Rebind Scholar
Nancy deClaissé-Walford
Carolyn Ward Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages (now Professor Emerita), McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University
Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford is Professor Emerita at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, where she held the Carolyn Ward chair in Old Testament and Biblical Languages. A specialist in the Psalms, she is lead author of the Book of Psalms volume in the New International Commentary on the Old Testament, written with Rolf A. Jacobson and Beth LaNeel Tanner.
In their own words
“Psalm 117 is the seventh psalm in a group of psalms in Book Five known as the hal lû yāh psalms (Psalms 111–18). In addition, it is the fifth psalm of the "Egyptian Hallel" psalms (Psalms 113–18), psalms recited at the Passover meal on the eighth day of Passov…”
The Book of Psalms (NICOT) · Read in context →
“Psalm 121 is categorized as an individual hymn of thanksgiving. Two voices are represented in the psalm—an individual singer, who states firm trust in the Lord, and a respondent, who assures the singer that the Lord will indeed guard the singer. The word guard…”
The Book of Psalms (NICOT) · Read in context →
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Passages discussed
- Psalms 107 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 109 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 111 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 112 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 113 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 115 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 116 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 117 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 120 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 121 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 122 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 123 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 124 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 126 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 127 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 128 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 129 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 130 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 131 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 133 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 135 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 136 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 138 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 139 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 140 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 141 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 142 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 143 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 144 — Commentary and Meaning
- Psalms 145 — Commentary and Meaning