Psalms 115:1

NOT. Hebrew. _l'o_ (not 'al). Supply _Ellipsis_ thus:"Not to us LORD, not to us [belongeth glory] but to Thy name give the glory". LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. AND. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, Septuagi... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 115:4

SILVER AND GOLD. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for what is made from them. Compare Psalms 135:15. WORK. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, read plural, "works". MEN'S. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 115:8

SO IS. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "And [so is]". TRUSTETH. confldeth. Hebrew. _batah_. App-69.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 115:9

ISRAEL. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "house of Israel". See notes on Genesis 32:28; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 46:27; Genesis 46:28. HE IS THEIR HELP, &C. Figure of speech _Epistrophe_ (App-6), in verses: Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11. SHIELD. See note on Psalms 84:9.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 115:12

HE WILL BLESS US; HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anadiplosis_ (App-6), for emphasis. THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. Compare Psalms 135:19. See note on Exodus 16:31.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 115:13

HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anaphora_ (App-6), taken with the last line of Psalms 115:12. FEAR. revere. SMALL AND GREAT. Both plural. Figure of speech _Syntheton._ App-6. AND. with.... [ Continue Reading ]

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