psalms. |
| Preface, The Treasury of David by Charles
H. Spurgeon. |
| Introducing the Psalms, Patterns for Life: Structure, Genre, and
Theology in Psalms, Types of
Psalms (Chart), Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. |
| "The
Prayers of the Psalter," Henry Wansbrough, Introduction to the Psalms. |
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| Commentary, Exegesis, Studies, etc.:
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Psalms, Geneva Study Bible, 1599. |
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Psalms, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706. |
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Psalms, Wesley's Notes, c 1760. |
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Psalms, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and
Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871. |
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Psalms, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917. |
| "The
Great Documents of the Persian Period," Gerald A. Larue in Old
Testament Life and Literature, 1968. |
| Messages on
the Psalms: A Series by Ray C. Stedman. Text or Real Audio. |
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Psalms, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old
Testament. |
| The
Book of Psalms, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com. |
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Psalms,
Expository Notes,
Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas
Theological Seminary, 2005 edition. |
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| Articles and Background:
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"Praying
the Psalms," Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame. Theology
Today, 1989. |
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The Psalms, numerous articles, Volume V, Number 2,
Word & World,
Luther Seminary. |
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"Images of YHWH the Warrior in Psalms," Marc Brettler,
Women, War, and
Metaphor: Language and Society in the Study of the Hebrew Bible,
Semeia 61: An Experimental Journal for Biblical
Criticism, 1993. |
| "Music and Musical Instruments in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient
Israel/Palestine," Theodore W. Burgh, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame.
Bible and Interpretation. |
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"Tuning
Hebrew Psalms to Reggae Rhythms: Rastas' Revolutionary Lamentations for
Social Change," Nathaniel Samuel Murrell. CrossCurrents,
Winter 2000-01. |
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"The
Dangers of De-Fanging God," by Kari Jo Verhulst. Reflections on
[the Psalms within the] revised common lectionary, cycle B. Sojourners
Online, November/December, 1999. |
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"The Enthronement of Yhwh and David: The abiding theological significance of
the kingship language of the Psalms," J J M Roberts, The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 2002. |
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"A Role-Taking Theory of Praying the Psalms: Using the Psalms as a Model for
Structuring the Life of Prayer," Robert Moore Jumonville and Robert Woods,
Journal of Biblical Studies,
2003. |
| "Learning to Sing the Psalms," Cynthia Bourgeault,
BeliefNet.
(Includes sound files.) |
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"Singing
the Psalms: A Brief History of Psalmody," Dr. Richard Leonard, Worship
Symposium Online. |
| From David J.A. Clines, On the
Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998:
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"The
Book of Psalms, Where Men Are Men: On the Gender of Hebrew Piety,"
David J.A. Clines, University of Sheffield. |
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"Our Own Silly Faces: C.S. Lewis on the Psalms," Stanley N. Rosenbaum.
At Religion Online. |
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"The
Messiah in the Psalms," from The Messiah in the Old Testament in
the Light of Rabbinical Writings, Risto Santala, trans Michael G. Cox.
Full text online. |
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"The Psalms in Ministry," Barry Bence,
Word & World, 1985. |
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Prayer
and the Common Life, by Georgia Harkness. Full
text of book (Abingdon, 1968) at Religion Online. |
| "Die
Knechte im Psalter. Ein Beitrag zu seiner Kompositionsgeschichte,"
U. Berges, Biblica 81 (2000). (English
Abstract) |
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"Interpreting Curses in the Psalms," Alex Luc, JETS, 1999. |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Brown, William P., Seeing the Psalms:
A Theology of Metaphor. Westminster John Knox, 2002.
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| Burnet, Joel S.,
"Forty-Two Songs for Elohim: An Ancient Near Eastern Organizing Principle in
the Shaping of the Elohistic Psalter," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 2006. |
| Curtis, Edward M.,
"Ancient Psalms and Modern Worship," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1997. |
| Knowles, Melody D.,
"The Flexible Rhetoric of Retelling: The Choice of David in the Texts of the
Psalms," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2005. |
| Mays, James Luther,
"The David of the Psalms," Interpretation, 1986. |
| Roberts, J.J.M.,
"The Enthronement of Yhwh and David: The Abiding Theological Significance of
the Kingship Language of the Psalms," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
2002. |
| Williams, Rowan,
"Augustine and the Psalms," Interpretation, 2004. |
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| Reviews:
| 2000:
 | Limburg, James. Psalms. (Westminster John Knox Press,
2000) Review by Bruce A Power in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| 2001:
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Bullock, C. Hassell, Encountering the Book of Psalms: A
Literary and Theological Introduction. (Baker, 2001)
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Reviews by Bradley
Embry and Bruce A. Power (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by JW Lee in
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological
Society, 2003. |
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Crenshaw, James L., The Psalms: An Introduction. (Eerdmans,
2001)
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Review by Stephen Breck Reid in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by James Todd Borger in
The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003. |
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Review by Tim M Sigler, Trinity Journal, 2004. |
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Erbele-Küster, Dorothea, Lesen Als Akt des Betens: Eine
Rezeptionsaesthetik der Psalmen. (Neukirchener Verlag, 2001)
Review by
Kirsten Nielsen in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Gerstenberger, Erhard S., Psalms, Part 2, and Lamentations.
