{"product_id":"psalms-through-the-centuries-volume-3-isbn-9781119542254","title":"Psalms Through the Centuries, Volume 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis third volume completes the set of a groundbreaking reception history of the Psalter, the culmination of two decades' work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Volume Threeof \u003ci\u003ePsalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 73-151\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLavishly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis structure makes the commentary easy to use, whether for private study, teaching or preaching. The book also offers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecific discussions of both Jewish and Christian responses to individual psalms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 73-151,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Three: Psalms 73–89 Remembering, Human and Divine 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 73–83: The Asaphite Collection: ‘How Long, O Lord?’ 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 73–77: ‘Has God Forgotten to be Gracious?’ 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 73: A Didactic Psalm about the Impious 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 74: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 75: God’s Abode is in Zion (i) 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 76: God’s Abode is in Zion (ii) 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 77: An Individual Lament about Ongoing Exile 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 78–83: ‘Will You be Angry Forever?’ 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 78: A Didactic Psalm about God’s Judgement on His People 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 79: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile (i) 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 80: A Communal Lament about Ongoing Exile (ii) 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 81: God’s Abode is in Zion (i) 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 82: God’s Abode is in Zion (ii) 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 83: An Individual Lament about Ongoing Exile 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 84–89: The Korahite Collection: ‘Will God Remember Zion?’ 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 84–88: ‘Restore us Again, O Lord!’ 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 84: Longing for the Temple 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 85: Praying for National Deliverance 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 86: In Memory of David 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 87: God is King in Zion 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 88: A Psalm of Complaint and Instruction 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 89: Remembering the Covenant with David 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Four: Psalms 90–106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Transience and the Everlasting God 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 90–92: God as Refuge 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 90: Lamenting Human Transience 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 91: God’s Promise of Protection 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 92: A Thanksgiving Song for the Sabbath 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 93–94, 95–100: God as King 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 93: God’s Kingship is for Ever 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 94: God Will Come to Judge the Nations of the Earth 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 95: God’s People are Called upon to Acknowledge God as King 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 96: ‘Sing to the Lord a New Song’ (i) 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 97: God Reigns in Zion (i) 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 98: ‘Sing to the Lord a New Song’ (ii) 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 99: God Reigns in Zion (ii) 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 100: The Whole Earth is Called upon to Acknowledge God as King 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 101–103: God as Defender 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 101: David: The Model Servant 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 102: A Penitential Prayer of a Suffering Servant 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 103: God’s Compassion is Everlasting 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 104–106: God as Creator and Redeemer 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 104: A Hymn to God as Creator 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 105: A Thanksgiving Song: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (i) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 106: A Lament: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (ii) 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Five: Psalms 107–151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvisaging Restoration: The Divine Plan in History159 Psalm 107: God as Redeemer in Israel’s History (iii) 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 108–110: A Trilogy of Psalms Concerning David 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 108: A Composite Psalm of Remembrance 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 109: Living with Abuse 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 110: A Psalm about Abraham, David, the Messiah and Christ 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 111–112: Two Acrostic Psalms 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 111: An Acrostic Psalm Concerning the Righteousness of God 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 112: An Acrostic Psalm Concerning Human Righteousness 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 113–118: A Liturgical Collection (i) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 113: God Elevates the Poor 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 114: A Passover Psalm 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 115: A Liturgy: The Lifelessness of Idols and the Life-Giving God 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 116: The Fate of the Dead and the Cup of Salvation 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 117: Brief Praise with Abundant Implications 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 118: A Psalm with Many Voices 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 119: Reflections on the Formation of Character 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 120–134: A Liturgical Collection (ii) 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 120–124: Arrival at Zion 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 120: A Song from the Diaspora 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 121: A Song of Journeying 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 122: A Song of Arrival 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 123: A Song Praying for Mercy 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 124: A Song about National Deliverance 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 125–129: Blessings from Zion 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 125: A Song about Restoration (i) 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 126: A Song about Restoration (ii) 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 127: A Song about Security in the Home (i) 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 128: A Song about Security in the Home (ii) 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 129: A Song about Restoration (iii) 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 130–134: Departing from Zion 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 130: A Song from the Depths: The Soul and God (i) 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 131: A Song of Childlike Trust: The Soul and God (ii) 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 132: A Song of the Temple and the Messiah 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 133: ‘Hinneh Ma Tov’: A Song about Unity in Zion 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 134: ‘Hinneh Baraku’: A Song of Blessing from Zion 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 135–137: A Trilogy of Psalms Concerning Restoration 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 135: Praise of the Uniqueness of the Lord 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 136: Thanksgiving for the Kindness of the Lord 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 137: To Sing or Not to Sing? Waiting for Justice from God 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 138–145: A Final Davidic Psalter 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 138: In Praise of God before Gods, Kings and Angels 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 139: Knowing and Being Known by God 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 140: Poisoned Tongues 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 141: Guarding the Tongue. An Evening Prayer 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 142: Prayer for Deliverance. Another Evening Prayer 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 143: God’s Righteousness and Human Unrighteousness 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 144: Of Giants and Unicorns 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 145: A Song of Praise at the Beginning of the End of the Psalter 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 146–151: The End of the Psalter 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms 146–150: The Final Hallel 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 146: Praise for God’s Sovereignty and His Provision for All People 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 147: Praise for God’s Sovereignty and His Provision for Israel 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 148: Praise Has Cosmic Implications 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 149: Praise Has Political Implications 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 150: Praise in Music 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 151: Supernumerary: In Remembrance of David 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Psalms Numbering Table454 Glossary of Terms 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 473 Index of Names 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalms Index 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 510\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Revd. Canon Professor Susan Gillingham D.D. \u003c\/b\u003ehas 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Volumes 1 and 2: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In showing how Jewish and Christian traditions feed off and against each other, or how musical manifestations from choral to Leonard Cohen keep the text alive or sitting at the feet of Marc Chagall or Damien Hirst (on Ps. 27) as they repaint the poetry, Gillingham leads readers through insight to understanding. A triumph.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Richard S. Briggs,\u003c\/b\u003e review in \u003ci\u003eThe Society for Old Testament Study \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gillingham’s commentary showcases her fullest treatment … nothing short of a tour de force of interpretive coverage.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —William P. Brown,\u003c\/b\u003e review in \u003ci\u003eSociety for Biblical Literature \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume Three of \u003ci\u003ePsalms Through the Centuries: A Reception History Commentary on Psalms 73-151\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first ever extensive commentary on the Jewish and Christian reception history of the last three books of the Psalter (Psalms 73-89, 90-106, 107-151). This unique and expansive collection explores the various uses of Psalms over two millennia, in translation and commentary, liturgy and prayer, study and preaching, musical composition and artistic illustration, poetic and dramatic imitation, and contemporary discourse.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavishly illustrated with thirty colour plates and nineteen black and white images including musical scores and art, this final volume concludes the unique journey through the reception history of the Psalter which began with \u003ci\u003eVolume 1 and Volume 2\u003c\/i\u003e. 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