This psalm is without a title, as is the case with the first, second,
tenth, and some others. Of course it is impossible to determine on
what occasion it was composed. There is some plausibility in th...
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...
Though this Psalm, like Psalms 86, is little more than a mosaic of
fragments and reminiscences of other Psalms, especially 22, 31, 35,
40, it possesses a singular beauty and tenderness of its own. It...
LXXI.
The Palestinian collectors of the sacred songs of Israel found no
traditional inscription to this psalm, and left it without conjecture
of its authorship. In Alexandria it appears to have been a...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 71
This psalm is without a title, but is thought to be David's: the
Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and all the Oriental ones,
ascribe it to him; and both the subject and...
_A.M. 2981. B.C. 1023._
This Psalm, being without a title, and very similar to the former, is
thought by many to be a continuation of it. The author acknowledges
the continued series of God's goodnes...