Transformed by praise - the purpose and message of the Psalms

God's people love the Psalms - pray them, sing them, meditate on them. This book will help you understand them more deeply and love them more. Out of the depths of his own suffering and from his extensive study, Mark Futato has found in the Psalms a compelling portrait of Christ himself. The Psalms take us from lament to praise through a life-transforming encounter with their divine Author.

Publisher: P & R
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780875521909

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Mark D. Futato (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, Semetic Languages and Literature, The Catholic University of America) is professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus. He has written widely on creation and the natural world in biblical studies.

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...This work is solid. While some might shun its accessible style as academically low-brow, others will appreciate its academic and devotional worth. Futato marshals his keen understanding of literary analytical theory to produce a work that considers original concerns while applying them to modern readers. His understand of the Kingdom of God as Scriptural meta-theme informs his view that the message of the Psalms is holistic rather than fragmented. Some readers may balk at the book's lack of overt christo-centrism, but this can be reconciled with Futato's view that it is within the Kingdom of God rubric is Christ to be centrally located (and elevated). This volume is sure to find its way into student libraries and onto devotional reading lists for years to come. K. A. Buzzard