TITLE.. Psalm. See App-65. WHEN. The first psalm with an historical title. See App-63 and App-64. Compare. Samuel, Chapter s 15-18. HOW...! Figure of speech _Exclamatio_ (App-6), for emphasis. INCREASED. multiplied. MANY. what multitudes.... [ Continue Reading ]
MANY. Figure of speech _Anaphora._ MY SOUL. me, or myself. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13. HELP. salvation, or deliverance. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. SELAH. Connecting the contrast between "man" (as. creature) who knows God (Elohim) only as Creator, with the speaker (David), who knew _Jehovah_ as... [ Continue Reading ]
ART. SHIELD. Figure of speech _Metaphor_ (App-6); "shield" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for defence. FOR M. = about me. MINE HEAD. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part), App-6, put for whole person.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRIED. shall cry. HEARD. will answer. HOLY HILL. See note on Psalms 2:6. SELAH. Connecting the peace which comes from prayer, as in Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:6. See App-66.... [ Continue Reading ]
SLEPT. have slept. At Mahanaim (2 Samuel 17:27). SUSTAINED. was sustaining.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNGODLY. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
SALVATION. deliverance, same word as "help", Psalms 3:2. THY BLESSING IS. Thy blessing hast been, and wilt be: i.e. whatever may happen to me. In this spirit he sends back the Ark (2 Samuel 15:25. SELAH. Connecting Psalms 3 with Psalms 4, which has the same subject. See App-66. TO THE CHIEF MUSIC... [ Continue Reading ]