| A Few Notes on the Psalms | p. 11 |
| Endorsements | p. 13 |
| Albrecht Grozinger | p. 13 |
| Thomas G. Long | p. 14 |
| Hendrik J.C. Pieterse | p. 15 |
| Niek A. Schuman | p. 17 |
| The Psalms as Book of Life | p. 19 |
| The Psalms as a Volume of Poetry | p. 23 |
| Approaches to the psalms | p. 23 |
| The form-critical approach | p. 23 |
| The cultic approach | p. 23 |
| The historical, literary and receptive approach | p. 24 |
| Theopoetry | p. 28 |
| A chaplet of poetry | p. 30 |
| Reservations expressed about the Psalter | p. 37 |
| The psalms as part of the Bible | p. 40 |
| The composition of the Psalter | p. 42 |
| Psalm titles | p. 44 |
| Hermeneutical and Homiletical Bridges | p. 51 |
| A rich harvest of poems | p. 51 |
| Literary genres of the psalms | p. 51 |
| Interpretations of psalms in concrete terms | p. 51 |
| Interpretation of the psalms | p. 51 |
| Psalms in concrete terms | p. 52 |
| Introductory psalms in the Psalter | p. 52 |
| Psalm 1 | p. 52 |
| Structure | p. 52 |
| Interpretation | p. 52 |
| Literary genre | p. 56 |
| Date of origin | p. 57 |
| Motifs | p. 57 |
| A perspective on the message of the psalms | p. 57 |
| Message | p. 58 |
| Psalm 2 | p. 59 |
| Text-critical commentary | p. 59 |
| Structure | p. 60 |
| Interpretation | p. 62 |
| Literary genre | p. 70 |
| Context within which the psalm originated | p. 71 |
| Date of origin | p. 72 |
| Redaction history | p. 74 |
| Reception history | p. 75 |
| Message | p. 77 |
| Laments and psalms of thanksgiving | p. 79 |
| Individual laments | p. 80 |
| Psalm 13 | p. 80 |
| Structure | p. 80 |
| Interpretation | p. 81 |
| Literary genre | p. 88 |
| Context within which the psalm originated | p. 89 |
| Tradition history | p. 91 |
| Message | p. 92 |
| Torah psalms | p. 92 |
| Psalm 19 | p. 92 |
| Conversation and related groups | p. 92 |
| Interpretation | p. 95 |
| Literary genre | p. 114 |
| Date of origin | p. 114 |
| Message | p. 115 |
| Psalms of trust | p. 115 |
| Psalm 23 | p. 116 |
| Structure | p. 116 |
| Interpretation | p. 116 |
| Context in which the psalm originated | p. 121 |
| Literary genre | p. 121 |
| Date of origin | p. 121 |
| Redaction history | p. 123 |
| Message | p. 126 |
| Psalm 90 | p. 128 |
| Structure | p. 128 |
| Interpretation | p. 132 |
| Reception, context, meaning | p. 137 |
| Message | p. 139 |
| Entrance liturgies | p. 140 |
| Psalm 24 | p. 141 |
| Interpretation history | p. 141 |
| Structure | p. 141 |
| Interpretation | p. 143 |
| Literary genre | p. 151 |
| Context of origin | p. 151 |
| Date of origin and reception | p. 151 |
| Message | p. 151 |
| Wisdom psalms | p. 154 |
| Psalm 73 | p. 154 |
| Questions surrounding Psalm 73 | p. 155 |
| Text-critical problems | p. 155 |
| Structure | p. 156 |
| Interpretation | p. 159 |
| Literary genre | p. 174 |
| The wisdom theological background | p. 174 |
| The way out of the crisis | p. 175 |
| Context of origin and reception | p. 176 |
| Date of origin | p. 177 |
| Message | p. 178 |
| The compassionate twins | p. 180 |
| Structure | p. 182 |
| Interpretation (Psalm 111) | p. 183 |
| Literary genre | p. 186 |
| Interpretation (Psalm 112) | p. 186 |
| Literary genre | p. 190 |
| Date of origin | p. 191 |
| Message | p. 191 |
| Psalm 139 | p. 192 |
| Introductory remarks | p. 192 |
| Textual criticism | p. 192 |
| Structure | p. 193 |
| Interpretation | p. 194 |
| Literary genre | p. 203 |
| Context within which the psalm originated | p. 204 |
| Date of origin | p. 206 |
| Context | p. 206 |
| Message | p. 208 |
| Royal psalms | p. 209 |
| Psalm 99 | p. 209 |
| Research | p. 209 |
| Structure | p. 210 |
| Relationship between stanzas | p. 211 |
| Interpretation | p. 212 |
