Psalms

Athalya Brenner-Idan is Professor Emerita of the HB\OT Chair at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and formerly Professor in Biblical Studies at the Department of Biblical Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel.Gale A. Yee is Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies emerita at Episcopal Divinity School, USA.

The book will no doubt serve a range of purposes; for this reader, it has fascinated as a memorable devotional reader.

• AbbreviationsList of ContributorsIntroductionAthalya Brenner-Idan and Gale A. Yee1. Psalm 6: Plea, Protest, Anger, Discipline, Weariness, DeliveranceJohn Goldingay, Senior Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California2. Psalm 8: The Poor and the Earth Cry OutNicole L. Tilford, Production Manager for SBL Press, Atlanta3. Psalm 8: How I Fell in Love with the BibleFrancis Landy, retired Religious Studies professor at the University of Alberta, Canada4. Psalm 18.35: Giving David Odysseus’ BowSivan Nir, is currently post-Doctoral Fellow at the the Department of Biblical Studies, Tel Aviv University5. Psalm 19: The Voice that is Not HeardRobert Paul Seesengood, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Drew Theological School, and Jennifer L. Koosed6. Psalm 20: When God Crosses BordersRoger Nam, professor of Hebrew Bible at Candler School of Theology of Emory University, Atlanta7. Psalm 23: A Moving, Versatile PoemLieve Teugels, associate professor of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam8. Psalm 23: An Autobiographical and Intertextual ReadingMusa W. Dube, professor of New Testament at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta9. Psalm 37: Living FaithfullyD. N. Premnath, an Indian Bible (OT) scholar and pastor in New York10. Psalm 39: Silence that SpeaksMercedes L. Garcia Bachmann, affiliate faculty of the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago11. A Reflection on Psalm 46: Presence, War-language, and Feminist DirectionBeth LaNeel Tanner, Academic Dean and Kansfield Chair of Old Testament at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, USA12. Psalm 49: Two Unsolved Riddles and One New ProverbKlaas Spronk, professor of Old Testament at the Protestant Theological University, Amsterdam13. Psalm 51: A Man Renegotiating HeroismMikael Larsson, associate professor in Hebrew Bible at the faculty of theology, Uppsala University14. Psalm 68: Further Harmolodic MusingsHugh R. Page Jr., professor of Theology and Africana Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA15. Psalm 71: Do Not Dump Me in Time of Old Age Athalya Brenner-Idan, professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (emerita) at the Universiteit van Amsterdam16. Psalm 73: But I… (wa’anî)Ekaputra Tupamahu, assistant professor of New Testament and Director of Masters Programs at Portland Seminary17. Psalm 78.67-72: King David and the Chinese 'Mandate of Heaven'Archie C. C. Lee, retired professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong18. Psalm 84: Where is Home?Meira Polliack, professor of Bible and the Joseph and Ceil Mazer Chair in Jewish Culture in Muslim Lands and Cairo Geniza Studies at Tel-Aviv University19. Psalm 90:God Brings Equality—My Chinese Reading of the PsalmYanjing Qu, a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK20. Psalm 90: In praise of Psalm 90Jonathan Magonet, emeritus professor of Bible at Leo Baeck College and visiting lecturer at Seinan Gakuin University, Japan 21. Psalm 91: Life in the Shelter of the ‘Most High’Susan Gillingham, emeritus professor of the Hebrew Bible, University of Oxford22. Psalm 100: ‘Worship the Lord with Rousing Acclamation!’Vanessa Lovelace, associate dean and associate professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania23. Psalm 104: Humanity’s Firm GroundingNancy L. Declaissé-Walford, emeritus professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at the Mercer University School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia24. Psalm 104: A Discomfortable Reading by an Implicated SubjectGerrie Snyman, professor extra-ordinarius and research fellow in the Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies at the University of South Africa (UNISA),Pretoria25. Psalm 104: The Significance of its Ending Yairah Amit, professor emerita of biblical studies at the department of biblical studies, School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, Israel26. Psalm 106: Blessed Living as a Mixed-Race DescendantLisa J. Cleath, assistant professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary27. Psalm 114: A Beautiful Counter-Cultural PsalmMarc Zvi Brettler, Bernice and Morton Lerner Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Duke University28. Psalm 117: A Hymn of Steadfast LoveBarbara E. Reid, professor of New Testament Studies at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago29. Psalm 118: Poetry and Poetics through a Past in Science Kevin D. Chau, senior lecturer at The University of the Free State South Africa30. Psalm 121 in Three ReceptionsGerald West, professor emeritus in the School of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics& Ujamaa Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa31. Psalm 121: Ascending to the Holy with Psalm 121Marvin A. Sweeney, professor of Hebrew Bible at the Claremont School of Theology32. Psalm 121 and Synagogue Music: Hope in a Minor KeyHelen Leneman, bible scholar and cantor33. Psalm 121: Why This Psalm Is Popular in Contemporary IsraelOra Brison, independent scholar, Tel Aviv34. Psalm 123: The ‘Flow’ of SeeingMonica Jyotsna Melanchthon, associate professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies at the Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne35. Psalm 126: Weeping, Reaping, and DiningAdele Reinharz, professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada36. Psalm 126: Commemorating the Dead during the Corona Lockdown, 2020Ingeborg Löwisch, pastor in Hamburg, Germany37. Psalm 126: Those Who Sow Shall Reap in TearsAssnat Bartor, lecturer of Biblical Studies at Tel Aviv University38. Ps 127.2: He giveth unto His beloved in sleep – and What about Me?A Personal Story of Psalm 127Sabine Dievenkorn, professor and director of the Academia de Teología in Santiago de Chile39. Psalm 127–128: Whose Labor? Whose Hands?Gale A. Yee, Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies emerita of Episcopal Divinity School, New York40. Psalm 132: Lifegiving Conversations with Psalm 132Melody D. Knowles, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Old Testament at the Virginia Theological Seminary, USA41. Psalm 136: The Power of a ListDiana Lipton, Teaching Associate in the Department of Biblical Studies at Tel Aviv University42. Psalm 137: A Kau’i-talanoa ReadingNasili Vaka’uta, Principal and Ranston Lecturer in Biblical Studies, Trinity Theological College, Auckland, New Zealand43. Psalm 137: Sadness of the Exiles in a Foreign LandWei Huang, assistant professor of World History in the Department of History, Shanghai University44. Psalm 137: Song of A Broken HeartHemchand Gossai, Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College, US45. Psalm 139: Fully KnownMargaret Aymer, associate professor of New Testament at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin Texas46. A Native reStorying of Psalm 146: Under Tsunami and Covid WavesJione Havea, research fellow with Trinity Methodist Theological College47. Psalm 150: Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujahDominic Mattos, Senior Publisher of T&T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury PublishingIndex of Biblical Sources (HB and NT)