About this title: This is a handsome package with endpapers and ribbon marker. A cornerstone of the biblical canon, "The Book of Psalms" has been a source of solace and joy for countless readers over millennia. The purity of its images invites reflection and supplication in times of sorrow. The musicality of its rhythms moves readers to celebration of good tidings. As in the past, today it is a book to be cherished as the grounding for daily life.This timeless poetry is beautifully wrought by a scholar whose translation of "The Five Books of Moses" was hailed as a "godsend" by Seamus Heaney, a "masterpiece" by ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2007-09-17
ISBN-13:9780393062267ISBN:0393062260
Description: Good. Very, very minimal shelf wear only, very light smudge on side of book (very small and very light), tight binding, clean unmarked pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2007-09-17
ISBN-13:9780393062267ISBN:0393062260
Description: Very Good. Slight wear to edges of dust jacket with a tiny tear at top of spine. Back top corner bumped. Small red smudge on bottom of page edges. No other marks or highlighting. Clean, crisp pages. Tight binding. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2007-09-30
ISBN-13:9780393062267ISBN:0393062260
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393062267. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393062267ISBN:0393062260
Description: A Translation with Commentary. Cloth & boards. 518pp. Introduction. A fine, interesting & scholarly study. Fine, like new in dj. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393062267ISBN:0393062260
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393337044ISBN:0393337049
Description: In his brilliant new translation of one of the Bibles most cherished and powerful books, Alter captures the simplicity, physicality, and coiled rhythmic power of the Hebrew, restoring the remarkable eloquence of these ancient poems. read more
"I love the Psalms; they always seem to echo my hearts thoughts. Reading the Psalms through in July and August was very important to me as I went through some life struggles, fears, worries etc... and as I read, I grew closer to God in many, many ways. I highly recommend taking a month or two and going through them- even if it's just a few chapters a day. Reading through them slowly is my preference anyway :)"
"We are studying Psalms in a bible class on Monday nights this fall and this book has been a good reference source for this class. The notes are detailed and informative and it brings life to these poems. Also discussing them with other people has made them come alive. These are are the best translations I have read compared to other bibles."
"This actually isn't the copy I read. The on ei have was done by a coligrapher ( I know I spelled that wrong) it was very ornate and beautiful. It took him 30 years to do."
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