Resource Library - Books on the Psalms

Want to learn more about the Psalms?

Commentaries:

  • John Calvin, Commentary on the Book of Psalms , 5 volumes, available through CCEL: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom08.titlepage.html
  • James Luther Mays, Psalms, Interpretation Series (John Knox Press, 1994)
  • James Luther Mays, The Lord Reigns: A Theological Handbook to the Psalms (John Knox Press, 1994)

Devotions & Prayer:

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible (Augsburg Fortress, 1974)
  • Walter Brueggemann, Spirituality of the Psalms (Augsburg Fortress, 2001)
  • C. S. Lewis, Reflections on the Psalms (Harvest Books, 1974)
  • Thomas Merton, Praying the Psalms (Liturgical Press, 1956)
  • Mark D. Roberts, No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer (Waterbrook Press, 2005)
  • John Stott, Favorite Psalms: Growing Closer to God (Baker, 2003)

Fresh Interpretations:

  • Stephen Breck Reid, Listening In: A Multicultural Reading of the Psalms (Abingdon, 1997)
  • Cal Seerveld, Voicing God's Psalms (Eerdmans, 2005)

Genre Studies, Shape of the Psalter:

  • Nancy L. Declaisse-Walford, Introduction to the Psalms; A Song from Ancient Israel (Chalice, 2004)
  • Mark Futato, Joy Comes in the Morning (P&R Publishing, 2004)
  • Mark Futato, Transformed by Praise: The Purpose and Message of the Psalms (P&R Publishing, 2002)

Music & Art and the Psalms:

  • Cynthias Bourgeault, Singing the Psalms: How to Chant in the Christian Contemplative Tradition , tape set (Sounds True, 1998)
  • Anneke Kaai, The Psalms: An Artist's Impression (InterVarsity, 2000)