Psalms

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Psalms and prayer: congregational lectures on prayer-psalms as lesson and liturgy -- Past and present and prospect in psalm study -- "Maker of heaven and earth": creation in the Psalms -- The self in the Psalms and the image of God -- The God who reigns: the Book of Psalms -- The question of context in psalm interpretation -- Calvin's commentary on the Psalms: the preface as introduction -- What is a human being?: reflections on Psalm 8 -- Old Testament psalm, cry of Jesus, and Christian prayer: Psalm 22 -- A closer look: Psalm 23 -- "... me, a sinner": Psalm 51 -- Mercy joined to loving-kindness: Psalm 103 -- There the blessing: an exposition of Psalm 133 -- "He comes to reign": Psalms 82, 24, and 98 -- Delight in the law: Psalm 1 -- On needing the wrath of God: Psalm 9:19 -- The agony and the ecstasy: Psalm 13 -- Getting a new heart: Psalm 51 -- Joy to the world: Psalm 98 -- A psalm for Thanksgiving: Psalm 100 -- Language for Lent: Psalm 142.