The Psalms, Volume 1: Psalms 1-72

by George A. F.

Overview

For George A. F. Knight, reading the Psalms is a "glorious and exciting experience." Writing in this spirit, he captures the beauty of these timeless hymns of praise and conveys both their original meaning and their application for today. Knight show how these songs of salvation speak as eloquently for today's men and women as they did for the first of God's Chosen People.

Carrying forward brilliantly the pattern established by Barclay's New Testament series, The Daily Study Bible has been extended to cover the entire Old Testament as well. Invaluable for individual devotional study, for group discussion, and for classroom use, The Daily Study Bible provides a useful, reliable, and eminently readable way to discover what the Scriptures were saying then and what God is saying today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664218058
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	01/01/1982
Series:	Daily Study Bible , #1
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

	Abbreviations	xi
	Introduction	1
Book I
	The two ways (1:1-6)	15
	David's universal dominion (2:1-12)	18
	You are my son (2:1-12) (cont'd)	21
	Our trustworthy God (3:1-8)	24
	A dialogue with God (4:1-8)	27
	I need you, Lord (5:1-6)	30
	Lead me, Lord (5:7-12)	32
	O Lord, how long? (6:1-10)	34
	Appeal to the highest court (7:1-17)	38
	How great thou art! (8:1-4)	41
	The Son of Man (8:5-9)	44
	A lesson about God (9:1-10)	47
	Sing praises to the Lord (9:11-20)	50
	A time of trouble (10:1-8a)	53
	Thou dost see (10:8b-18)	55
	Stay where you are (11:1-7)	57
	"I, even I only, am left" (12:1-8)	61
	From despair to joy (13:1-6)	64
	The fool has said (14:1-4)	66
	Release from the vicious circle (14:5-7)	69
	Another Ten commandments (15:1-3)	70
	Some more commandments (15:4-5)	72
	The confession of a new convert (16:1-6)	74
	The joy of the new convert (16:7-11)	76
	A blessed hope (17:1-15)	79
	A royal psalm of thanksgiving (18:1-5)	82
	The Lord of nature (18:6-24)	85
	God's covenant love (18:25-30)	89
	The voice of David (18:31-50)	90
	The Word of creation (19:1-6)	93
	The Word of redemption (19:7-14)	95
	The barrier to faith (19:7-14) (cont'd)	98
	The Lord be with you (20:1-9)	99
	The king's King (21:1-13)	102
	The lonely deer finds rest (22:1-8)	106
	You took me from the womb (22:9-21)	109
	The answer of the Saviour God (22:22-31)	111
	A feast of grace (23:1-6)	114
	The King of glory (24:1-10)	118
	The way, the truth and the life (25:1-10)	122
	The friendship of God (25:11-22)	124
	I will remain loyal (26:1-12)	127
	No need for fear (27:1-6)	131
	A dialogue with God (27:7-14)	134
	Judge the wicked, O Lord (28:1-9)	137
	The Lord of nature (29:1-11)	140
	From sorrow to joy (30:1-12)	144
	The Lord preserves the faithful (31:1-13)	148
	I trust in thee, O Lord (31:14-24)	151
	Renewal even from guilt (32:1-11)	154
	The Word of the Lord (33:1-22)	158
	A recipe for serenity (34:1-7)	162
	Teaching the Faith (34:8-22)	163
	A call to arms (35:1-10)	166
	Malice, gossip and slander (35:11-28)	168
	The servant of the Lord (36:1-4)	171
	Picture of a member of the Covenant (36:5-12)	174
	The righteous will possess the land (37:1-15)	176
	Some proverbs (37:16-26)	179
	More proverbs (37:27-40)	181
	The cry of a dying man (i) (38:1-14)	183
	The cry of a dying man (ii) (38:15-22)	186
	As I mused, the fire burned (39:1-13)	188
	I waited and waited (i) (40:1-5)	191
	I waited and waited (ii) (40:6-8)	194
	I waited and waited (iii) (40:9-17)	195
	Blessed are the merciful (41:1-13)	198
Book II
	Abandoned (42:1-11)	201
	O lead me home! (43:1-5)	205
	God has let us down (44:1-12)	208
	We are now a laughing-stock (44:13-26)	211
	God save the king! (45:1-8)	213
	...and queen! (45:9-17)	216
	God is our refuge and strength (46:1-11)	219
	The ascension of God (47:1-9)	223
	The city of God (48:1-14)	226
	The mystery of death (49:1-20)	230
	Don't dare underestimate Me (50:1-6)	234
	The Judge's pronouncements (50:7-23)	237
	I am guilty (51:1)	239
	Wash me (51:2-5)	241
	Purge me (51:6-12)	243
	Let me show my gratitude (51:13-19)	245
	How stupid can you get? (52:1-9)	248
	God is irrelevant (53:1-6)	250
	God's absolute faithfulness (54:1-7)	253
	"Don't rock the boat" (55:1-14)	255
	Cast your burden on the Lord (55:15-23)	258
	The dove on far-off terebinths (56:1-13)	261
	In God we trust (56:1-13) (cont'd)	264
	"Sometimes a light surprises..." (57:1-11)	265
	The fate of evil powers (58:1-11)	268
	I am in trouble (59:1-9)	272
	But I will sing (59:10-17)	274
	An appeal to God for help (60:1-5)	276
	God has spoken by his holiness (60:6-12)	278
	Rock of Ages (61:1-8)	280
	Peace in trouble (62:1-12)	283
	All-powerful love (62:1-12) (cont'd)	286
	Thirsty for God (63:1-11)	287
	Secret police (64:1-10)	290
	The oneness of grace (65:1-13)	293
	Come and see--come and hear (66:1-7)	296
	The training of the servant (66:8-12)	298
	Two steps to salvation (66:13-20)	300
	The power of God's blessing (67:1-7)	303
	The Lord of Hosts (68:1-4)	305
	The God of the poor (68:5-14)	307
	Poems about Zion (68:15-20)	310
	A poem about victory (68:21-35)	312
	Up to my neck (69:1-15)	316
	God's steadfast love (69:16-36)	320
	I need you God (70:1-5)	323
	Growing old with God (71:1-8)	324
	Becoming part of God's plan (71:9-24)	326
	God save the king! (72:1-14)	330
	A missionary hope (72:15-20)	334
	Further Reading	337