| Literary genre | p. 220 |
| Date of origin | p. 220 |
| Function | p. 221 |
| Message | p. 222 |
| Psalm 100 | p. 223 |
| Structure | p. 223 |
| Interpretation | p. 227 |
| Context | p. 232 |
| Context of origin | p. 233 |
| Meaning | p. 234 |
| Reception | p. 235 |
| Message | p. 235 |
| Creation psalms | p. 236 |
| Psalm 104 | p. 236 |
| Text-critical problems | p. 236 |
| Structure | p. 237 |
| Interpretation | p. 238 |
| Literary genre | p. 247 |
| Context of origin | p. 248 |
| Date of origin | p. 248 |
| Religious and historical parallels | p. 248 |
| Reception | p. 249 |
| Message | p. 250 |
| Pilgrimage psalms | p. 251 |
| Psalm 121 | p. 251 |
| Structure | p. 253 |
| Interpretation | p. 255 |
| Tradition | p. 258 |
| Literary genre, context of origin and redaction history | p. 259 |
| Reception | p. 261 |
| Message | p. 262 |
| Imprecatory psalms | p. 263 |
| Psalm 137 | p. 263 |
| Structure | p. 263 |
| Interpretation | p. 266 |
| Literary genre | p. 270 |
| Context of origin | p. 272 |
| The Zion tradition | p. 274 |
| Redaction history | p. 274 |
| Reception history | p. 274 |
| Message | p. 275 |
| Psalms of praise | p. 275 |
| Songs of praise (tehillim) | p. 275 |
| Psalm 150 | p. 276 |
| Structure | p. 276 |
| Interpretation | p. 276 |
| The last psalm | p. 285 |
| Message | p. 287 |
| A Homiletical Perspective on the Psalms | p. 289 |
| A contextual approach | p. 289 |
| The experiential world | p. 289 |
| Art as a window on the experiential world | p. 292 |
| With a view to the listener | p. 296 |
| The liturgical situation | p. 297 |
| A hermeneutic-communicative approach | p. 298 |
| Hermeneutic processes | p. 298 |
| Communication processes | p. 298 |
| Messages of salvation | p. 299 |
| A Christological perspective on the psalms? | p. 300 |
| The range of salvation | p. 301 |
| The structure of the psalms | p. 304 |
| The texture of the psalms | p. 304 |
| Sermons as a work of art | p. 306 |
| Sermon structure | p. 310 |
| Introduction | p. 311 |
| Dynamic development | p. 312 |
| Conclusion | p. 316 |
| Types of sermons | p. 316 |
| Guidelines for writing sermons | p. 318 |
| The texture of a sermon | p. 318 |
| Language as imaginative power | p. 319 |
| The metaphorical landscape | p. 321 |
| The functions of metaphors | p. 322 |
| Metaphors create tension | p. 322 |
| A metaphor links related truths | p. 323 |
| Conventional metaphors | p. 324 |
| Happiness (life) is a journey | p. 325 |
| The metaphor as a network | p. 325 |
| The Lord is my shepherd | p. 326 |
| Linguistic acts | p. 327 |
| The posture of a sermon | p. 330 |
| Imaginative sermons | p. 332 |
| Editing | p. 334 |
| Psalms in Liturgy | p. 335 |
| Bridging function of psalms | p. 335 |
| Interpretation of psalms in the New Testament | p. 335 |
| Influence of psalms on liturgy | p. 336 |
| Psalms as a reader | p. 337 |
| Psalms as a prayer book | p. 337 |
| Psalms as a book of meditation | p. 340 |
| Psalms as a book of songs | p. 341 |
| Psalms as hymns | p. 355 |
| Liturgy as a creative process | p. 357 |
| Psalms tuned into liturgy | p. 358 |
| Psalms as liturgical acts | p. 361 |
| Introit psalm | p. 361 |
| Votum | p. 361 |
| Benediction | p. 361 |
| Glory to God | p. 362 |
| Prayers | p. 362 |
| Law | p. 362 |
| Confession of guilt | p. 363 |
| Exoneration | p. 363 |
| Scripture reading and sermon | p. 363 |
| Prayer | p. 364 |
| Votive offering | p. 364 |
| A song of reply | p. 364 |
| A benediction | p. 364 |
| A last note | p. 364 |
| A sermon | p. 365 |
| 'Come Bless the Lord, may the Lord Bless you.' | |
| Bibliography | p. 369 |
| Subject Index | p. 393 |
| Text Index | p. 403 |
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