Reading the Psalms Theologically

The Psalms as Christian Scripture. 

Reading the Psalms Theologically presents rich biblical-theological studies on the Psalter. 



- Reading the Psalter as a Unified Book: Recent Trends (David M. Howard and Michael K. Snearly)

- The Macrostructural Design and Logic of the Psalter: An Unfurling of the Davidic Covenant (Peter C. W. Ho)

- David's Biblical Theology and Typology in the Psalms: Authorial Intent and Patterns of the Seed of Promise (James M. Hamilton)

- A Story in the Psalms? Narrative Structure at the "Seams" of the Psalter's Five Books (David "Gunner" Gunderson)

- Does the Book of Psalms Present a Divine Messiah? (Seth D. Postell)

- The Suffering Servant in Book V of the Psalter (Jill Firth)

- Excavating the "Fossil Record" of a Metaphor: The Use of the Verb nasa' as "to forgive" in the Psalter (C. Hassell Bullock)

- The Art of Lament in Lamentations (May Young)

- The Psalms of Lament and the Theology of the Cross (Rolf A. Jacobson)

- "In Sheol, who can give you praise?" Death in the Psalms (Philip S. Johnston)

- Psalm 32: More Accurately a Declarative Praise than Penitential Psalm (Daniel J. Estes)

- Theology of the Nations in the Book of Psalms (Ryan J. Cook)

- Psalm 87 and the Promise of Inclusion (Jamie A. Grant)

- YHWH Among the Gods: The Trial for Justice in Psalm 82 (Andrew J. Schmutzer)

- Reclaiming Divine Sovereignty in the Anthropocene: Psalms 93–100 and the Convergence of Theology and Ecology (J. Clinton McCann)

- A Theology of Glory: Divine Sanctum and Service in the Psalter (Jerome Skinner)

- Perceptions of Divine Presence in the Levitical Psalms of Book 2: The Paradox of Distance and Proximity (J. Nathan Clayton)

- Psalm 110, Jesus, and Melchizedek (David C. Mitchell)



The essays interpret the Psalms as a carefully-composed book. Each study focuses on a biblical or theological topic, drawing insights from past interpreters and current scholarship.



David M. Howard Jr. is professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Bethel Seminary. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Structure of Psalms 93-100, and coeditor of The Psalms: Language for All Seasons of the Soul.

Andrew J. Schmutzer is professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute and coeditor of The Psalms: Language for All Seasons of the Soul.