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Commentary on Psalms - Volume 1

Commentary on Psalms - Volume 1

by John Calvin

John Calvin (1509–1564) was a French theologian who became the leading figure of the Reformation in Geneva. Trained in law and humanist scholarship, he published the first edition of his Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536, at twenty-six, and spent his life preaching, lecturing, and organizing the Genevan church. His commentaries on nearly the whole Bible and the final 1559 Institutes anchor our Reformed collection.

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First published
1564
Category
Theology
Length
217k words · about 14 hours
Chapters
216

About this book

The first volume of John Calvin's commentary on the Psalms, in Henry Beveridge's English translation. Calvin prized this book above his other expositions, finding in the Psalms a mirror of every movement of the soul before God. His comments join careful explanation of the words with warm application, teaching readers to pray as David prayed — in sorrow, danger, gratitude, and hope.

Contents

  1. Commentary on Psalms 1-35
  2. Translator's Preface
  3. Arthur Golding's Epistle Dedicatory
  4. The Author's Preface
  5. Psalm 1
  6. Psalm 1:1-2
  7. Psalm 1:3
  8. Psalm 1:4
  9. Psalm 1:5-6
  10. Psalm 2
  11. Psalm 2:1-3
  12. Psalm 2:4-6
  13. Psalm 2:7-8
  14. Psalm 2:9
  15. Psalm 2:10-11
  16. Psalm 2:12 🔒
  17. Psalm 3 🔒
  18. Psalm 3:1-2 🔒
  19. Psalm 3:3-4 🔒
  20. Psalm 3:5-6 🔒
  21. Psalm 3:7-8 🔒
  22. Psalm 4 🔒
  23. Psalm 4:1 🔒
  24. Psalm 4:2-3 🔒
  25. Psalm 4:4-5 🔒
  26. Psalm 4:6-7 🔒
  27. Psalm 4:8 🔒
  28. Psalm 5 🔒
  29. Psalm 5:1-2 🔒
  30. Psalm 5:3 🔒
  31. Psalm 5:4-6 🔒
  32. Psalm 5:7 🔒
  33. Psalm 5:8-10 🔒
  34. Psalm 5:11-12 🔒
  35. Psalm 6 🔒
  36. Psalm 6:1 🔒
  37. Psalm 6:2-3 🔒
  38. Psalm 6:4-5 🔒
  39. Psalm 6:6-7 🔒
  40. Psalm 6:8-10 🔒
  41. Psalm 7 🔒
  42. Psalm 7:1-2 🔒
  43. Psalm 7:3-5 🔒
  44. Psalm 7:6-8 🔒
  45. Psalm 7:9-11 🔒
  46. Psalm 7:12-14 🔒
  47. Psalm 7:15-16 🔒
  48. Psalm 8:1 🔒
  49. Psalm 8:2 🔒
  50. Psalm 8:3-4 🔒
  51. Psalm 8:5-6 🔒
  52. Psalm 8:7-9 🔒
  53. Psalm 9 🔒
  54. Psalm 9:1-3 🔒
  55. Psalm 9:4-5 🔒
  56. Psalm 9:6-8 🔒
  57. Psalm 9:9-12 🔒
  58. Psalm 9:13-14 🔒
  59. Psalm 9:15-16 🔒
  60. Psalm 9:17-18 🔒
  61. Psalm 9:19-20 🔒
  62. Psalm 10 🔒
  63. Psalm 10:1-2 🔒
  64. Psalm 10:3-4 🔒
  65. Psalm 10:5-6 🔒
  66. Psalm 10:7-10 🔒
  67. Psalm 10:11-13 🔒
  68. Psalm 10:14-15 🔒
  69. Psalm 10:16-18 🔒
  70. Psalm 11 🔒
  71. Psalm 11:1-3 🔒
  72. Psalm 11:4-5 🔒
  73. Psalm 11:6-7 🔒
  74. Psalm 12 🔒
  75. Psalm 12:1-2 🔒
  76. Psalm 12:3-4 🔒
  77. Psalm 12:5-6 🔒
  78. Psalm 12:7-8 🔒
  79. Psalm 13 🔒
  80. Psalm 13:1-2 🔒
  81. Psalm 13:3-4 🔒
  82. Psalm 13:5 🔒
  83. Psalm 14 🔒
  84. Psalm 14:1 🔒
  85. Psalm 14:2-3 🔒
  86. Psalm 14:4 🔒
  87. Psalm 14:5-6 🔒
