CXXIII. This psalm has been beautifully called _Oculus Sperans_ (the Eye of Hope). That it reflects the feelings of Israel under foreign oppression there is no doubt, but there is no indication of precise time, unless we are to adopt the Hebrew margin, and see in the concluding word a reference to... [ Continue Reading ]
O THOU THAT DWELLEST. — _O thou throned one. _... [ Continue Reading ]
EYES. — As the eyes of the slave are fixed on the _hand_ of the master or mistress, waiting for a sign or direction, so Israel waits, expectant of the hint of Divine interference to deliver from the tyrant. The picture will be so familiar to readers of Oriental stories as hardly to need actual illus... [ Continue Reading ]
EXCEEDINGLY FILLED. — Or, _sated more than enough. _... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SCORNING. — The Hebrew offers a rare use of the article — probably it should be reproduced by our demonstrative, _this scorning._ The LXX., however, have, “The scorn for those at ease, and the contempt for the proud,” which requires only the substitution of a letter, removes an anomaly in constr... [ Continue Reading ]