This psalm (title) is inscribed “To the chief Musician upon
Neginah.” On the meaning of the expression, “To the chief
Musician,” see the notes at the title to Psalms 4:1, where also we
have the follow...
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...
The author of this Psalm is far from Jerusalem. Though his prayers
have in part been answered, and he can look forward to his return with
confidence, he is still in dispiriting circumstances. He is ei...
LXI.
Here we have the prayer of an Israelite living at a distance from his
country, and declaring in the simplest possible manner that in spite
of this banishment he does not feel remote from God nor...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 61
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN UPON NEGINAH, [A PSALM] OF DAVID. "Neginah" is
either the beginning of a song, as Aben Ezra; or the musical note or
tune of one: or rather the name of a...
_A.M. 2964. B.C. 1040._
The occasion of this Psalm is very doubtful; but it seems to have
been some great distress of David's, either by Saul, or by Absalom;
though it might be composed some time aft...