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1 IYOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLEPSALMS: THE HYMNAL OF ISRAELBOOK IBOB UTLEYPROFESSOR OF HERMENEUTICS( bible INTERPRETATION)STUDY GUIDE COMMENTARY SERIESOLD TESTAMENT, VOL. 9 BBIBLE LESSONS INTERNATIONALMARSHALL, 2012 by bible Lessons International, Marshall, TexasAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any way or by any means without thewritten permission of the Lessons InternationalP. O. Box 1289 Marshall, TX 75671-12891-800-785-1005 ISBN 978-1-892691-37-8 The primary biblical text used in this commentary is:New American Standard bible (Update, 1995)Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman FoundationP.

2 O. Box 2279La Habra, CA 90632-2279 The paragraph divisions and summary captions as well as selected phrases are New King James Version, Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, by permission. All rights New Revised Standard Version of the bible , Copyright 1989 by the Division ofChristian Education of National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. Used bypermission. All rights s English Version is used by permission of the copyright owner, The American BibleSociety, 1966, 1971.

3 Used by permission. All rights New Jerusalem bible , copyright 1990 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. andDoubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. Used by permission. All rights New American Standard bible Update 1995 Easier to read:} Passages with Old English thee s and thou s etc. have been updated to modern English.} Words and phrases that could be misunderstood due to changes in their meaning during the past 20 yearshave been updated to current English. } Sentences beginning with And have often been retranslated for better English, in recognition ofdifferences in style between the ancient languages and modern English.

4 The original Greek and Hebrew didnot have punctuation as is found in English, and in many cases modern English punctuation serves as asubstitute for and in the original. In some other cases, and is translated by a different word such as then or but as called for by the context, when the word in the original language allows such accurate than ever:} Recent research on the oldest and best Greek manuscripts of the New Testament has been reviewed, andsome passages have been updated for even greater fidelity to the original manuscripts.

5 } Parallel passages have been compared and reviewed.} Verbs that have a wide range of meaning have been retranslated in some passages to better account fortheir use in the still the NASB:} The NASB update is not a change-for-the-sake-of-change translation. The original NASB stands the testof time, and change has been kept to a minimum in recognition of the standard that has been set by the NewAmerican Standard bible .} The NASB update continues the NASB s tradition of literal translation of the original Greek and Hebrewwithout compromise.

6 Changes in the text have been kept within the strict parameters set forth by theLockman Foundation s Fourfold Aim.} The translators and consultants who have contributed to the NASB update are conservative bible scholarswho have doctorates in Biblical languages, theology, or other advanced degrees. They represent a varietyof denominational a tradition:The original NASB has earned the reputation of being the most accurate English bible translation. Othertranslations in recent years have sometimes made a claim to both accuracy and ease of reading, but anyreader with an eye for detail eventually discovers that these translations are consistently inconsistent.

7 Whilesometimes literal, they frequently resort to paraphrase of the original, often gaining little in readability andsacrificing much in terms of fidelity. Paraphrasing is not by nature a bad thing; it can and should clarify themeaning of a passage as the translators understand and interpret. In the end, however, a paraphrase is asmuch a commentary on the bible as it is a translation. The NASB update carries on the NASB tradition ofbeing a true bible translation, revealing what the original manuscripts actually say not merely what thetranslator believes they mean.

8 The Lockman FoundationTABLE OF CONTENTSB rief Explanation of the Technical Resources Used in the You Can Understand the bible Commentary iBrief Definitions of Hebrew Grammatical Forms which Impact Exegesis .. iiiAbbreviations Used in This Commentary .. ixA Word From the Author: How Can This Commentary Help You .. xiA Guide To Good bible Reading: A Personal Search for Verifiable xiiiIntroduction to Hebrew xxiIntroduction to Wisdom xxvIntroduction to the One (Psalm 1-41)Psalm 1.

9 9 Psalm 2 ..25 Psalm 3 ..39 Psalm 4 ..43 Psalm 5 ..51 Psalm 6 ..59 Psalm 7 ..63 Psalm 8 ..73 Psalm 9 ..81 Psalm 10 ..93 Psalm 11 ..99 Psalm 12 ..107 Psalm 13 ..117 Psalm 14 ..121 Psalm 15 ..127 Psalm 16 ..131 Psalm 17 ..137 Psalm 18 ..143 Psalm 19 ..159 Psalm 20 ..169 Psalm 21 ..177 Psalm 22 ..183 Psalm 23 ..195 Psalm 24 ..201 Psalm 25 ..207 Psalm 26 ..217 Psalm 27 ..225 Psalm 28 ..233 Psalm 29 ..239 Psalm 30 ..247 Psalm 31 ..255 Psalm 32 ..263 Psalm 33 ..269 Psalm 34 ..275 Psalm 35 ..283 Psalm 36 ..291 Psalm 37.

10 297 Psalm 38 ..311 Psalm 39 ..319 Psalm 40 ..325 Psalm 41 ..333 Appendix: Doctrinal Statement ..339 SPECIAL TOPICS TABLE OF CONTENTSN ames for Deity, 1:1 ..12 Terms For God s Revelation, 1 , 1:5 ..18 Know, 1 Are the Dead?, 1:6 ..22 Bob s Evangelical Biases, Contextual Insights, , Country, Earth, 2 , 2:2 ..28OT Titles of the Special Coming One, 2 Described as Human, 2:4-6 ..30 Heaven(s), 2:4 ..31 The Heavens, 2:4 ..31 The Son of God, 2:7-9 ..32 Monotheism, 2 (OT), 3:7 ..41 Heart, 4:7 ..46 Biblical Attitudes Toward Alcohol and Alcoholism, 4 (hesed), 5:7.