Meditating on the Psalms

Description

Meditating on the Psalms offers spiritual insights into 52 of the best-loved Psalms with an original translation and a devotional commentary. The discussion of each Psalm ends with a related Christian prayer, either from the tradition or written by the author, John Eaton, himself. There is also an introduction that explains the background to the Psalms - who wrote them and why - and their importance throughout the ages. No one is more qualified to write on the Psalms than John Eaton. He is a distinguished scholar, now retired, and has spent a lifetime studying the Psalms. His pastoral work and his concern for the environment and ecology give him great sympathy for the wide-ranging material found in the Psalms. The Psalms are widely regarded as some of the greatest poetry ever written. Meditating on the Psalms makes them accessible to readers of all ages and all denominations and will be widely welcomed as a useful aid to prayer. This is a trade/gift edition of the 'The Psalms' by Eaton (0567089800). He is writing a new introduction of 5,000 words and the commentary on each Psalm will be approximately 1,000 words. He is cutting out all the technical language so that the book has wide general appeal.

John Eaton lectured in Old Testament at the University of Birmingham until his retirement. He is the author of many books, especially on aspects of the Psalms.