Fruit for the soul : Luther on the lament psalms /

Ngien, Dennis, 1958-

Fruit for the soul : Luther on the lament psalms / Dennis Ngien ; foreword by Robert Kolb. - Minneapolis: : Fortress Press;, c2015. - xxxiv, 339 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-331) and indexes.

Psalm 6: consolation hidden in its opposite: profoundly terrified but profoundly comforted -- Psalm 51: no other theme but this: wrapped in the bosom of God who is grace -- Psalm 77: meditation on all God's works: reaping justification by faith as the fruit -- Psalm 90: Moses being "most Mosaic": a minister of law, sin, and death -- Psalm 94: praying against the enemies: negative capability and positive agency -- Psalm 118: soaring above distress: the efficacy of God's right hand.

1451485219 (pbk) 9781451485219

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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.


Bible.--Psalms--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Laments in the Bible.

BS1445.L3 / N48 2015

223.207 Ngi 2015