Psalms / [print]
Leslie C. Allen.
- Waco, Texas : Word Books, (c)1987.
- 139 pages ; 23 cm.
- Word Biblical themes .
- Word Biblical themes. .
Compilation -- Types of psalms -- Temple settings -- Wisdom settings -- The changing scenes of life -- An editorial concern -- The praise of thanksgiving -- Praise in the lament -- Praise in the hymn -- Faith in disorientation -- Faith in orientation -- Faith in reorientation -- Blessing in creation -- Blessing in worship -- Blessing in everyday life -- Salvation as existential reality -- Salvation and covenant -- Salvation as a theological heritage -- Grounds for hope -- Existential hope -- Eschatological hope -- The authority of the Psalms -- David as exemplar -- The Psalms in the New Testament.