Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today

(Amazon requires a number rating for reviews.) I would call this a sort of social scientific literature classification applied to poetry. It’s modern compared to the symbolism analysis of someone like Augustine. It’s an okay book, but I did not finish the whole thing.

Excellent insight into The Psalms. More focused on how to interpret and benefit from Psalms in context of life, rather than an over-interpretation, which fit my needs very well. But it is also useful in an academic manner, too.

I learned interesting things about the psalms that I did not know. Daily in our community morning and evening prayer, we pray with the psalms.

So many books in references when studying the book of Psalms. Meanwhile, c.f. other recommendations are useful before purchasing. This one is popular too.

One of the best read for self study of the Old Testament.

I love it!

great reading.

This popular, recently revised introduction to the Psalter breathes life into the dusty taxonomy of form criticism by explaining the structure, purpose, and meaning of the various types of psalms in a readable, ecumenically sensitive manner.Anderson and Bishop are particularly adept at interpreting the psalms in their original historical and theological contexts while at the same time highlighting their relevancy to current issues. For example, the psalms of praise are related both to the formative experience of the Exodus and to modern environmental concerns. Each type of psalm is thoroughly explained, but insightful, in-depth analyses of well-known individual psalms (e.g., Ps. 2, 23, 121) are also provided.Though the authors write from a Christian perspective, they do not find direct, unwitting references to Jesus in every verse. Rather, they fully respect that these hymns were and remain Israel's prayers. They do maintain, however, that the psalms depict aspects of a shared narrative about humankind and God, a story which Christians believe culminates in Jesus Christ.As a further benefit, appendixes list all the psalms by type and the psalms quoted in the New Testament, which quotes the Psalter more than any other book of the Hebrew scriptures.

Excellent book on the Psalms by a notable bible scholar. Full of helpful background information, but all in the service of providing a theological reading of these ancient Hebrew poems. They do speak for us today!

Perfect.