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The Psalms: A Historical and Spiritual Commentary with an Introduction and Translation is unavailable, but you can change that!

Eaton devotes the first fifty-eight pages to surveying the historical areas surrounding the Psalms, delving into such topics as the Psalms’ authors, music, poetry, and divine names and titles, including a look at how the book of Psalms has been viewed through the ages. In the commentary, Eaton follows a simple pattern for each psalm: he offers his own translation; provides introductory remarks on...

1 ——— The Importance of the Psalms 1a Words from worship Each part of the Bible makes its own distinctive contribution to the enrichment of the spirit. The unique contribution of the Book of Psalms arises from the fact that here we have, for the most part, words addressed to God. Even where we find other kinds of speech, such as calls for praise or teachings addressed to the people, they are words spoken, we might say, in the presence of God. For the Psalms are words from worship, and mostly words
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