Product Description: The inspiring words and teachings of the Psalms acquire new resonance in this translation into contemporary English. Biblical scholar Aaron Lichtenstein preserves the original poetry of the Hebrew by presenting the English text in verse, and doesn’t shy away from using vernacular slang...read more

Product Description: The ideas and emotions that make the book of Psalms such a powerful text for Judaism and Christianity alike are brilliantly captured in this deft translation by a scholar of Judaism. Aaron Lichtenstein offers the English translation in verse, just as the original Hebrew text is in poetry, in the various poetic modes required by the myriad moods and messages...read more