BOOK II. PSS. XLII.- LXXII.
Psalms 42-83 are Elohistic, _i.e._ they use the word God (Elohim) and
avoid the proper name Yahweh, probably from motives of reverence. Here
and there, however, the name Yahweh has crept into the text by a
natural slip of the scribes.... [ Continue Reading ]
XLVII. JOY OF ALL MANKIND IN YAHWEH. All nations are invited to
rejoice in Yahweh's exaltation. It seems strange that they should be
expected to rejoice in their own defeat; but this is explained by the
belief (Psalms 47:9) that the heathen nobles are to be gathered
together with the people of the G... [ Continue Reading ]