
It should be noted that the verse numbers of psalms are sometimes one higher in the Hebrew text than those given in our English Bibles. Finally, I must express my gratitude to Professor David Clines, who read the proofs with great care and thereby prevented many errors from entering the text. I am especially grateful to Professor Whybray for his comments on the manuscript, and I also wish to thank Dr Susan Gillingham and Miss Clare Garner (a second year undergraduate) who kindly commented on earlier drafts. I have long felt the need for an introduction to the Psalms suitable for undergraduates (and others) which is both comprehensive and readable, and I trust this work will fulfil that need.

Whybray for the invitation to write on the Psalms for the 'Old Testament Guides' series, and for his patience in waiting for the manuscript.

Index of Biblical References Index of Authors Introduction Psalms of Lament Psalms of Praise and Thanksgiving Psalms of Confidence, Wisdom and Torah Psalms, Historical Psalms, Entrance Liturgies, and Pilgrimage Psalms The Autumn Festival The Royal Psalms The Composition of the Psalter The Theology of the Psalms and the History of their Interpretation by the Jews and in the Christian Church Series 223.2 ISSN 0264-6498 ISBN 1-85075-703-8ĬONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Some Commentaries and General Works on the Psalm 1. Published by JSOT Press for the Society for Old Testament StudyĬopyright © 1990 Sheffield Academic Press Published by JSOT Press JSOT Press is an imprint of Sheffield Academic Press Ltd The University of Sheffield 343 Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 3BP England Typeset by Sheffield Academic Press and Printed on acid-free paper in Great Britain by Billing & Sons Ltd Worcester British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Day, John 1948 Psalms.

Williamson HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH, MALACHI R.J. Other titles in this series include THE SECOND ISAIAH R.N.
