In the second volume of his three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay provides fresh commentary on Psalms 42-89. Writing with a scholar's eye and a pastor's heart, he considers the literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions of the text as well as its theological implications.  
  
This is the fourth volume in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series, which is tailored to the distinctives of poetry and Wisdom literature. The series features emphasis on the message of the biblical book; special attention to poetic structure and literary devices; incisive comments based on the author's translation of the Hebrew text; exegetical rigor that incorporates linguistic, historical, and canonical insights; closing reflections on each section that explore the text's theological dimensions; and textual notes that highlight important features of the Hebrew text.  
  
"\[Goldingay\] bring\[s\] texts alive for readers today. . . . His considerable scholarship opens the Psalms in the service of theological and ethical reflection and of the spiritual life. Literary and verbal features of the texts appear in clear, digestible amounts, and Goldingay's theological reflections make the book a valuable resource."  
\--__Kathleen O'Connor__, Christian Century "One of our premier interpreters, John Goldingay, offers here a comprehensive treatment of the Psalms. Rarely does one find such a combination of close attention to grammatical and syntactical features joined with literary sensitivity, and all of it aimed at theological appropriation of the Psalms. Don't be surprised to find Anne Lamott alongside Luther, Calvin, Aquinas, and Isaac Watts. A basic resource for studying the Psalms."  
\--__Patrick D. Miller__, professor of Old Testament theology emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary  
  
"A fine commentary that combines excellent scholarship and deep, practical spiritual reflection. Readers will find it to be an invaluable resource for their own life-journeys, not least in the constructive challenge it presents to some modern Christian understandings of biblical spirituality."  
\--__Iain Provan__, Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies, Regent College

__John Goldingay__ (PhD, University of Nottingham) is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Old Testament Theology and commentaries on Daniel and Isaiah.  
  
About the Series Editor  
__Tremper Longman III__ (PhD, Yale University) is the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has authored or coauthored more than twenty books.

"Once again, John Goldingay has given us exemplary scholarship that will serve both church and academy very well indeed. The commentary is filled with mature theological insights, fresh ideas, and thoughtful reflections for contemporary appropriation."  
\--__Terence E. Fretheim__, Elva B. Lovell Professor of Old Testament, Luther Seminary  
  
"Pastors will benefit from Goldingay's lucid discussion of interpretive issues, which is always informed by the faith of the church. Scholars will be well served by the insightful textual notes and extensive bibliography. In sum, this volume is a welcome resource for the study of the Psalms from which many different readers may glean."  
\--__Jerome F. D. Creach__, Robert C. Holland Professor of Old Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary  
  
"John Goldingay has come to this commentary after extensive work in other areas of biblical study. He has written a major commentary that incorporates solid, mainline scholarship, and it belongs with leading commentaries on the Psalter. His readers will find him to be a competent, mature, and careful guide in interpreting the Psalms. I recommend his work, and I look forward to further commentary from him."  
\--__Marvin E. Tate__, senior professor of Old Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary  
  
The Book of Psalms is the Bible's book of prayer and praise that provides us with language and guidance for our communion with God. It provides a vital link between humanity and God--a link that we ignore to our impoverishment, says John Goldingay.  
  
In this volume, Goldingay seeks to let the Psalms speak their own message and address Christian thinking, theology, and spirituality without being subjugated to a particular way of reading the New Testament. Each chapter of the commentary proper contains the author's translation of the psalm, showing in English some of the salient features of the Hebrew text. An interpretation of the psalm, section by section, follows. Goldingay concludes each chapter with theological reflection that helps readers discover the contemporary relevance of the message of each psalm. The book also includes a glossary of the vocabulary of Psalms 42-89, noting how certain words are used to convey critical concepts. This insightful commentary will bring the Psalms to life for a new generation of students.

This is the second of a three-volume commentary on the Psalms, combining literary, historical, grammatical, and theological insight in a widely accessible manner. One of today's foremost experts on biblical theology, John Goldingay covers Psalms 42-89 with his own translation of each passage, followed by interpretive comments and theological implications.  
  
"The book of Psalms is the literary sanctuary; a holy place where humans share their joys and struggles with brutal honesty in God's presence," writes Tremper Longman III, editor of the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series. Pastors, seminary students, scholars, and Bible study leaders will enjoy this accessible and enriching volume. This is the fourth volume in the series.

The second of a three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms series.

