The title of this psalm, “To the chief Musician for the sons of
Korah, Maschil,” is the same as the title prefixed to Psalms 42:1,
except with a slight transposition. See the notes at the title to
Psa...
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 Y...
This Psalm is the appeal of the nation to God in a time of unmerited
disaster and humiliation.
i. It begins by recalling the mighty deeds of God for His people in
the days of old. It was God Himself...
XLIV.
In spite of the singular used in Psalms 44:6; Psalms 44:15, we
recognise, in this psalm, a hymn expressive not of individual but of
national feeling; a feeling, too, which certainly could not ha...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 44
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN FOR THE SONS OF KORAH, MASCHIL. It is not
certain who was the writer of this psalm, nor when it was written, and
to what time it belongs: some have thou...
_A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023._
This is the third of those Psalms called MASCHIL, and the second of
those directed to the sons of Korah; but it does not seem to have been
composed by David, as the two forego...
HEADING.
‘For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil
The meaning of Maschil in this context is not certain. It is used to
describe a number of Psalms. But the word maschil means
‘...