Psalms 75:1

Psalms 75:1 «To the chief Musician, Altaschith, A Psalm [or] Song of Asaph. » Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, [unto thee] do we give thanks: for [that] thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith] That is, Destroy not; the Chaldee paraphraseth, In the time when David said, Destroy not the people. The psalm seemeth to have been made either by Asaph in David's name, or by David himself (and by him committed to Asaph), at such time as the difference depending between him and Ishbosheth, many were slain on both sides. This drew from David an Al-taschith, not long before he was anointed king over all Israel. 2 Samuel 5:1,5

Ver. 1. Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks] Heb. We celebrate thee, O God, we celebrate thee; viz. both for mercies and crosses sanctified; for these also are to be reckoned upon the score of God's favours.

For that thy name is near] Nomen, id est numen, Thy name, that is, thyself, art near, ad liberandum invocantem, as Aben Ezra expoundeth it, to deliver those that call upon thee.