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Psalms 42–89, Volume 2 is unavailable, but you can change that!

In the second volume of his three-volume commentary on the book of Psalms, Old Testament scholar John Goldingay provides fresh commentary on Psalms 42–89. He considers the literary, historical, and grammatical dimensions of the text as well as its theological implications. The Book of Psalms is the Bible’s book of prayer and praise that provides us with language and guidance for our communion...

tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that.22 For the moment, then, the worshipper’s statement would be rather wistful, though v. 5 will move in another direction. But the verb yāšab often means “stay” or “tarry” “for a limited or indef[inite] time,”23 which could apply to the pilgrim in Jerusalem for the festival who for a few days can keep coming back there. “Staying” in shelters for a week (Lev. 23:42) did not imply spending every moment there.24 84:5–7. The praise continues as the psalm
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