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 ]
LI. A PENITENTIAL PSALM.
Psalms 51:1. Prayer for pardon and inward renewal.
Psalms 51:13. A promise to proclaim God's mercy and bring sinners back
to Him.
Psalms 51:18 f. Prayer for the restoration of Jerusalem, which will
make sacrifice possible and popular once more.
The Ps. was not written by... [ Continue Reading ]