The Psalms A Historical and Spiritual Commentary [Hardcover]

No one is more qualified to write on the Psalms than John Eaton. He is a distinguished Old Testament scholar and has spent a lifetime studying the Psalms. This commentary is addressed to the wide readership. There is a long and highly readable introduction giving a background to the Psalms; then follow the 150 Psalms, each in Eaton?s translation. He explains the background to the Psalms and their content in a way which makes them interesting and relevant to the present. The discussion of each psalm ends with a related Christian prayer, either from the tradition or written by Eaton himself.

John Eaton is recognised as one of the world?s leading experts on Psalms: this commentary is the culmination of his life?s work.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 The Importance of the Psalms
2 The Authors
3 Psalm music
4 The Poetry of the Psalms
5 The Ancient Situations of Psalmody
6 The experience of the Holy
7 The Psalms down the Ages
Commentary: Psalms 1-150
Bibliography
Index