: The commentary uses line drawings and archeological data to illustrate the imagery, such as the "tree planted by streams of water," within its original cultural setting.
However, no single commentary can be "final." Kraus should be read alongside Hossfeld and Zenger’s Commentary on the Psalms (also from Fortress Press, but in the Israelitisch-Jüdische Religion tradition), as well as the canonical and editorial-critical insights of Gerald H. Wilson and Nancy L. deClaissé-Walford. hermeneia psalms 1
Kraus provides a detailed form-critical analysis, identifying this as an . He traces its use in the Passion narratives of the New Testament, but insists on reading it first within its original cultic setting—probably a king suffering from grave illness or political defeat. : The commentary uses line drawings and archeological