This psalm is one of those which in the title are ascribed to Asaph
(see Introduction to Psalms 73), and there is no reason to call in
question that statement. On the phrase “To the chief Musician on...
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 occasion of this Psalm has already been discussed in the
Introduction to Psalms 75. Its structure is clearly marked, and should
be compared with that of Psalms 46. It consists of four stanzas of
t...
LXXVI.
The LXX. (followed by the Vulgate) have added to the Hebrew
inscription of this psalm the words “to the Assyrian,” indicating
that at an early period it was, as it is still by many modern
schol...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 76
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN ON NEGINOTH, A PSALM [OR] SONG OF ASAPH. The
Targum is,
"by the hand of Asaph:''
concerning "neginoth", see the title of Psalms 4:1, this psalm is
gen...
_A.M. 2989. B.C. 1015._
This Psalm seems to have been composed upon occasion of some great
victory obtained by the church over some threatening enemy or other,
and designed to grace the triumph. The...