A Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 3 (90–150): Commentary

by Allen P. Ross

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2016

Overview

For thousands of years, the book of Psalms has been one of God’s people’s richest resources for worship and the spiritual life. It’s also one of the most complex and challenging sections of the Bible for expositors. Pastors, teachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find this commentary invaluable for developing their understanding of the Psalms and for improving their ability to expound it with precision and depth. Allen P. Ross guides the reader through a detailed exegesis, proposes a homiletical outline, and offers a summary expository idea of the message of each psalm. This commentary addresses the three primary challenges to understanding the Psalms: • Textual issues: Every major textual difficulty is addressed, helping the expositor understand the interpretive issues and make decisions when there are multiple available readings. • Poetic language: The Psalms are full of poetic imagery, devices, and structures. Ross specifies the precise devices being used and how they work in each psalm. • Grammar and syntax: This commentary illuminates the grammar and syntax of the Hebrew in a way that is helpful both to readers who are familiar with Hebrew and those who are not. This resource contains the commentary on Psalms 90–150.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The prayer, then, is that in view of the brevity of life, people need to learn how to use what God has given them to live a righteous and productive life. This is the essence of wisdom that is from above, a wisdom that will enable sinful people to live above the effects of the curse and produce a life that is pleasing to God. On the other hand, the wisdom of the world cannot please God.” (Pages 36–37)

“What he is saying is that all things, however complete they are, however perfected, have their limit—they all come to an eventual end.” (Page 543)

“Contrasting God’s eternity with mankind’s transitoriness, and acknowledging that man’s days quickly pass away in God’s wrath, Moses prays for God’s compassion to instruct them in how to use their time wisely and thereby establish the work of their hands and replace their sorrows with joy.” (Page 27)

“So while the faithful know all too well that human life is fragile and fleeting, they find comfort in the fact that God is always present. Their comfort is not simply in the fact that God is everlasting, but in the fact that this means he is their perpetual dwelling place.” (Page 30)

“God is not like the pagan gods—he does not need to rest, eat, or sleep; he is always there and always protecting.^{20” (Page 617)}

Product Details

• Title: A Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 3 (90–150): Commentary
• Author: Allen P. Ross
• Series: Kregel Exegetical Library
• Volume: 3
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Psalms 90-150 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780825426667, 0825426669
• Resource ID: LLS:COMMPSALMS3COMM
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-30T23:33:47Z

About Allen P. Ross

Allen P. Ross is professor of divinity and Old Testament at Beeason Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama. He has been teaching there since 2002. Ross is the author of Creation and Blessing and Introducing Biblical Hebrew, as well as commentaries on Psalms, Genesis, Exodus, and Proverbs.