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Psalms combines fun, comfort, and problems of interpretation like no other book of the Bible. People are comforted by many passages, such as Psalm 91, encouraged and motivated by passages such as Psalm 78, and awed by such beautiful passages as Psalm 104. At the same time various Psalms taken as Messianic prophecies invite discussion, and some others, such as Psalm 137 are very troubling. As a result, some of your most fruitful study of the Old Testament can be done in the Psalms. |
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The following are examples of commentaries from series of commentaries that include the Old Testament. Each book entry is just an example. For other volumes in the series, follow the series link.
You will want to select a commentary that is appropriate to your particular task, whether that is personal study, preaching, in-depth exegesis, Bible study in the original languages, or devotional reading.
Some categories of commentaries are:
You may want to look at one volume of a commentary series before going crazy about buying a number of them. Some series I am very anxious to own or at least to get via interlibrary loan. Others are not so important. With commentaries, let the buyer beware!
| Psalms I (Anchor Bible) | ||
![]() | From Amazon.com: This is Volume 16 of The Anchor Bible, a new book-by-book translation of the Bible, each complete with an introduction and notes. Psalms I (1-50) is translated and edited by Mitchell Dahood, S.J., Professor of Ugaritic Language and Literature at The Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. | |
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| Psalms II, 51-100: Anchor Bible | ||
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| Psalms III, 101-150 | ||
![]() | From Amazon.com: This is Volume 17A of The Anchor Bible, a new book-by-book translation of the Bible, each complete with an introduction and notes. Psalms III (101-150) is translated and edited by Mitchell Dahood, S.J., Professor of Ugaritic Language and Literature at The Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. | |
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