Psalms II: 51–100

by Mitchell Dahood

Publisher:

Yale University Press

, 2008

Overview

The bulk of Israel’s religious poetry is preserved in the biblical book of Psalms. In this volume, the second of three on the Psalms, Mitchell Dahood interprets this Hebrew poetry in light of a rich collection of Ugaritic texts.

Dahood’s translation captures the beauty and rich texture of Hebrew poetry. It offers an accurate English rendering, framed within the dynamic poetic forms of the Hebrew text. Through the use of Ugaritic and cognate literature, Dahood corrects mistranslations and illuminates previously obscure phrases. The fruit of a masterful analysis of the original texts, this fresh translation, with its comprehensive notes and ground-breaking commentary, establishes Dahood’s Psalms II: 51–100 as the premier commentary on the Psalms.

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Key Features

• Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
• Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
• Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
• Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature

Contents

Top Highlights

“The psalmist had been under the impression that the pagan deities were of some importance, but now realizes that they are nothing, because they are quite incapable of defending the poor and rescuing the downtrodden.” (Page 270)

“the ‘arrow’ designates the symbol of Resheph, the god of pestilence” (Page 331)

“6. I had thought. Here the speaker is the psalmist.” (Page 270)

“When you smite Lotan [=Leviathan], the primeval dragon, when you destroy the twisting dragon, the mighty one of the seven heads.’” (Page 205)

“‘that king or that man,’ would suggest that the pair ʾādām … śārīm forms a merism denoting ‘all mortals.’” (Page 270)

Product Details

• Title: Psalms II: 51–100
• Author: Mitchell Dahood
• Series: Anchor Yale Bible (AYB)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 430

About Mitchell Dahood

Mitchell Dahood was professor of Ugaritic language and literature at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome up to his death in 1982. He received his PhD under the direction of W. F. Albright at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of Ugaritic-Hebrew Philology, available from Logos as part of the Ugaritic Library (12 vols.).