The Psalms: Language for All Seasons of the Soul Book

Table of Contents:

Part I: Psalms Studies in the 21st Century: Where We Have Been and Where We are Going
1)         Biblical Theology
                        ~ Bruce K. Waltke
2)         Literary Issues
                        ~ Willem A. VanGemeren
3)         Faith and Tradition
                        ~ C. Hassell Bullock 

Part II: Psalms of Praise: Expressing Our Joys
4)         Psalm 46: Praise the LORD Our Helper
                                    ~ Francis X. Kimmitt
5)         Suppressing Myth: Yahweh's Relationship to the Sea in the Praise Psalms
                                   ~ Robert B. Chisholm, Jr.
6)         Psalm 91: Power, Protection and its Use in the New Testament
                                   ~ Andrew J. Schmutzer

Part III: Psalms of Lament: Expressing Our Sorrows and Pain 
7)         Severe Delight: The Paradox of Praise in Confession of Sin
                                    ~ Michael E. Travers
8)         The Lament Genre in Lamentations and the Psalms
                                    ~ Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
9)         Wert thou mine enemy, How wouldst thou worst than thou dost Defeat, thwart me? The 'Thou' Sections of Laments
                                    ~ Allen P. Ross
10)       "You have turned for me my mourning into dancing" (Psalm 30:11[Heb12]): The Transformation of Pain into Praise in the Lament Psalm  
                                    ~ Daniel J. Estes
11)       He Who Saves from Discouragement and Tempest: Psalm 54 of the Septuagint Version
                                    ~ Randall X. Gauthier 

Part IV: Considering the Canon: Psalter as a Book                               
12)       The Psalter's Introduction: Psalms 1 and 2
                                    ~ Robert L. Cole
13)       Divine and Human Kingship as Organizing Motifs in the Psalter
                                    ~ David M. Howard, Jr.
14)       The Return of the King: Book V as a Witness to Messianic Hope in the Psalter                                          
                                    ~ Michael K. Snearly
15)       From Weeping to Rejoicing: Psalm 150 as the Conclusion to the Book of Psalms
                                    ~ Tremper Longman, III

Part V: Communicating the Psalms: Bringing the Psalms into Present Day
16)       Confidence in a Cup (Psalms 16, 23)
                                    ~ Mark D. Futato
17)       How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (Psalm 84).
                                    ~ David Ridder
18)       Praising God in the Bad Times (Psalm 88)
                                    ~ David M. Howard, Jr.
            19)       Everlasting Truth for the Joy of all People (Psalm 117)
                                    ~ John Piper