  88. Psalm 14:7 🔒
  89. Psalm 15:1-2 🔒
  90. Psalm 15:3 🔒
  91. Psalm 15:4 🔒
  92. Psalm 15:5 🔒
  93. Psalm 16 🔒
  94. Psalm 16:1 🔒
  95. Psalm 16:2-3 🔒
  96. Psalm 16:4 🔒
  97. Psalm 16:5-6 🔒
  98. Psalm 16:7 🔒
  99. Psalm 16:8-9 🔒
  100. Psalm 16:10 🔒
  101. Psalm 16:11 🔒
  102. Psalm 17 🔒
  103. Psalm 17:1-2 🔒
  104. Psalm 17:3-4 🔒
  105. Psalm 17:5-6 🔒
  106. Psalm 17:7-9 🔒
  107. Psalm 17:10-12 🔒
  108. Psalm 17:13-14 🔒
  109. Psalm 17:15 🔒
  110. Psalm 18 🔒
  111. Psalm 18:1-2 🔒
  112. Psalm 18:3-6 🔒
  113. Psalm 18:7-11 🔒
  114. Psalm 18:12-19 🔒
  115. Psalm 18:20-24 🔒
  116. Psalm 18:25-27 🔒
  117. Psalm 18:28-32 🔒
  118. Psalm 18:33-36 🔒
  119. Psalm 18:37-40 🔒
  120. Psalm 18:41-45 🔒
  121. Psalm 18:46-50 🔒
  122. Psalm 19 🔒
  123. Psalm 19:1-6 🔒
  124. Psalm 19:7-9 🔒
  125. Psalm 19:10-11 🔒
  126. Psalm 19:12-14 🔒
  127. Psalm 20 🔒
  128. Psalm 20:1-2 🔒
  129. Psalm 20:3-5 🔒
  130. Psalm 20:6-9 🔒
  131. Psalm 21 🔒
  132. Psalm 21:1-3 🔒
  133. Psalm 21:4-6 🔒
  134. Psalm 21:7-10 🔒
  135. Psalm 21:11-13 🔒
  136. Psalm 22 🔒
  137. Psalm 22:1-2 🔒
  138. Psalm 22:3-8 🔒
  139. Psalm 22:9-11 🔒
  140. Psalm 22:12-16 🔒
  141. Psalm 22:17-21 🔒
  142. Psalm 22:22-24 🔒
  143. Psalm 22:25-29 🔒
  144. Psalm 22:30-31 🔒
  145. Psalm 23 🔒
  146. Psalm 23:1-4 🔒
  147. Psalm 23:5-6 🔒
  148. Psalm 24 🔒
  149. Psalm 24:1-4 🔒
  150. Psalm 24:5-6 🔒
  151. Psalm 24:7-10 🔒
  152. Psalm 25 🔒
  153. Psalm 25:1-3 🔒
  154. Psalm 25:4-7 🔒
  155. Psalm 25:8-11 🔒
  156. Psalm 25:12-15 🔒
  157. Psalm 25:16-22 🔒
  158. Psalm 26 🔒
  159. Psalm 26:1-4 🔒
  160. Psalm 26:5-7 🔒
  161. Psalm 26:8-11 🔒
  162. Psalm 26:12 🔒
  163. Psalm 27 🔒
  164. Psalm 27:1-3 🔒
  165. Psalm 27:4-6 🔒
  166. Psalm 27:7-9 🔒
  167. Psalm 27:10-12 🔒
  168. Psalm 27:13-14 🔒
  169. Psalm 28 🔒
  170. Psalm 28:1-2 🔒
  171. Psalm 28:3-5 🔒
  172. Psalm 28:6-8 🔒
  173. Psalm 28:9 🔒
  174. Psalm 29 🔒
  175. Psalm 29:1-4 🔒
  176. Psalm 29:5-8 🔒
  177. Psalm 29:9-11 🔒
  178. Psalm 30 🔒
  179. Psalm 30:1-3 🔒
  180. Psalm 30:4-5 🔒
  181. Psalm 30:6-10 🔒
  182. Psalm 30:11-12 🔒
  183. Psalm 31 🔒
  184. Psalm 31:1-4 🔒
  185. Psalm 31:5-8 🔒
  186. Psalm 31:9-13 🔒
  187. Psalm 31:14-18 🔒
  188. Psalm 31:19-21 🔒
  189. Psalm 31:22-24 🔒
  190. Psalm 32 🔒
  191. Psalm 32:1-2 🔒
  192. Psalm 32:3-4 🔒
  193. Psalm 32:5-7 🔒
  194. Psalm 32:8-11 🔒
  195. Psalm 33 🔒
  196. Psalm 33:1-4 🔒
  197. Psalm 33:5-9 🔒
  198. Psalm 33:10-12 🔒
  199. Psalm 33:13-17 🔒
  200. Psalm 33:18-19 🔒
  201. Psalm 33:20-22 🔒
  202. Psalm 34 🔒
  203. Psalm 34:1-6 🔒
  204. Psalm 34:7-10 🔒
  205. Psalm 34:11-14 🔒
  206. Psalm 15-17 🔒
  207. Psalm 34:18-22 🔒
  208. Psalm 35 🔒
  209. Psalm 35:1-3 🔒
  210. Psalm 35:4-7 🔒
  211. Psalm 35:8-10 🔒
  212. Psalm 35:11-15 🔒
  213. Psalm 35:16-18 🔒
  214. Psalm 35:19-23 🔒
  215. Psalm 35:24-28 🔒
  216. Translation of Psalms 1-35 🔒

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