Psalms 90: PSALMS 90-106. THE FOURTH, OR NUMBERS BOOK. NUMBERS is the name that man has given to the fourth hook of the Pentateuch, on account of the numberings recorded in Chapter s 13 and 26. The name is from the Latin Vulgate (Numeri), which is again. translation of the name given by the Septuagi... [ Continue Reading ]
TITLE.. PRAYER. Hebrew. _Tephillah._ See App-63. MOSES: the man of the wilderness. Hence the wilderness, and works of creation, referred to. THE MAN OF GOD. See App-49. There are _seven_ specially so called: Moses (Deuteronomy 33:1); Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6. Compare Psalms 90:14); David (Nehemiah 12:2... [ Continue Reading ]
OR.. Ere. Positive, not comparative. Anglo-Saxon _aer,_ from which we have our modern "ere"; found formerly as "er", "ear", and "yer". In Authorized Version, 1611, Numbers 11:33 read "yer it was chewed". THE WORLD. the habitable world. Hebrew. _tebel._ ART: or wast. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAN. mortal man. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14. RETURN. Either to dust; or, in resurrection. CHILDREN OF MEN. sons of Adam (singular) See App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
A THOUSAND YEARS. Compare 2 Peter 3:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
INIQUITIES. Hebrew. _'avah._ App-44. SECRET. Hebrew is singular; hence we cannot supply "sins" but "[sin]". But some codices, with two early printed editions, read "secrets" (plural)... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE PASSED AWAY. have declined, or ended. A TALE THAT IS TOLD. a thought, or. sigh.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR: i.e. Moses, and those of whom he writes. THREESCORE YEARS AND TEN. This refers to the length of life in the wilderness in the time of Moses, which must have been shortened specially, so that the adults died off within the forty years. The "days" were, and could thus be, actually "numbered", as... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. POWER. Hebrew. _'oz._ Spelled with Ayin (') here, but. _az_ (with Aleph) in Psalms 76:7. See note on Isaiah 11:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBER OUR DAYS. See note on "threescore", Psalms 90:10, above. THAT WE MAY APPLY OUR HEARTS UNTO WISDOM. That we may bring home. heart of wisdom.... [ Continue Reading ]
RETURN. Same word as Psalms 90:3. LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. HOW LONG. Supply Ellipsis: "how long [shall we wait for Thy return]? ... [ Continue Reading ]
EARLY. in the morning. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCORDING TO THE DAYS... YEARS: i.e. the forty years in the wilderness. EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'_. App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]