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	Leslie C. Allen, "Faith on Trial: an Analysis of Psalm 139," Vox Evangelica 10 (1977): 5-23. pdf
	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.
	W.H. Bellinger, "The Interpretation of Psalm 11," The Evangelical Quarterly 56.2 (Apr.-June 1984): 95-102. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	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.
	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. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	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. pdf
	Frank Moore Cross, Studies in Ancient Yahwistic Poetry. Biblical Resource Series. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 0802841597. pp.208.
	Daniel J. Estes, "The Hermeneutics of Biblical Lyric Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 152: 608 (1995): 413-430.
	David Noel Freedman, Pottery, Poetry, and Prophecy: Studies in Early Hebrew Poetry. Winona, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1979. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464048.
	Frank E. Gaebelein, "New Testament Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 129: 515 (1972): 247-249.
	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.
	Samuel 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]
	John Goldingay, Understanding Old Testament Poetry and Wisdom Today. Bible Society, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0564077526.
	George 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. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Elaine 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]
	Michael A. Grisanti, "Old Testament Poetry as a Vehicle for Historigraphy," Bibliotheca Sacra 161 (April-June 2004) 163-78.
	D. Grossberg, Centripedal and Centrifugal Structures in Biblical Poetry. Scholars, 1989.
	Elliott E. Johnson, "Hermeneutical Principles and the Interpretation of Psalm 110," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 596 (1992): 428-437.
	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.
	J. Kenneth Kuntz, "Biblical Hebrew Poetry in Recent Research, Part I," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 6 (1998): 31-64.
	J. Kenneth Kuntz, "Biblical Hebrew Poetry in Recent Research, Part II," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 7 (1999): 35-80.
	Tremper Longman III, How to Read the Psalms. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 1988. ISBN: 0877849412. pp.166.
	James L. Mays, "A Question of Identity: The Threefold Hermeneutic of Psalmody," Asbury Theological Journal 46.1 (1991) 87-94.
	P.D. Miller, Jr., Interpreting the Psalms. Fortress, 1986.
	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. pdf
	Greg W. Parsons, "Guidelines for Understanding and Proclaiming the Psalms," Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (1990) 169-87.
	S.H. Russell, "Calvin and the Messianic Interpretation of the Psalms," Scottish Journal of Theology 21 (1968): 37-
	Daniel Sivan & Shamir Yona, "Pivot Words or Expressions in Biblical Hebrew and in Ugaritic Poetry," Vetus Testamentum 48.3 (1998): 399-407.
	Elmer B. Smick, "Suggested new translations of Old Testament poetry," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 11.2 (Spring 1968): 85-92. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
	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]
	John H .Stek, "The Stylistics of Hebrew Poetry," Calvin Theological Journal 9.1 (1974) 15-30.
	Merrill F. Unger, "The Nature of Hebrew Poetry," Bibliotheca Sacra 108: 431 (1951): 282-285.
	James 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]
	Mark J. Whiting, "Psalms 1 and 2 as a hermeneutical lens for reading the Psalter," Evangelical Quarterly 85.3 (July 2013): 246-262. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]