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 ]
LXXIX. THE SANCTUARY PROFANED. The Ps. is of the same date as Psalms
74. It does not suit the earlier destruction of the city and the
Temple in 586 B.C. The words war, overthrow, and the like do not
occur: the Temple is profaned, not destroyed. On the other hand,
Psalms 79:3 is in striking accord wi... [ Continue Reading ]