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The Psalms: Strophic Structure and Theological Commentary, volumes 1 & 2 is unavailable, but you can change that!

In his most ambitious undertaking, the late Samuel Terrien brings together a lifetime of scholarship on the Psalms. The commentary’s clear and insightful introduction considers these important subjects on the Psalms: their longevity and ecumenicity; their Near Eastern background; the Hebrew text and ancient versions; their music; their strophic structure; their literary genre; their theology; and...

a) Psalms 3 to 41, attributed or dedicated to David (except for Psalms 10 and 33), generally used for “God” the tetragrammaton YHWH, “Yahweh” or “Lord.” Psalms 1–2 have no superscription. They were perhaps placed at the head of the final Psalter as a general introduction to the five “books.” b) Psalms 42 to 72 are attributed or dedicated to several poets: six of them to the sons of Korah (Psalms 42; 44 to 49), twenty to David (Psalms 51–70), and one to Solomon (Psalm 72). These poems differ from
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