| Abbreviations | xi |
| Introduction | 1 |
Book I |
| The two ways (1:1-6) | 15 |
| David's universal dominion (2:1-12) | 18 |
| You are my son (2:1-12) (cont'd) | 21 |
| Our trustworthy God (3:1-8) | 24 |
| A dialogue with God (4:1-8) | 27 |
| I need you, Lord (5:1-6) | 30 |
| Lead me, Lord (5:7-12) | 32 |
| O Lord, how long? (6:1-10) | 34 |
| Appeal to the highest court (7:1-17) | 38 |
| How great thou art! (8:1-4) | 41 |
| The Son of Man (8:5-9) | 44 |
| A lesson about God (9:1-10) | 47 |
| Sing praises to the Lord (9:11-20) | 50 |
| A time of trouble (10:1-8a) | 53 |
| Thou dost see (10:8b-18) | 55 |
| Stay where you are (11:1-7) | 57 |
| "I, even I only, am left" (12:1-8) | 61 |
| From despair to joy (13:1-6) | 64 |
| The fool has said (14:1-4) | 66 |
| Release from the vicious circle (14:5-7) | 69 |
| Another Ten commandments (15:1-3) | 70 |
| Some more commandments (15:4-5) | 72 |
| The confession of a new convert (16:1-6) | 74 |
| The joy of the new convert (16:7-11) | 76 |
| A blessed hope (17:1-15) | 79 |
| A royal psalm of thanksgiving (18:1-5) | 82 |
| The Lord of nature (18:6-24) | 85 |
| God's covenant love (18:25-30) | 89 |
| The voice of David (18:31-50) | 90 |
| The Word of creation (19:1-6) | 93 |
| The Word of redemption (19:7-14) | 95 |
| The barrier to faith (19:7-14) (cont'd) | 98 |
| The Lord be with you (20:1-9) | 99 |
| The king's King (21:1-13) | 102 |
| The lonely deer finds rest (22:1-8) | 106 |
| You took me from the womb (22:9-21) | 109 |
| The answer of the Saviour God (22:22-31) | 111 |
| A feast of grace (23:1-6) | 114 |
| The King of glory (24:1-10) | 118 |
| The way, the truth and the life (25:1-10) | 122 |
| The friendship of God (25:11-22) | 124 |
| I will remain loyal (26:1-12) | 127 |
| No need for fear (27:1-6) | 131 |
| A dialogue with God (27:7-14) | 134 |
| Judge the wicked, O Lord (28:1-9) | 137 |
| The Lord of nature (29:1-11) | 140 |
| From sorrow to joy (30:1-12) | 144 |
| The Lord preserves the faithful (31:1-13) | 148 |
| I trust in thee, O Lord (31:14-24) | 151 |
| Renewal even from guilt (32:1-11) | 154 |
| The Word of the Lord (33:1-22) | 158 |
| A recipe for serenity (34:1-7) | 162 |
| Teaching the Faith (34:8-22) | 163 |
| A call to arms (35:1-10) | 166 |
| Malice, gossip and slander (35:11-28) | 168 |
| The servant of the Lord (36:1-4) | 171 |
| Picture of a member of the Covenant (36:5-12) | 174 |
| The righteous will possess the land (37:1-15) | 176 |
| Some proverbs (37:16-26) | 179 |
| More proverbs (37:27-40) | 181 |
| The cry of a dying man (i) (38:1-14) | 183 |
| The cry of a dying man (ii) (38:15-22) | 186 |
| As I mused, the fire burned (39:1-13) | 188 |
| I waited and waited (i) (40:1-5) | 191 |
| I waited and waited (ii) (40:6-8) | 194 |
| I waited and waited (iii) (40:9-17) | 195 |
| Blessed are the merciful (41:1-13) | 198 |
Book II |
| Abandoned (42:1-11) | 201 |
| O lead me home! (43:1-5) | 205 |
| God has let us down (44:1-12) | 208 |
| We are now a laughing-stock (44:13-26) | 211 |
| God save the king! (45:1-8) | 213 |
| ...and queen! (45:9-17) | 216 |
| God is our refuge and strength (46:1-11) | 219 |
| The ascension of God (47:1-9) | 223 |
| The city of God (48:1-14) | 226 |
| The mystery of death (49:1-20) | 230 |
| Don't dare underestimate Me (50:1-6) | 234 |
| The Judge's pronouncements (50:7-23) | 237 |
| I am guilty (51:1) | 239 |
| Wash me (51:2-5) | 241 |
| Purge me (51:6-12) | 243 |
| Let me show my gratitude (51:13-19) | 245 |
| How stupid can you get? (52:1-9) | 248 |
| God is irrelevant (53:1-6) | 250 |
| God's absolute faithfulness (54:1-7) | 253 |
| "Don't rock the boat" (55:1-14) | 255 |
| Cast your burden on the Lord (55:15-23) | 258 |
| The dove on far-off terebinths (56:1-13) | 261 |
| In God we trust (56:1-13) (cont'd) | 264 |
| "Sometimes a light surprises..." (57:1-11) | 265 |
| The fate of evil powers (58:1-11) | 268 |
| I am in trouble (59:1-9) | 272 |
| But I will sing (59:10-17) | 274 |
| An appeal to God for help (60:1-5) | 276 |
| God has spoken by his holiness (60:6-12) | 278 |
| Rock of Ages (61:1-8) | 280 |
| Peace in trouble (62:1-12) | 283 |
| All-powerful love (62:1-12) (cont'd) | 286 |
| Thirsty for God (63:1-11) | 287 |
| Secret police (64:1-10) | 290 |
| The oneness of grace (65:1-13) | 293 |
| Come and see--come and hear (66:1-7) | 296 |
| The training of the servant (66:8-12) | 298 |
| Two steps to salvation (66:13-20) | 300 |
| The power of God's blessing (67:1-7) | 303 |
| The Lord of Hosts (68:1-4) | 305 |
| The God of the poor (68:5-14) | 307 |
| Poems about Zion (68:15-20) | 310 |
| A poem about victory (68:21-35) | 312 |
| Up to my neck (69:1-15) | 316 |
| God's steadfast love (69:16-36) | 320 |
| I need you God (70:1-5) | 323 |
| Growing old with God (71:1-8) | 324 |
| Becoming part of God's plan (71:9-24) | 326 |
| God save the king! (72:1-14) | 330 |
| A missionary hope (72:15-20) | 334 |
| Further Reading | 337 |