Psalms 25:22

A concluding prayer for the nation. The alphabet has been completed, and this is a supplementary distich beginning with Pç, which has already been represented in Psalms 25:16; Psalms 34 has the same peculiarity. Lagarde has ingeniously conjectured that these verses contain a reference to the names of the authors, Pedael and Pedaiah. But this is very doubtful; and this verse at any rate is probably a liturgical addition to the original Psalm. The absolute use of Godinstead of Jehovahis contrary to the usage of the Psalm, and rare in the First Book of Psalms generally. See Introd. p. lv.