Table of Contents 1 The Dynamics of Praise in the Ancient Near East, or Poetry and Politics 2 The Power of Praise in the Psalter: Human-Divine Synergies in the Ancient Near East and the Hebrew Scriptures 3 Praise in the Realm of Death: The Dynamics of Hymn-Singing in Ancient Near Eastern Lament Ceremony 4 "World Dominion" in Yahweh Kinship Psalms: Down to the Roots of Globalizing Concepts and Strategies 5 Psalms and Sumerian Hymns 6 Navajo Chants, Babylonia Incantations, Old Testament Psalms: A Comparative Study of Healing Rituals 7 Singing a New Song: On Old Testament and Latin American Psalmody 8 Enemies and Evildoers in the Psalms: A Challenge to Christian Preaching 9 Delight in the Torah: The Book of Psalms 10 Psalms in the Book of the Twelve: How Misplaced Are They?
