The songs for the people of God Wilcock, Michael. creator text bibliography Commentaries. ilu Downers Grove, Ill InterVarsity Press 2001 monographic eng

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2 volumes. The book of Psalms is a favorite of Christians, even though we frequently read it in portions and pieces, hopscotching through the familiar and avoiding the odd, the unpleasant and the difficult. But though the individual psalms arose from an assortment of times, experiences and settings, the book is composed in a deliberate pattern, not as a random anthology. The meaning of the Psalms is discovered in this pattern and order. Michael Wilcock has written a sort of travel guide to the Psalms. In this volume, he invites us to begin our journey through the gateway of Psalms 1 and 2, with their summons to obedience. In the second volume, The Message of Psalms 73--150, he ends with Psalm 150, singing its song of praise. In between we pass through all the "yes, buts" of faith--the conflicts, the burdens, the mysteries and the sufferings of life. In these laments and praises, hymns and liturgies, the Bible continues to speak clearly today. v. 1. Psalms 1-72 -- v. 2. Psalms 73-150. Michael Wilcock. Vol. 2 has title: The message of Psalms 73-150. Vol. 2 has spine title: Psalms 73-150. Includes bibliographical references. Commentaries BS1430.3 .W55 2001 223.207 0851115063 9780851115061 0851115071 9780851115078 DLC 260113 20260114022734.0 12354147