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James M. Hamilton provides a fresh translation and interpretation of the Psalms. This set combines both Volume 1 (Psalms 1–72) and Volume 2 (Psalms 73–150). Though commonly read in isolation, the Psalms are best read as a collage that tells a story of God’s faithfulness to his people through his king. Hamilton observes the significance of the Psalter’s intentional macro-structuring and intricate...

In the final sentence from this quotation, Craigie draws a distinction between “the role of particular psalms in the context of the Psalter,” which is to say, the canonical form of the text, and “the original meaning and context of the individual psalms.” Craigie does not specify what access he has to “the original meaning and context of the individual psalms.” Since the canonical form of the text is the only form of the text in our possession, what Craigie calls “the original meaning and context
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