The familiar and yet unfamiliar world of the Psalms
Sense rhythms of the Psalms
Historical and source criticism
Psalm genres and form criticism
Rhetorical or literary criticism
Reader-oriented criticism
Appraisal of the various types of criticism
Excursus : the Davidic Psalms
Theological horizons of Psalms
The Psalter's key theological themes
The basic convictions of the psalmists
The covenants and the theological significance of the exile
Yahweh as the God of the future, the God who plans, the God of the Messiah and His kingdom
The contribution of the psalter to biblical theology
A firm and confident doctrine of historical revelation
A heartfelt and expanding sense of community
A profound doctrine of sin
A realistic doctrine of suffering
A responsive doctrine of prayer and worship
An unshakable doctrine of the Messiah
The Psalter's relevance to present-day theological and other issues
The grace of God, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the Christian life
Appendix : preparing a sermon on a Psalm.
