Volume II of
Allen P. Ross’ A Commentary on the Psalms
is a welcomed addition to his fine work on the on the Psalter. All of the features that made Volume 1
profitable are continued in this work.
Dr. Ross has
written with the pastor/teacher in view. The current volume, like the first, is
richly devotional in nature. Likewise, it is scholarly without being
academically stuffy. This is not to say that A Commentary on Psalms, Vol. II fails to interact with scholarly
works on the Psalms. Quite the contrary, Dr. Ross refers to relevant authors
and texts as well as variant readings from other ancient versions and textual
traditions.
The goal
appears to be one of opening the meaning of this rich body of literature
instead of obscuring it in pedantic commentary. Psalms is a worship book. This
volume brings that theme to light for the student, teacher, and expositor.
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