Praise and lament are two major approaches to praying to God. In this book, Claus Westermann investigates these primary categories of the Psalms and shows their meaning for prayer and worship.
Taken together, these essays are "examples of the thoroughness and exegetical insight which have characterized Westermann's work on Genesis" (Catholic Biblical Quarterly) throughout his distinguished career.
"Claus Westermann's commentary on Genesis is one of the really great commentaries -- great in size (three large volumes), great in comprehensiveness (covers all aspects of the text and has massive bibliographies), and great in theological ...
Introduction: A Call to Praise The Community Psalm of Lament (CL) The Community Psalm of Narrative Praise (CP) The Individual Psalm of Lament (IL) The Individual Psalm of Narrative Praise (IP) The Psalm of Descriptive Praise of Hymn (H) ...