Psalm 108s Canonical Placement and Use of Earlier Psalms

<b>Reading psalms in context<br/><br/></b>The Psalter is a carefully edited work, skillfully arranged to communicate a theological message. <i>The Promised Davidic King</i> is a case study of how a single psalm shapes--and is shaped by--its context in the Psalter. Wyatt Aaron Graham argues that Psalm 108 plays a guiding role in Book V (Pss 107-150). Following Israel's return from exile in Psalm 107, Psalm 108 introduces the eschatological King and kingdom further developed in Psalms 109-110. Psalm 108 repurposes Psalms 57 and 60, which in this location, take on renewed meaning in the Psalter's unfolding story of redemption.<br/><br/>Graham's study of Psalm 108 gives insight into the meaning of the Psalms and displays the benefits of reading psalms in their context.