Bible Wisdom: PSALMS of Praise & Power newly translated from the Greek Old Testament

by John Reid

How many Psalms are there in the Bible? Nobody knows. Psalms are scattered all through the Old Testament, but this new translation is concerned only with the Psalms in the Biblical book of that title. Even here, however, the actual number is uncertain. Some Psalms have been duplicated, some have been joined together, others split apart. Most Bibles number the Psalms from 1 to 150. Which numbers correspond to which Psalms, however, differs from Protestant to Catholic and Orthodox versions. For easy reference, both numbers are used in this book. Disregarding duplications and material that fails to qualify as either powerful or praiseworthy, 84 uplifting Psalms are given new life and meaning in this inspired and inspiring translation from the ancient Greek Old Testament, the Septuagint. Neither the original meaning nor the poetry is lost or diluted, for each selected Psalm is rendered in both a literal translation and a more poetic paraphrase.

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2010

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Reviews

[Zuzana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I won this in the Goodreads giveaway. I was very interested in the book but was disappointed by it. It seems that the author is too interested in using the book to promote his strong opinions (which people did a good job with translation x and which didn't with translation y, why the Greek manuscripts are much better than the Hebrew ones, etc.), even taking the liberty to do away with the parts of the scriptures that he simply doesn't like or that seem uncomfortable. That seems a fairly dangerous ground to tread. I didn't make it through the whole book.

[Giselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won this book through goodreads first-reads!
This is one of those good books that actually treat the Psalms for what they are: Prayers. Many introductions and commentaries neglect this, treating the Psalms as though they were history, instruction or whatever.
This is a fine book for the devotional/prayer life of the Christian.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was given this book in a giveaway. I thought the pictures were nice, and the larger font made this book easy to read.I very much enjoyed reading this book. It would have been nice to see which Psalms matched the Psalms in the King James Version Bible just for my knowledge, but this did not detract from the book.

[Tammie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks!!!