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4.5
This text is one of the best commentaries on the psalms I've come across, especially concerning as they are in the Vulgate rendered in the English Douay-Rheims bible. If you pray the Divine Office, especially if it be the traditional Breviary, or if you just have a love of the psalms in their inexhaustible supply of spiritual riches, this book is perfect. Although it is a bit big, and not easily used while praying the Divine Office (perhaps St. Alphonsus Liguori's commentary would be better suited in that instance), it covers the psalms in a most devout manner, and is very extensive.Each verse of each psalm is given about at least a paragraph of commentary, sometimes comparing various other renderings of a verse, which is extremely helpful especially concerning the Vulgate psalms with some of its obscure passages. However, of the time period, I haven't found book of the same volume of caliber as Bellarmine's commentary.It might not be the best commentary on the psalms to jump into if you are just starting to get to know them. However, Bellarmine's commentary is thoughtful, and most orthodox. This book would be of great use to any Christian, and particularly Catholics, and deserves a spot in any Catholic, and especially traditional, library.
