Psalms 68 - Introduction

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 Yahweh has crept into the text by a natural slip of the scribes.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 68:1-35

LXVIII. A SONG OF TRIUMPH. The most difficult of all the Pss. In some places the text is so corrupt that it defies any attempt at emendation, and the VSS give little, if any, help. The historical allusions are obscure. The poet makes use of older works, especially of Deborah's Song in Judges 5. PS... [ Continue Reading ]

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