Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-262) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: a poetics of the psalmic imagination -- "In the shadow of Shaddai" : the metaphor of refuge -- "I shall walk in freedom" : the metaphor of pathway -- The transplanted tree : Psalm 1 and the Psalter's threshold -- The sun of righteousness : Psalm 19 and the joy of Lex translation -- The voice of many waters : from chaos to community -- The song of Leviathan : God's theater of praise -- "On you I was cast from my birth" : the anatomy of a personal God -- "As the mountains surround Jerusalem" : mapping the Divine light -- Conclusion: In defense of iconic reflection : The case of Psalm 139.