BOOK 2 The second and third Books of the Psalter (Psalms 42-72, 73-89) are but the two parts of a whole, the largest section of which (Psalms 42-83) is called the Elohistic Psalter, because the name Elohim (God) is used almost exclusively instead of the name Jehovah (the Lord), which is predominant... [ Continue Reading ]
APPEAR BEFORE GOD] in the Temple at Jerusalem. 4. Read, 'These things would I remember as I pour out my soul within me.' AV and RV suggest that the Psalmist's memories of better days add to his sorrow; but the meaning is rather that they give him hope. FOR I HAD GONE, etc.] RV 'how I went with the t... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR_ THE HELP OF HIS COUNTENANCE] We should probably read, 'who is the health of my countenance and my God,' as in Psalms 42:11; Psalms 43:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAND OF JORDAN.. HERMONITES] RV 'land of Jordan and the Hermons,' the sources of the Jordan in the NE. of Palestine. The plural 'Hermons' refers to the separate peaks of the mountain. THE HILL MIZAR] the 'little mountain,' some lower hill in the same locality.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT THE NOISE OF THY WATERSPOUTS] better, 'in the roar of thy cataracts,' the cascades that rush down Hermon when the snow melts in spring. THY WAVES AND.. BILLOWS] a figure for trouble, probably in this case suggested by the appearance of the Jordan in flood.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And_ MY PRAYER] RV '_even a_ prayer.'... [ Continue Reading ]
_As_ WITH A SWORD IN MY BONES] better, 'as though they would crush my bones,' the whole framework of my being.... [ Continue Reading ]