(Eerdmans, 2001)
Review by Thomas Hieke in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Hiebert, Robert J.V., Claude E. Cox and Peter J. Gentry, eds,
The Old Greek Psalter: Studies in Honor of Albert Pietersma. (Sheffield
Academic Press, 2001)
Review by Ross Watner in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Reid, Stephen B. editor, Psalms and Practice: Worship,
Virtue, Authority. (The Liturgical Press, 2001)
Reviews by W Dennis
Tucker and Wayne Ballard (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Schaefer, Konrad Psalms. (The Liturgical Press, 2001)
Reviews by Richard G. Smith and Carleen R. Mandolfo (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Schroeder, Christoph O., History, Justice, & the Agency of God: A
Hermeneutical & Exegetical Investigation on Isaiah & Psalms. (Brill,
2001) Review by W.H. Bellinger in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Trebolle, Julio and Susana Pottecher, Libros de los salmos:
Himnos y lamentaciones. (Editorial Trotta, 2001)
Review by Pablo Torijano Morales in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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| 2002:
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Brown, William P., Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor.
Westminster John Knox, 2002.
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Review by Timothy E. Saleska in
The Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 2003. |
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Review by William L Holladay,
Theology Today,
2004. |
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| Clifford, Richard J., Psalms 1-72. (Abingdon, 2002)
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Review by James L. Crenshaw in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by Stephen L. Cook
in
The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2004. |
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Fokkelman,
J.P., The Psalms in Form: The Hebrew Psalter in its Poetic
Shape. Deo, 2002.
Review by Gerald H. Wilson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Haney, Randy G. Text and Concept Analysis in Royal Psalms.
(Lang, 2002)
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Review by Hallvard Hagelia in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by Hallvard Hagelia in SBL's
Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Hopkins,
Denise Dombkowski, Journey through the Psalms. Chalice, 2002.
Review by Tyler F Williams in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar, Die Psalmen II: Psalm 51-100.
Echter Verlag, 2002.
Review by Patrick D. Miller in
The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 2004. |
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| 2003:
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Attridge,
Harold W. and Margot E. Fassler, eds., Psalms in Community:
Jewish and Christian Textual, Liturgical, and Artistic Traditions.
Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2003.
Reviews by Mark Mcentire and
Beth La Nell Tanner in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
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Loretz, Oswald, Psalmstudien: Kolometrie, Strophik und
Theologie ausgewählter Psalmen. de Gruyter, 2003.
Review by Erhard S.
Erhard in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. (Review is in
English.) |
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Parrish, V. Steven, A Story of the Psalms: Conversation, Canon, and
Congregation. Liturgical Press, 2003.
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Reviews by Thomas Hieke and
Dorothy Jonaitis, Op, in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by V. Steven Parrish in
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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| Terrien, Samuel, The Psalms: Strophic Structure and
Theological Commentary. (Eerdmans, 2003)
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Reviews by James L. Crenshaw
and Gerald H. Wilson in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. |
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Review by Stephen Ryan in
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. |
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Review by Willem A VanGemeren, Trinity Journal, 2004. |
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| 2004:
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Eaton,
John, Meditating on the Psalms.
Westminster John KNox, 2004.
Reviews
by Brian Russell, Philippus J. Botha, and Gerald Wilson,
Review of Biblical Literature,
2005. |
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Grant,
Jamie A, The King as Exemplar: The
Function of Deuteronomy's Kingship Law in the Shaping of the Book of Psalms.
Society of Biblical Literature/Brill, 2004.
Reviews
by Patricia Dutcher-Walls
and Gershon Brin in SBL's Review of Biblical
Literature. |
| Gruber, Mayer, Rashi's Commentary on Psalms, Brill, 2004.
Review by
Isaac Gottlieb in SBL's Review of Biblical
Literature. |
| Mowinckel,
Sigmund, The Psalms in Israel's Worship. Eerdmans,
2004.
Reviews
by Erhard Gerstenberger and William Brown, Review of
Biblical Literature, 2005. |
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| 2005:
| Day, John,
Crying for Justice: What the Psalms Teach Us about Mercy and Vengeance in
an Age of Terrorism. Kregel, 2005.
Review by Horst Seebass, Review of Biblical Literature,
2007. |
| Eaton, John,
The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary with an Introduction and
New Translation. T&T Clark, 2005.
Review
by John Vassar, Review of Biblical Literature,
2007. |
| Firth, David G.,
Surrendering Retribution in the Psalms: Response to Violence in the
Individual Complaints. PaterNoster,
2005.
Review by Brian Russell, Review of Biblical Literature,
2006. |
| Hossfeld, Frank-Lothar
and Erich Zenger, Psalms 2: A Commentary on Psalms 51-100.
Fortress (Hermeneia), 2005.
Review
by Thomas Kraus, Review of Biblical Literature. |
| Human, Dirk J. and Cas J.A. Vos, eds.,
Psalms and Liturgy.
T&T Clark, 2005.
Review by Dennis Tucker,
Review of Biblical
Literature, 2005. |
| Miller,
Patrick D. and Peter W. Flint, eds., The Book of Psalms: Composition and Reception.
Brill, 2005.
Review
by Thomas Kraus, Review of Biblical Literature,
2005. |
| Vos, Cas J.A., Theopoetry of the Psalms. T&T
Clark, 2005.
Review
by Jan P. Fokkelman, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
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| 2006:
| Hill, Robert C., translator, Theodore of Mopsuestria:
Commentary on Psalms 1-81. Brill, 2006.
Review
by Claudio Zamagni, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007. |
| Mays, James L., Preaching and Teaching the Psalms.
Westminster John Knox, 2006.
Review
by Robin Gallaher Branch, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. |
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| 2007:
| Brueggemann, Walter, Praying the Psalms:
Engaging the Scripture and the Life of the Spirit. Cascade,
2007.
Review by Patrick D. Miller, Review of Biblical Literature,
2008.
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