This psalm purports to be a “psalm of David,” and there can be no
just ground of doubt in regard to the correctness of the title in this
respect. DeWette indeed supposes that the way in which mention...
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 faith which inspires the two preceding Psalms reaches its climax
here. At a distance from the sanctuary and in peril of his life, the
Psalmist throws himself upon God. What he longs for above all...
LXIII.
The figure of the first verse misunderstood (see Note) led to the
inscription referring this psalm to the wandering period of David’s
life, a reference entirely out of keeping with the contents...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 63
A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH. This psalm
was composed by David, either when he was persecuted by Saul, and
obliged to hide himself in desert place...
_A.M. 2956. B.C. 1048._
Few if any of David's Psalms manifest more of the warmth and spirit
of lively devotion than this. He was in the wilderness, or desert
country, belonging to Judah, probably in...