Synopsis
A clear, readable guide to the book of Psalms with expert insights and practical helps.
This classic commentary presents a focused, explanatory approach to the Psalms. It aims to translate and illuminate the Hebrew text directly, offering a faithful rendering alongside clear commentary to help readers grasp the meaning behind the prayers and poems. The work emphasizes explanation over reflection, making it a useful tool for study and teaching rather than a devotional guide.
- Learn how the Psalms came together in five books and who contributed to them
- Understand the translation choices that preserve original emphasis and idiom
- Explore how the Psalms were used in Hebrew worship and how that informs modern study
- See how scholars approach age, authorship, and the structure of this ancient poetry
Ideal for ministers, teachers, and Bible students who want a solid, accessible reference to the Psalms without excessive background material.
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PREFACE. THE prescot publication owes its origin to IIengstenberg's Commentary on tho Psalms. The originnl design was to mo.ke tho.t work, by abridgment IUld other unessentinl chcwges, mom ncceptllblo and useful to tho English render than it could be in tho form of an exact trllnslation, It was soon (ound, bow'eyer. thut by far the most importo.nt part of such a book wOlllll bo 11 literru ,'ersion of the Hebrew text, and that this was preciscly what could not be obtained o.t second hanel, by tho awkwarli and ull!'atisfying process of translating a translation, but must bo derived directly from au independent sClUtiny of tho original. In nttempting this, tho ue,iations from llengstenberg, continually in fOlm and not unfrequently in substance, rendered it wholly iuexpedient and improper to make bim respon~ible f.lr what was relllIy 11 new translation, Tho only courso reIDaining then,foro was to waKe this gencralo.cknowlcdgmeot, tha.t his "ol'k is the basis of
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