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The Promised Davidic King

Psalm 108's Canonical Placement and Use of Earlier Psalms
By:Wyatt A. Graham
Publisher:Baker Publishing Group
Print ISBN:9781683596806
eText ISBN:9781683596806
Edition:0
Copyright:2023
Format:Reflowable

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Reading psalms in context

The Psalter is a carefully edited work, skillfully arranged to communicate a theological message. The Promised Davidic King is a case study of how a single psalm shapes--and is shaped by--its context in the Psalter. Wyatt Aaron Graham argues that Psalm 108 plays a guiding role in Book V (Pss 107-150). Following Israel's return from exile in Psalm 107, Psalm 108 introduces the eschatological King and kingdom further developed in Psalms 109-110. Psalm 108 repurposes Psalms 57 and 60, which in this location, take on renewed meaning in the Psalter's unfolding story of redemption.

Graham's study of Psalm 108 gives insight into the meaning of the Psalms and displays the benefits of reading psalms in their context.