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The Boice Commentary series combines careful scholarship and clear communication in a verse-by-verse and section by section reading of various biblical texts. Combining thoughtful interpretation with contemporary insight for daily living, James Montgomery Boice explains the meaning of the text and relates the text's concerns to the church, Christianity, and the world in which we live. Whether used for devotions, preaching, or teaching, this authoritative and thought-provoking series will appeal to a wide range of readers, from serious Bible students to interested laypersons.
1424 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1996
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James Montgomery Boice
268 books100 followersJames Montgomery Boice was a Reformed theologian, Bible teacher, and pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia from 1968 until his death in 2000. He was also president and cofounder of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, the parent organization of The Bible Study Hour on which Boice was a speaker for more than thirty years.
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September 3, 2025
A useful commentary set of the psalms by the late pastor James Montgomery, Boice of the 10th Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. Most of his commentaries, including this one, are the product of his Bible study hour, a long-standing radio Bible study class that he hosted for many years.
December 11, 2014
I highly recommend this easy to read, non-technical commentary on Psalms.
The meaning of each psalm is expounded from an evangelical Christian point of view. Boice points out Messianic references where they are reasonable, but he avoids the temptation to make every psalm a direct reference to Jesus Christ. In fact, he is even-handed in explaining what a particular psalm probably meant to its author (usually, King David) and how that meaning has changed or become more clear in light of Christ's redemptive work on the cross.
The author explains each psalm in its appropriate historical context, when scholars can reasonably link authorship to certain events from history and/or passages from other books of the Bible (1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Chronicles, 1 & 2 Kings).
Boice points out every time a particular psalm or verse is quoted in other parts of Scripture.
This is not a technical commentary, so there is not much discussion of the original Hebrew. The author does point out typical modes of Hebrew poetry (ex, acrostics) or usage of techniques, such as parallelism, that may have been lost or obscured in translation to English.
The meaning of each psalm is expounded from an evangelical Christian point of view. Boice points out Messianic references where they are reasonable, but he avoids the temptation to make every psalm a direct reference to Jesus Christ. In fact, he is even-handed in explaining what a particular psalm probably meant to its author (usually, King David) and how that meaning has changed or become more clear in light of Christ's redemptive work on the cross.
The author explains each psalm in its appropriate historical context, when scholars can reasonably link authorship to certain events from history and/or passages from other books of the Bible (1 & 2 Samuel, 1 & 2 Chronicles, 1 & 2 Kings).
Boice points out every time a particular psalm or verse is quoted in other parts of Scripture.
This is not a technical commentary, so there is not much discussion of the original Hebrew. The author does point out typical modes of Hebrew poetry (ex, acrostics) or usage of techniques, such as parallelism, that may have been lost or obscured in translation to English.
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