This third volume completes the set of a groundbreaking reception history of the Psalter, the culmination of two decades' work
In Volume Threeof Psalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 73-151, the internationally recognized biblical scholar Professor Susan Gillingham examines the Jewish and Christian cultural and reception history of Books Three to Five of the Psalter. She examines the changing ways in which psalms have been understood in translations and commentaries, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, music and art, poetic and dramatic performance, and political and ethical discourse.
Lavishly illustrated with thirty colour plates, several black and white images and a number of musical scores, this volume also includes a comprehensive glossary of terms for readers less familiar with the subject and a full, selective bibliography complete with footnote references for each psalm. Numerous links to website resources also allow readers to pursue topics at greater depth, and three clearly organized indices facilitate searches by specific psalms or authors, or types of reception for selected psalms.
This structure makes the commentary easy to use, whether for private study, teaching or preaching. The book also offers:
A one-of-a-kind treatment of the reception history of the psalms that starts where most commentaries end— beginning with the trajectory of the Psalter’s multi-faceted reception over two millennia Specific discussions of both Jewish and Christian responses to individual psalms
Psalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 73-151, like the previous two volumes, will earn a distinctive place in the libraries of faculties, colleges, seminaries, and religious communities as well as in private collections of students and scholars of biblical studies, theology, and religion.
By:
Susan Gillingham (Worcester College Oxford UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 39mm
Weight: 1.021kg
ISBN: 9781119542254
ISBN 10: 1119542251
Series: Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 14 July 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Illustrations xiii Preface xix Abbreviations xxv Book Three: Psalms 73–89 Remembering, Human and Divine 1 Psalms 73–83: The Asaphite Collection: ‘How Long, O Lord?’ 3 Psalms 73–77: ‘Has God Forgotten to be Gracious?’ 4 Psalm 73: A Didactic Psalm about the Impious 5 Psalm 74: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile 9 Psalm 75: God’s Abode is in Zion (i) 13 Psalm 76: God’s Abode is in Zion (ii) 16 Psalm 77: An Individual Lament about Ongoing Exile 18 Psalms 78–83: ‘Will You be Angry Forever?’ 23 Psalm 78: A Didactic Psalm about God’s Judgement on His People 24 Psalm 79: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile (i) 30 Psalm 80: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile (ii) 33 Psalm 81: God’s Abode is in Zion (i) 38 Psalm 82: God’s Abode is in Zion (ii) 42 Psalm 83: An Individual Lament about Ongoing Exile 47 Psalms 84–89: The Korahite Collection: ‘Will God Remember Zion?’ 50 Psalms 84–88: ‘Restore us Again, O Lord!’ 50 Psalm 84: Longing for the Temple 51 Psalm 85: Praying for National Deliverance 56 Psalm 86: In Memory of David 59 Psalm 87: God is King in Zion 62 Psalm 88: A Psalm of Complaint and Instruction 67 Psalm 89: Remembering the Covenant with David 72 Book Four: Psalms 90–106 Human Transience and the Everlasting God 79 Psalms 90–92: God as Refuge 82 Psalm 90: Lamenting Human Transience 82 Psalm 91: God’s Promise of Protection 87 Psalm 92: A Thanksgiving Song for the Sabbath 94 Psalms 93–94, 95–100: God as King 99 Psalm 93: God’s Kingship is for Ever 99 Psalm 94: God Will Come to Judge the Nations of the Earth 103 Psalm 95: God’s People are Called upon to Acknowledge God as King 106 Psalm 96: ‘Sing to the Lord a New Song’ (i) 112 Psalm 97: God Reigns in Zion (i) 117 Psalm 98: ‘Sing to the Lord a New Song’ (ii) 119 Psalm 99: God Reigns in Zion (ii) 123 Psalm 100: The Whole Earth is Called upon to Acknowledge God as King 126 Psalms 101–103: God as Defender 