Here is a list of commentaries that can be borrowed at archive.org. Commentaries that are most likely to be useful for expository preaching are marked with an asterisk (*). Commentaries that make use of historical criticism are marked “Critical.” Commentaries that are evangelical and generally avoid historical criticism are marked “Evangelical.”
Esther
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 3: Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job (1951) (Critical)
*Esther : an introduction and commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Baldwin, Joyce G. (1984) (Evangelical)
Israel among the Nations : a commentary on the Books of Nahum, Obadiah and Esther (International Theological Commentary) by Coggins, R. J. (1985) (Critical)
Esther, Judith, Tobit, Jonah, Ruth (Old Testament Message) by Craghan, John F. (1982) (Critical)
The Book of Ezra; the Book of Nehemiah; the Book of Esther; the Book of Job (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Kelly, Balmer H. (Balmer Hancock) (1962) (Critical)
*Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther (Daily Study Bible) by McConville, J. G. (J. Gordon) (1985) (Evangelical)
Esther : a new translation with introduction and commentary (The Anchor Bible) by Moore, Carey A. (1971) (Critical) (Technical)
Job
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 3: Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job (1951) (Critical)
The Book of Job; introduction and commentary (Torch Bible Paperbacks) by Hanson, Anthony Tyrrell (1953) (Critical)
*The Book of Job (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Hartley, John E. (1998) (Evangelical)
The Book of Ezra; the Book of Nehemiah; the Book of Esther; the Book of Job (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Kelly, Balmer H. (Balmer Hancock) (1962) (Critical)
The Psalms, Job (Proclamation Commentaries) by Murphy, Roland E. (Roland Edmund) (1977) (Critical)
Job : introduction, translation and notes (The Anchor Bible) by Pope, Marvin H. (1973) (Critical) (Technical)
Job : a practical commentary by Selms, A. van (Adrianus) (1985) (Evangelical)
The Structure of the Book of Job : a form-critical analysis by Westermann, Claus (1981) (Critical)
Psalms
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 4: Psalms, Proverbs (1951) (Critical)
The Book of Psalms, Volume 1, Psalms 1-72 (The New Century Bible) by Anderson, A. A. (1971)
Psalms I, 1-50 (The Anchor Bible) by Dahood, Mitchel (1966); Psalms II, 51-100 (The Anchor Bible) by Dahood, Mitchell (1966); Psalms III, 101-150 (The Anchor Bible) by Dahood, Mitchell (1970) (Critical) (Technical)
Psalms 3 : a commentary on Psalms 101-150 (Hermeneia) by Hossfeld, Frank Lothar and Zenger, Eric (2011) (Critical) (Technical)
*Psalms 1-72 : an introduction and commentary on Books I and II of the Psalms (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Kidner, Derek (1973) Psalms 73-150 : a commentary on Books III-V of the Psalms (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Kidner, Derek (1973) (Evangelical)
*Psalms, Volume 1 (Daily Study Bible) by Knight, George Angus Fulton (1982) Psalms, Volume 2 (Daily Study Bible) by Knight, George Angus Fulton (1982) ((Critical)
Psalms 1-59 : a commentary by Kraus, Hans-Joachim (1988) (Critical) (Technical)
The Psalms, Job (Proclamation Commentaries) by Murphy, Roland E. (Roland Edmund) (1977) (Critical)
The Book of Psalms (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Rhodes, Arnold B. (Arnold Black) (1960) (Critical)
Psalms 1 (Psalms 1-72) (Old Testament Message) by Stuhlmuller, Carroll (1983) Psalms 2 (Psalms 73-150) (Old Testament Message) by Stuhlmuller, Carroll (1983) (Critical)
The Psalms : a commentary (The Old Testament Library) by Weiser, Artur (1962) (Critical)
Proverbs
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 4: Psalms, Proverbs (1951) (Critical)
Proverbs (Daily Study Bible) by Aitken, Kenneth T. (1986) (Critical)
*Proverbs: a new approach (The Old Testament Library) by McKane, William (1970) (Critical)
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Rylaarsdam, John Coert (1982) (Critical)
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (The Anchor Bible) by Scott, R. B. Y. (1965) (Critical) (Technical)
*The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 1-15 (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Waltke, Bruce K. (2004) The Book of Proverbs, Chapters 15-31 (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Waltke, Bruce K. (2004) (Evangelical)
Ecclesiastes
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 5: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah (1951) (Critical)
Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon (Daily Study Bible) by Davidson, Robert (1986) (Critical)
Ecclesiastes : an introduction and commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Eaton, Michael A. (1983) (Evangelical)
The Song of Songs and Coheleth (commonly called the Book of Ecclesiastes) (The Library of Biblical Studies) by Ginsburg, Christian D. (1970) (Critical)
Koheleth, the man and his world; a study of Ecclesiastes by Gordis, Robert (1968) (Critical) (Technical)
Looking for the Good Life : the search for fulfillment in the light of Ecclesiastes by Keddie, Gordon J. (1991) (Evangelical)
*The Message of Ecclesiastes : a time to mourn, and a time to dance (The Bible Speaks Today) by Kidner, Derek (1973) (Evangelical)
Qoheleth : a commentary (Hermeneia) by Krüger, Thomas (2004) (Critical) (Technical)
*The Book of Ecclesiastes (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Longman, Tremper III (1998) (Evangelical)
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Rylaarsdam, John Coert (1982) (Critical)
*Ecclesiastes : a new translation with introduction and commentary (The Anchor Bible) by Seow, C. L. (Choon Leong) (1997) (Critical) (Technical)
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (The Anchor Bible) by Scott, R. B. Y. (1965) (Critical) (Technical)
Song of Songs
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume 5: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah (1951) (Critical)
*The Song of Solomon : an introduction and commentary (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Carr, G. Lloyd (1984) (Evangelical)
Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon (Daily Study Bible) by Davidson, Robert (1986) (Critical)
The Song of Songs and Coheleth (commonly called the Book of Ecclesiastes) (The Library of Biblical Studies) by Ginsburg, Christian D. (1970) (Critical) (Technical)
*Song of Songs (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Longman, Tremper III (2001) (Evangelical)
*The Song of Songs : a commentary on the Book of Canticles or the Song of songs (Hermeneia) by Murphy, Roland E. (Roland Edmund) (1990) (Critical) (Technical)
Song of Songs: a new translation with introduction and commentary (The Anchor Bible) by Pope, Marvin H. (1977) (Critical) (Technical)
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, The Song of Solomon (The Layman’s Bible Commentary) by Rylaarsdam, John Coert (1982) (Critical)