Overview and Continuing Relevance of the Psalms

Bonnhoeffer, Dietrich. Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1970.

Taylor, W. David O. Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life. Nashville: Nelson Books, 2020.

Wright, N.T. The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2013.

Praying the Psalms

Fields, Leslie Leyland. Nearing a Far God: Praying the Psalms with Our Whole Selves. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2024.

Theology of the Psalms

Brueggemann, Walter. The Message of the Psalms: A Theological Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984.

Reardon, Patrick Henry. Christ in the Psalms. Chesterton: Ancient Faith Publishing, 2000, revised 2011.

Commentaries

Ash, Christopher. The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary, Volumes 1-4. Wheaton: Crossway, 2024.

Mays, James L. Psalms. In Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville: John Knox Press, 1994.