Psalms 51-100, Volume 20

Marvin Tate, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, John D. W. Watts, Ralph P. Martin

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN:
  9780310588474
• Print ISBN:
  9780310522072
• Subtopic: Biblical Commentary

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Overview of Commentary Organization:

• Introduction—covers issues pertaining to the whole book, including context, date, authorship, composition, interpretive issues, purpose, and theology.
• Pericope Bibliography—a helpful resource containing the most important works that pertain to each particular pericope.
• Translation—the author’s own translation of the biblical text, reflecting the end result of exegesis and attending to Hebrew and Greek idiomatic usage of words, phrases, and tenses, yet in reasonably good English.
• Notes—the author’s notes to the translation that address any textual variants, grammatical forms, syntactical constructions, basic meanings of words, and problems of translation.
• Form/Structure/Setting—a discussion of redaction, genre, sources, and tradition as they concern the origin of the pericope, its canonical form, and its relation to the biblical and extra-biblical contexts in order to illuminate the structure and character of the pericope. Rhetorical or compositional features important to understanding the passage are also introduced here.
• Comment—verse-by-verse interpretation of the text and dialogue with other interpreters, engaging with current opinion and scholarly research.
• Explanation—brings together all the results of the discussion in previous sections to expose the meaning and intention of the text at several levels: (1) within the context of the book itself; (2) its meaning in the OT or NT; (3) its place in the entire canon; (4) theological relevance to broader OT or NT issues.
• General Bibliography—occurring at the end of each volume, this extensive bibliography contains all sources used anywhere in the commentary.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Author’s Preface
• Editorial Preface
• Abbreviations
• Main Bibliography
• Introduction
• A Confession of Sin and Prayer for Forgiveness (51:1–21)
• The Divine Judgment of a Mean and Powerful Person (52:1–11)
• Judgment on Fools Who Try to Ignore God (53:1–7)
• Prayer and Assurance in the Name of God (54:1–9)
• The Complaint of a Citizen of a Vile City Betrayed by a Friend (55:1–24)
• Trust in God and Fear No Person (56:1–14)
• A Prayer for God to Rise Up in Glory (57:1–12)
• Judgment Speech and Prayer (58:1–12)
• Enemies Who Are Like Hungry Prowling Dogs (59:1–18)
• Human Help Is Futile; God’s Help Would Be Sufficient (60:1–14)
• A Prayer from the End of the Earth (61:1–9)
• Calm Faith under Attack:A Psalm of Trust (62:1–13)
• That Which Is Better Than Life Itself (63:1–12)
• Poisoned Arrows and Wounds without Warning (64:1–11)
• Prayer for Rain and the Bounty of the Year (65:1–14)
• Praise for the One Who Keeps Those Who Fear Him among the Living (66:1–20)
• A Prayer for Blessing and Summons to Praise (67:1–8)
• Blessed Be God (68:1–36)
• Hide Not Your Face from Your Servant (69:1–37)
• A Prayer for God to Hurry to the Aid of a Needy Servant (70:1–6)
• A Prayer for Righteous Deliverance (71:1–24)
• A Prayer for the King (72:1–20)
• From Theodicy to Credo (73:1–28)
• God’s Scorned Name and Drawn-Back Hand (74:1–23)
• “There Is a Cup in Yahweh’s Hand” (75:1–11)
• The Mighty God of Judgment (76:1–13)
• Will God Spurn His People Forever? (77:1–21)
• The Riddle of God and Israel from Zoan to Zion (78:1–72)
• A Communal Complaint and Prayer for Deliverance (79:1–13)
• Prayer for the Restoration of the Ravaged Vineyard of the Shepherd of Israel (80:1–20)
• “Open Wide Your Mouth and I Will Fill It” (81:1–17)
• “Arise, O God, Judge the Earth!” (82:1–8)
• A Prayer for the Punishment of Enemies (83:1–19)
• A Psalm of Pilgrimage for Those Who Trust God (84:1–13)
• Revive Us Again (85:1–14)
• “Bend Your Ear, O Yahweh . . . Teach Me Your Way . . . The Godless Have Risen Against Me” (86:1–17)
• Zion: The Birthplace of All Nations (87:1–7)
• A Bitter Prayer of Distress (88:1–19)
• Will God Keep His Promises? (89:1–53)
• A Prayer: “Teach Us How to Number Our Days” (90:1–17)
• When God Is Your Refuge (91:1–16)
• A Psalm for the Sabbath (92:1–16)
• An Acclamation of the King Who Reigns on High (93:1–5)
• Reassurance for the Righteous (94:1–23)
• Meribah and Massah in theContext of Jubilant Worship (95:1–11)
• Yahweh Reigns as King (96:1–99:9)
• Serve the Lord with Gladness (100:1–5)
• Indexes