Series Preface  
Author's Preface  
Abbreviations  
Psalms 42-43: Coping with Separation from God's Presence  
Psalm 44: Coping with Defeat  
Psalm 45: The True King and True Queen  
Psalm 46: Trust and Stop  
Psalm 47: God Has Begun to Reign  
Psalm 48: God Made Known in the City of God  
Psalm 49: Can Death Be Escaped?  
Psalm 50: Worship and Life  
Psalm 51: Sin, Cleansing, Renewal  
Psalm 52: Divine and Human Commitment  
Psalm 53: Is God There?  
Psalm 54: The Name That Rescues  
Psalm 55: How to Throw Things at Yhwh  
Psalm 56: Fear of Humanity, Trust in God  
Psalm 57: Simultaneously Expecting and Possessing  
Psalm 58: The Gods Must and Will Fulfill Their Responsibility  
Psalm 59: How to Pray in Terror  
Psalm 60: How to Claim God's Past Word  
Psalm 61: How Prayer Suspends the Distantness  
Psalm 62: The Heart of Old Testament Theology  
Psalm 63: A Threefold Dynamic for Life  
Psalm 64: The Power of Language and the Power of Recollection  
Psalm 65: Politics and Harvest, Israel and the World  
Psalm 66: Praise and Thanksgiving, Community and Individual, Israel and the World  
Psalm 67: Blessed for the Sake of the World  
Psalm 68: God Then and Now  
Psalm 69: When People Mock Zeal for Yhwh's House  
Psalm 70: A Plea for Haste  
Psalm 71: The God of Past, Present, and Future  
Psalm 72: A Vision for Government  
Psalm 72:18-20: Coda to Book II: Yes, Yes!  
Psalm 73: Yes, God Will Restore Me  
Psalm 74: What Is Permanent?  
Psalm 75: In Your Way and in Your Time  
Psalm 76: Revere or Fear  
Psalm 77: The Pain and the Hope of Recollection  
Psalm 78: The Story That Needs Passing On  
Psalm 79: When Nations Attack Us and Scorn God  
Psalm 80: Praying for Joseph  
Psalm 81: Do Listen!  
Psalm 82: God Must Accept Responsibility  
Psalm 83: Confrontation, Shame, Death, Acknowledgment  
Psalm 84: The Double Good Fortune of the Trusting Person  
Psalm 85: God Speaks of Shalom  
Psalm 86: A Servant's Claim on His Master  
Psalm 87: The Nations as Citizens of Zion  
Psalm 88: Abba, Father  
Psalm 89: Facing Two Sets of Facts (Again)  
Psalm 89:52: Coda to Book III  
Glossary  
Bibliography  
Subject Index  
Author Index  
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

Goldingay, John

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Series Preface

Author’s Preface

Abbreviations

Psalms 42–43: Coping with Separation from God’s Presence

Psalm 44: Coping with Defeat

Psalm 45: The True King and True Queen

Psalm 46: Trust and Stop

Psalm 47: God Has Begun to Reign

Psalm 48: God Made Known in the City of God

Psalm 49: Can Death Be Escaped?

Psalm 50: Worship and Life

Psalm 51: Sin, Cleansing, Renewal

Psalm 52: Divine and Human Commitment

Psalm 53: Is God There?

Psalm 54: The Name That Rescues

Psalm 55: How to Throw Things at Yhwh

Psalm 56: Fear of Humanity, Trust in God

Psalm 57: Simultaneously Expecting and Possessing

Psalm 58: The Gods Must and Will Fulfill Their Responsibility

Psalm 59: How to Pray in Terror

Psalm 60: How to Claim God’s Past Word

Psalm 61: How Prayer Suspends the Distantness

Psalm 62: The Heart of Old Testament Theology

Psalm 63: A Threefold Dynamic for Life

Psalm 64: The Power of Language and the Power of Recollection

Psalm 65: Politics and Harvest, Israel and the World

Psalm 66: Praise and Thanksgiving, Community and Individual, Israel and the World

Psalm 67: Blessed for the Sake of the World

Psalm 68: God Then and Now

Psalm 69: When People Mock Zeal for Yhwh’s House

Psalm 70: A Plea for Haste

Psalm 71: The God of Past, Present, and Future

Psalm 72: A Vision for Government

Psalm 72:18–20: Coda to Book II

Psalm 73: Yes, God Will Restore Me

Psalm 74: What Is Permanent?

Psalm 75: In Your Way and in Your Time

Psalm 76: Revere or Fear

Psalm 77: The Pain and the Hope of Recollection

Psalm 78: The Story That Needs Passing On

Psalm 79: When Nations Attack Us and Scorn God

Psalm 80: Praying for Joseph

Psalm 81: Do Listen!

Psalm 82: God Must Accept Responsibility

Psalm 83: Confrontation, Shame, Death, Acknowledgment

Psalm 84: The Double Good Fortune of the Trusting Person

Psalm 85: God Speaks of Shalom

Psalm 86: A Servant’s Claim on His Master

Psalm 87: The Nations as Citizens of Zion

Psalm 88: Abba, Father

Psalm 89: Facing Two Sets of Facts (Again)

Psalm 89:52: Coda to Book III

Glossary

Bibliography

Subject Index

Author Index

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

Notes

Series Page

Covers Psalms 42-89 with a translation of each passage, followed by interpretive comments and theological implications. This volume, with a commentary on the "Psalms", combines literary, historical, grammatical, and theologically insight in an accessible manner. It is useful for pastors, seminary students, scholars, and Bible study leaders.

This is the second of a three-volume commentary on the "Psalms", combining literary, historical, grammatical, and theologically rich insight in a widely accessible manner. One of today's foremost experts on biblical theology, John Goldingay covers Psalms 42-89 with his own translation of each passage, followed by interpretive comments and theological implications. "The book of Psalms is the literary sanctuary; a holy place where humans share their joys and struggles with brutal honesty in God's presence," writes Tremper Longman III, editor of the "Baker Commentary on the Old Testament Wisdom and Psalms" series. Pastors, seminary students, scholars, and Bible study leaders will enjoy this accessible and enriching volume. This is the fourth volume in the series.

John Goldingay (PhD, University of Nottingham) is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including Old Testament Theology and commentaries on Daniel and Isaiah.

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