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On-line Resource Leslie C. Allen, "Faith on Trial: an Analysis of Psalm 139," Vox Evangelica 10 (1977): 5-23.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today  Bernhard W. Anderson & Steven Bishop, Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today. Westminster John Knox Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0664258328. pp.336.
On-line Resource W.H. Bellinger, "The Interpretation of Psalm 11," The Evangelical Quarterly 56.2 (Apr.-June 1984): 95-102. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "The Pattern of Poetry," G.S. Gunn, Ed., Singers of Israel. Bible Guies 10. London: Lutterworth Press / Nashville & New York: Abingdon Press, 1966. pp.32-36.
On-line Resource Charles Fox Burney [1868-1925], The Poetry of Our Lord. An Examination of the Formal Elements of Hebrew Poetry in the Discourses of Jesus Christ.Charles Fox Burney [1868-1925], The Poetry of Our Lord. An Examination of the Formal Elements of Hebrew Poetry in the Discourses of Jesus Christ. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925. Hbk. pp.182. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource G. Lloyd Carr, "The love poetry genre in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East: another look at inspiration," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25.4 (Dec. 1982): 489-498.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Cross: Studies in Ancient Yahwistic PoetryFrank Moore Cross, Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry. Biblical Resource Series. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 0802841597. pp.208.
On-line Resource Daniel J. Estes, "The Hermeneutics of Biblical Lyric Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 152: 608 (1995): 413-430.
Book or monograph David Noel Freedman, Pottery, Poetry, and Prophecy: Studies in Early Hebrew Poetry. Winona, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1979. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464048.
Article in Journal or Book Frank E. Gaebelein, "New Testament Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 129: 515 (1972): 247-249.
Book or monograph Susan E. Gillingham, The Poems and Psalms of the Hebrew Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0192132431. pp.324. A student guide to issues in psalms study.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Samuel T.S. Goh, The Basics of Hebrew PoetrySamuel T.S. Goh, The Basics of Hebrew Poetry. Theory and Practice. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017. ISBN: 9781532601910. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph John Goldingay, Understanding Old Testament Poetry and Wisdom Today. Bible Society, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0564077526.
On-line Resource George Buchanan Gray [1865-1922], The Forms of Hebrew Poetry: Considered with Specvial Reference to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Old TestamentGeorge Buchanan Gray [1865-1922], The Forms of Hebrew Poetry: Considered with Special Reference to the Criticism and Interpretation of the Old Testament. London: Hodder & Stroughton, 1915. Hbk. pp.303.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Elaine R. Follis, Directions in Biblical Hebrew PoetryElaine R. Follis, Directions in Biblical Hebrew Poetry. London: Bloomsbury Publsihing, 1987. ISBN: 9780567504975. pp.340. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Michael A. Grisanti, "Old Testament Poetry as a Vehicle for Historigraphy," Bibliotheca Sacra 161 (April-June 2004) 163-78.
Book or monograph D. Grossberg, Centripedal and Centrifugal Structures in Biblical Poetry. Scholars, 1989.
Article in Journal or Book Elliott E. Johnson, "Hermeneutical Principles and the Interpretation of Psalm 110," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 596 (1992): 428-437.
Book or monograph Marjo C.A. Korpel & Johannes C. de Moor, The Structure of Classical Hebrew Poetry: Isaiah 40-55. Oudtestamentische Studien, No. 41. Leiden: Brill, 1998. Hbk. ISBN: 9004112618. pp.752.
Article in Journal or Book J. Kenneth Kuntz, "Biblical Hebrew Poetry in Recent Research, Part I," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 6 (1998): 31-64.
Article in Journal or Book J. Kenneth Kuntz, "Biblical Hebrew Poetry in Recent Research, Part II," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 7 (1999): 35-80.
Book or monograph Longman: How to Read the PsalmsTremper Longman III, How to Read the Psalms. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1988. ISBN: 0877849412. pp.166.
Article in Journal or Book James L. Mays, "A Question of Identity: The Threefold Hermeneutic of Psalmody," Asbury Theological Journal 46.1 (1991) 87-94.
Book or monograph P.D. Miller, Jr., Interpreting the Psalms. Fortress, 1986.
On-line Resource Cynthia L. Miller, "A Linguistic Approach to Ellipsis in Biblical Poetry: (Or, What to Do When Exegesis of What is There Depends on What Isn't)," Bulletin for Biblical Research 13.2 (2003): 251-270.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Greg W. Parsons, "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Psalms," Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (1990) 169-87.
Article in Journal or Book S.H. Russell, "Calvin and the Messianic Interpretation of the Psalms," Scottish Journal of Theology 21 (1968): 37-
Article in Journal or Book Daniel Sivan & Shamir Yona, "Pivot Words or Expressions in Biblical Hebrew and in Ugaritic Poetry," Vetus Testamentum 48.3 (1998): 399-407.
On-line Resource Elmer B. Smick, "Suggested new translations of Old Testament poetry," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 11.2 (Spring 1968): 85-92.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource George Adam Smith [1856-1942], The Early Poetry of Israel in its Physical and Social Origins. The Schweich Lectures 1910. London: Oxford Unversity Press, 1912. Hbk. pp.102. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book John H .Stek, "The Stylistics of Hebrew Poetry," Calvin Theological Journal 9.1 (1974) 15-30.
Article in Journal or Book Merrill F. Unger, "The Nature of Hebrew Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 108: 431 (1951): 282-285.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James W. Watts, Psalm and StoryJames W. Watts, Psalm and Story. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 139. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1992. ISBN: 9780567370457. pp.246. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Mark J. Whiting, "Psalms 1 and 2 as a hermeneutical lens for reading the Psalter," Evangelical Quarterly 85.3 (July 2013): 246-262. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]

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