Psalms 43:1
XLIII. (1) AN UNGODLY NATION. — In the Hebrew simply a negative term, a nation not _khasîd, i.e.,_ not in the _covenant._ But naturally a positive idea of ungodliness and wickedness would attach to such a term.... [ Continue Reading ]
XLIII. (1) AN UNGODLY NATION. — In the Hebrew simply a negative term, a nation not _khasîd, i.e.,_ not in the _covenant._ But naturally a positive idea of ungodliness and wickedness would attach to such a term.... [ Continue Reading ]
O SEND OUT THY LIGHT AND THY TRUTH: LET THEM LEAD ME. — Instead of the violent and contemptuous escort of Assyrian soldiers, leading the exile away from the “holy hill,” the poet prays for God’s light and truth to lead him, like two angel guides, back to it. Light and truth! What a guidance in this... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD MY GOD. — An expression used in this collection instead of the more usual “Jehovah my God.” (Comp. Psalms 45:7, and for its import see _General Introduction,_ and Psalms 50:7, Note.)... [ Continue Reading ]