This purports to be a psalm of David, and there is no sufficient
reason for doubting the correctness of its being thus attributed to
him. DeWette indeed thinks that the contents of the psalm do not we...
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...
Trust in God in the presence of danger is the keynote of this and the
following Psalm, which are intimately connected together. The danger
is imminent; fear is inevitable; but faith is victorious over...
LVI.
If the title referring to an imprisonment of David at Gath is to be
defended, it must be from 1 Samuel 21:10, on the supposition that the
feigned madness did not succeed in its object, although t...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 56
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON JONATHELEMRECHOKIM, MICHTAM OF DAVID WHEN
THE PHILISTINES TOOK HIM IN GATH. The words "jonathelemrechokim" are
by our translators left untranslated...
_A.M. 2946. B.C. 1058._
This Psalm is well suited to the occasion on which, the inscription
says, it was written, and which is related, 1 Samuel 21. David begins
it by imploring the divine protection...
* David seeks mercy from God, amidst the malice of his enemies. (1-7)
He rests his faith on God's promises, and declares his obligation to
praise him for mercies. (8-13)...