Reflections on the Psalms

In one of his most enlightening works, C. S. Lewis shares his ruminations on both the form and the mearning of selected Psalms. In the introduction he explains, "I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself," so from neither a scholar's nor an apologist's stance Lewis takes on a tone of thoughtful collegiality as he writes on one of the Bible's most elusive books. Characteristically graceful and lucid, Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met and the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms. He points out that the Psalms were originally written as songs that should now be read in the spirit of lyric poetry rather than doctrinal treatises or sermons. Drawing from daily life as well as the literary world, Lewis begins to reveal the mystery that often shrouds the Psalms. This book also includes an appendix featuring the full text of selected Psalms and a listing of all the Psalms mentioned and discussed.

Contents:

1. Introductory
2. 'Judgement' in the Psalms
3. The Cursings
4. Death in the Psalms
5. 'The Fair Beauty of the Lord'
6. 'Sweeter Than Honey'
7. Connivance
8. Nature
9. A Word About Praising
10. Second Meanings
11. Scripture
12. Second Meanings in the Psalms

Appendix I—Selected Psalms

Appendix II—Psalms Discussed or Mentioned