The first three books of the Psalter have Royal Psalms at their seams (Pss. 2, 41, 72 & 89) indicating that these should be understood as a collection. Not that they stood as a collection independently from Books 4 and 5 but that they stand as a unity in and of themselves within the Psalter. [...]
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The answer to Books 1-3
Posted in Biblical theology, Book IV, Book V, Grand Themes, tagged Biblical theology, Psalms on March 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The hope of David in Books IV & V
Posted in Book IV, Book V, tagged Book 4, Book IV, David, Psalter on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Book IV focuses upon the kingship of Yahweh whilst Book V explains how this rule is mediated. In this post I shall look briefly at Book IV.
Book IV
As I have just noted, the focus of Book IV is the kingship of Yahweh. From this flows the concept that he is a source of refuge. This [...]

