PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 108:1. It seems that David composed this community lament using material from two other psalms. Verses Psalms 108:1 are from Psalms 57:7, Psalms 108:6 are from Psalms 60:5. In the midst of a dangerous situation, the singers express their confident hope of thanking God “amo... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 108:5 The next section is a general prayer, BE EXALTED, with a more specific plea THAT YOUR BELOVED ONES MAY BE DELIVERED. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 108:7 As with Psalms 60:6, these verses seem to recall an oracle (GOD HAS PROMISED) that gives God’s plan for Israel’s place in the world. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 108:10 This comes from Psalms 60:9. Part of the background of Psalms 60:1 is a campaign against EDOM. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]