On the phrase in the title to this psalm, “To the chief Musician,”
see the notes at the title to Psalms 4:1. On the expression “To
Jeduthun,” see the notes at the title to Psalms 39:1. Jeduthun was
on...
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 Y...
When Saul was seeking David's life, Jonathan went to him secretly, and
"strengthened his hand in God" (1 Samuel 23:16); and when David's
followers in a fit of blind exasperation threatened to stone hi...
LXII.
The many close resemblances between this psalm and Psalms 39 lead to
the inference that it belongs to the same time, and is even from the
same pen. The author and his age are, however, alike unk...
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 62
TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN, TO JEDUTHUN, [A PSALM] OF DAVID. Concerning
"Jeduthun", Psalms 39:1, title. Kimchi thinks this psalm was written
concerning the captivity; and Jarchi ע...
_A.M. 2956. B.C. 1048._
This is a Psalm of praise for some deliverance, which David, the
author of it, attributes wholly to God, on whom alone, therefore, he
advises all people to place their dependa...