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 ]
LXXV. THE INEVITABLE JUDGMENT. The Ps. opens with praise of God and
His wondrous works. After Psalms 75:1 it is God who speaks. God will
surely judge the world, though He waits for His appointed time. He
holds the brimming cup of wine, and all must drink.
PSALMS 75:1. FOR. WORKS: read, We have cal... [ Continue Reading ]