TITLE. MASCHIL . Instruction. The eleventh of thirteen so named. See note on Title, Psalms 32, and App-65. The title, rearranged as above, removes the difficulty of this Psalm being ascribed to two different writers. HEMAN. Celebrated for wisdom (with Ethan, 89), 1 Kings 4:31. 1Ch 6:33, 1 Chronicle... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_ (App-13), for emphasis. THE GRAVE. Hebrew. _Sheol._... [ Continue Reading ]
AM. have been. I AM. I am become. MAN. Hebrew. _geber._... [ Continue Reading ]
FREE. Set free: i.e. by death, so as to be free from the Law (according to the Talmud, _Shabbath,_ vol. 151. B). THE GRAVE. sepulchre. Hebrew. _keber._ See App-35.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPON ME. Same word as "over me", Psalms 88:16, with which the member corresponds. SELAH. Connecting Psalms 88:6 with its amplification in verses: Psalms 88:8; Psalms 88:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEAD. Hebrew. _Rephaim,_ who have no resurrection. See note on Isaiah 26:14, where it is rendered "deceased"; and 19, where it is rendered "the dead". Compare App-23 and App-25. SELAH. Connecting Psalms 88:10 with its amplification in verses: Psalms 88:11. Compare Selah, Psalms 88:7. See App-66.... [ Continue Reading ]
PREVENT. come before.... [ Continue Reading ]
FACE. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
OVER ME. Same word as "upon me", Psalms 88:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAILY. all the day.... [ Continue Reading ]
PUT FAR FROM ME. Compare Psalms 88:8, the corresponding member.... [ Continue Reading ]