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Geoffrey Grogan tackles the growing field of Psalms research and presents an accessible theological treatment of the Psalter. He begins by surveying and evaluating the main scholarly approaches to Psalms and then provides exegesis of all the psalms, emphasizing their distinctive messages. Grogan follows with a full discussion of the Psalter’s theological themes, highlighting the implications of...

for its opening word, אַשְׁרֵי, ’ašrê (NIV “blessed”), simply means “happy.” The NIV ends verse 1 with a full stop, but the NRSV with a semicolon, which is more appropriate, as the major cause of the happiness is surely found in verse 2. This passage is rather like Jer 17:5–8, but that uses the more “religious” word בָּרוּךְ, bārûk. This positive note continues as the tree illustration presents a most attractive, deeply satisfying lifestyle. Before that, however, ’ašrê is followed by three
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