Product Description

This is the second volume of a practical and readable
introduction to the Psalms which effectively unfolds the text and meaning
as songs for the people of God. The expositions represent Michael
Wilcock's attempts over many years to unfold God's Word to real people
confronting the raw questions of life in the church and in the world. He
sees the Psalter as a collection, an anthology, a hymnal, a book of songs.
It is full of pictures that show us a variety of places in a land of
spiritual experience. In his view it is important for Christians today to
appropriate the range of human emotion that is embodied in the Psalms. We
also need their imaginative vitality. The book will be helpful in using
the Psalms in church services, and includes an exposition of every Psalm,
long or short, familiar or neglected.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84034 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

David McKay; Covenanter Witness; March 2002
takes the whole text of each psalm seriously, dealing well with
the "imprecatory psalms" which others find an embarrassment

About the Author
Michael Wilcock was formerly director of pastoral studies at
Trinity College, Bristol. Now retired,he was formerly minister of St.
Nicholas' Church, Durham.

Apart from 'The message of Psalms 1-72' (the first volume of this pair),
Michael Wilcock has written 'The Message of Luke', 'The Message of Judges'
'The Message of Chronicles', and 'The Message of Revelation' - all in 'The
Bible Speaks Today' series published by IVP