Every commentary on the Book of Psalms has had to face the issue that many of these prayers commemorate and celebrate wrath and vengeance. What is needed is not ingenious exegetical rationalization of ancient texts, but the kind of transformation into a work of piety and art...
This is Nan Merrill's rewriting of the Psalms in a contemporary idiom, downplaying the Hebrew emphasis on competition and struggle and emphasizing their elements of peace, harmony, and healing.