’TheLordismyshepherd,Ishallnotwant.’’Thywordisalamptomyfeet.’’Searchme,OGod,andknowmyheart!’SuchphrasesleaptomindwheneverChristianslifttheirheartstoGod.Formany,infact,thePsalmsaretherichestpartoftheOldTestament.DerekKidnerprovidesafreshandpenetratingguidetoPsalms1--72.Heanalyzeseachpsalmindepth,commentsoninterpretativequestionsandbringsouttheuniversalrelevanceofthetexts.Healsogivesspecialhelponthepsalmists’criesforvengeance.Togetherwithitscompanionvolume(Psalms73--150),bothofwhichwereformerlypartoftheTyndaleOldTestamentCommentariesseries,thisintroductionandcommentarywillinspireanddeepenpersonalworship.