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Psalms, Part 1: With an Introduction to Cultic Poetry is unavailable, but you can change that!

Erhard Gerstenberger begins this volume with an examination of the nature of cultic poetry, its role in ancient Near Eastern religion, and more specifically its role in the religion of Israel. He goes on to survey the genres of cultic poetry, including lament, complaint, and thanksgiving, and then focuses on the book of Psalms as an example of cultic poetry, first analyzing the book as a whole...

The dark background of danger and misery is now left behind. The main elements of the song are the following (cf. Gunkel and Begrich, 265–92; Mowinckel, W II, 32–42; Crüsemann, 210–84): Invitation to give thanks or to praise Yahweh (Pss 30:2, 5 [RSV 1, 4]; 34:2–4 [RSV 1–3]; 118:1–4) Account of trouble and salvation (Pss 18:4–20 [RSV 3–19]; 32:3–5; 40:2–4 [RSV 1–3]; 41:5–10 [RSV 4–9]; 116:3–4; 118:10–14) Praises of Yahweh, acknowledgment of his saving work (Pss 18:47–49 [RSV 46–48]; 30:2–4, 12–13
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