This psalm has been called Luther’s Psalm. It was that which he was
accustomed to sing in trouble. When the times were dark; when the
enemies of truth appeared to triumph; when disaster seemed to come...
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...
Psalms 46, 47, 48, are closely connected. They form a trilogy of
praise, in which some signal deliverance of Jerusalem from foreign
enemies is celebrated. In Psalms 46 the leading idea is the Presence...
XLVI.
This psalm reflects the feelings with which a people, secure in the
sense of Divine protection, looks on while surrounding nations are
convulsed, and calmly awaits the issue. Such a situation wa...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 46
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN FOR THE SONS OF KORAH, A SONG UPON ALAMOTH. The
word "Alamoth" is thought by some, as Aben Ezra, to be the beginning
of a song, to which this psalm was...
_A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023._
This Psalm is thought to have been composed upon the occasion of
David's victories over the neighbouring nations, 2 Samuel 8:1, and the
rest which God gave him from all his en...
The next three Psalms which we will look at, Psalms 46-48, are
connected and contain a trilogy of praise for some signal deliverance
of Jerusalem from its enemies. They make clear that God is the Grea...