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Psalms is a book not only to read but to meditate upon. Taking refuge in Yahweh as the true King is the answer to the renewed hopes of the people of God. Each psalm has its own "personality." In contrast to the first volume of this series, volume two will keep the entire framework of the Psalter in mind as each psalm is studied. The Psalms should never be read simply as individual psalms,...

Psalm 146 is an individual hymn of praise. It is the precise response of Psalm 145:21: “My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.”296 For the next five psalms the Hebrew word hallelujah (“Praise Yah”!) will begin and end each psalm. Since each Book of the Psalter ended with a doxology (Ps 41:13; 72:18–19; 89:52; and 106:48), these five psalms are a fitting “praise” conclusion to the entire Psalter. Goulder has pointed out that “the first
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