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 ]
LXV. A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING.
Psalms 65:1. For pardon and the joy of Temple worship.
PSALMS 65:1. WAITETH FOR: read beseemeth (LXX).
Psalms 65:2. all flesh may mean no more than all Jews (_cf._ Isaiah
66:23 and Joel 2:28), but is better taken in a wider sense.
Psalms 65:3. Read, against us (LXX... [ Continue Reading ]