The Psalms: Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary （Eerdmans Critical Commentary） 圣歌

作者： Samuel Terrien著

出 版 社： Oversea Publishing House

出版时间： 2003-1-1字数：版次： 1页数： 971印刷时间： 2003-1-1开本： 16开印次： 1纸张： 胶版纸I S B N ： 9780802826053包装： 精装

The book's insightful and clearly written introduction treats such subjects as the longevity and ecumenicity of the psalms, their Near Eastern background, the Hebrew text and ancient versions, their music, their strophic structure, their literary genre, their theology, and their relation to the New Testament. In the commentary itself Terrien freshly elucidates the theological significance of these collected poems by putting readers in touch with the formal versatility and religious passion of the psalmists themselves. While Terrien always engages in scientific exegesis before drawing theological conclusions, he is careful to allow full expression to the theological — and, especially, the doxological — voice of these unmatched spiritual songs. The result is a commentary that provides a link between the archaic language of Psalms and the intellectual demands of modern thinking and spirituality.

Throughout his exposition Terrien shows great respect for the scribal testimony of the Jewish tradition, especially the consonants of the Masoretic text. He likewise displays great care in finding the most accurate meaning for Hebrew words of obscure origin. This meticulous work renders a translation of Psalms more reliable than those of Terrien's predecessors. He also draws on many fruitful gains of structural analysis in discerning the strophic divisions within the Hebrew text. Often he finds unity of composition where earlier critics denied it. And for readers interested in specific aspects of translation and interpretation, Terrien has appended bibliographical lists of modern works on each psalm.

Preface

Acknowledgments

Principal Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION

I. Longevity and Ecumenicity of the Psalms

II. Ancient Near Eastern Background

III. Origins of the Psalms

IV. Growth of the Psalter

V. The Hebrew Text and the Ancient Versions

VI. The Music of the Psalms

VII. Strophic Structure

VIII. Literary Genres

IX. The Theology of the Psalms

X. The Psalms and the New Testament

XI. Selected Commentaries

Book One

Psalm 1 The Two Ways

Psalm 2 The King of the Earth

Psalm 3 A Cry for Help

Psalm 4 Evening Prayer

Psalm 5 Mornin~'Prayer

Psalm 6 During Mortal Sickness

Psalm 7 The Just Judge

Psalm 8 The Marvelous Name

Psalm 9-10 Prayer for Justice

Psalm 11 Meditation on the Lord's Justice

Psalm 12 Prayer against Astrology

Psalm 13 Let Me Not Sleep the Sleep of Death

Psalm 14 Faithlessness and Wisdom

Psalm 15 The Guest of the Lord

Psalm 16 Secret Prayer for Happiness

Psalm 17 Prayer of Vigil [?]

Psalm 18 Royal Hymn of Praise

Psalm 19 The Murmurs of the Heavens

Psalm 2o God Save the King!

Psalm 21 Prayer for the New King

Psalm 22 The Ultimate Lament

Psalm 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 24 Who Is This King of Glory?

Psalm 25 A Plea for Pardon

Psalm 26 I Love Staying in Thy House

Psalm 27 My Light and My Salvation

Psalm 28 My Strength and My Shield

Psalm 29 The Seven Thunders

Psalm 3o Healing for a Mortal Malady

Psalm 31 How Great Is Thy Goodness

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