131 Psalm 101: David: The Model Servant 131 Psalm 102: A Penitential Prayer of a Suffering Servant 133 Psalm 103: God’s Compassion is Everlasting 138 Psalms 104–106: God as Creator and Redeemer 142 Psalm 104: A Hymn to God as Creator 142 Psalm 105: A Thanksgiving Song: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (i) 150 Psalm 106: A Lament: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (ii) 154 Book Five: Psalms 107–151 Envisaging Restoration: The Divine Plan in History159 Psalm 107: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (iii) 164 Psalms 108–110: A Trilogy of Psalms Concerning David 172 Psalm 108: A Composite Psalm of Remembrance 172 Psalm 109: Living with Abuse 177 Psalm 110: A Psalm about Abraham, David, the Messiah and Christ 182 Psalms 111–112: Two Acrostic Psalms 193 Psalm 111: An Acrostic Psalm Concerning the Righteousness of God 193 Psalm 112: An Acrostic Psalm Concerning Human Righteousness 197 Psalms 113–118: A Liturgical Collection (i) 202 Psalm 113: God Elevates the Poor 203 Psalm 114: A Passover Psalm 209 Psalm 115: A Liturgy: The Lifelessness of Idols and the Life-Giving God 217 Psalm 116: The Fate of the Dead and the Cup of Salvation 222 Psalm 117: Brief Praise with Abundant Implications 227 Psalm 118: A Psalm with Many Voices 231 Psalm 119: Reflections on the Formation of Character 241 Psalms 120–134: A Liturgical Collection (ii) 253 Psalms 120–124: Arrival at Zion 258 Psalm 120: A Song from the Diaspora 258 Psalm 121: A Song of Journeying 262 Psalm 122: A Song of Arrival 269 Psalm 123: A Song Praying for Mercy 276 Psalm 124: A Song about National Deliverance 281 Psalms 125–129: Blessings from Zion 286 Psalm 125: A Song about Restoration (i) 286 Psalm 126: A Song about Restoration (ii) 289 Psalm 127: A Song about Security in the Home (i) 295 Psalm 128: A Song about Security in the Home (ii) 300 Psalm 129: A Song about Restoration (iii) 304 Psalms 130–134: Departing from Zion 309 Psalm 130: A Song from the Depths: The Soul and God (i) 310 Psalm 131: A Song of Childlike Trust: The Soul and God (ii) 321 Psalm 132: A Song of the Temple and the Messiah 325 Psalm 133: ‘Hinneh Ma Tov’: A Song about Unity in Zion 331 Psalm 134: ‘Hinneh Baraku’: A Song of Blessing from Zion 337 Psalms 135–137: A Trilogy of Psalms Concerning Restoration 342 Psalm 135: Praise of the Uniqueness of the Lord 343 Psalm 136: Thanksgiving for the Kindness of the Lord 347 Psalm 137: To Sing or Not to Sing? Waiting for Justice from God 353 Psalms 138–145: A Final Davidic Psalter 371 Psalm 138: In Praise of God before Gods, Kings and Angels 372 Psalm 139: Knowing and Being Known by God 376 Psalm 140: Poisoned Tongues 385 Psalm 141: Guarding the Tongue. An Evening Prayer 388 Psalm 142: Prayer for Deliverance. Another Evening Prayer 392 Psalm 143: God’s Righteousness and Human Unrighteousness 395 Psalm 144: Of Giants and Unicorns 400 Psalm 145: A Song of Praise at the Beginning of the End of the Psalter 405 Psalms 146–151: The End of the Psalter 412 Psalms 146–150: The Final Hallel 412 Psalm 146: Praise for God’s Sovereignty and His Provision for All People 414 Psalm 147: Praise for God’s Sovereignty and His Provision for Israel 418 Psalm 148: Praise Has Cosmic Implications 424 Psalm 149: Praise Has Political Implications 430 Psalm 150: Praise in Music 435 Psalm 151: Supernumerary: In Remembrance of David 448 Appendix: Psalms Numbering Table454 Glossary of Terms 459 References 473 Index of Names 495 Psalms Index 505 Subject Index 510
The Revd. Canon Professor Susan Gillingham D.D. has worked at Oxford University for over forty years. She retired in 2019, but continues to teach and write extensively, and she is now a Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Professor Emeritus of the Hebrew Bible at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Psalms Network for the Oxford Research Centre in Humanities. She was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate in the Anglican Church in 2018, is licensed to St Barnabas Church, Oxford, and is also Canon Theologian at Exeter Cathedral.
