_The Psalmist, having exhorted the judges, and reproved their negligence, prayeth God to judge._ A Psalm of Asaph. _TITLE._ ףּלאס מזמור _MIZMOR LEASAPH_— This psalm is an admonition to justice, and an upbraiding reproof against the injustice of the Jewish tribunals; with an appeal to God, the supre... [ Continue Reading ]
ACCEPT THE PERSONS— _To accept persons,_ is become an established expression, with a known meaning, and therefore may be continued; but the original signifies to _lift the faces,_ to abet and countenance the wicked, and give them undue encouragement. Mudge.... [ Continue Reading ]
RID— _Rescue._... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY KNOW NOT, &C.— _They are ignorant of their duty, and will not attend_ to it, _but go on in the dark: All the foundations of the land are in a tottering state._ Green. Respecting the word _foundations,_ see on Psalms 11:3. The meaning is, "those who should rule the several nations of the earth u... [ Continue Reading ]
I HAVE SAID, YE ARE GODS— Dr. Wall, in his _Critical Notes_ upon this passage, says, "The name _aleim,_ which is the usual name for God Almighty, having been, in the Pentateuch and other holy books written before this psalm, given sometimes to magistrates, judges, princes, and any of the high powers... [ Continue Reading ]
FALL LIKE ONE THE PRINCES— _Fall like one of the poor; whom ye treat with so much contempt, as to refuse them justice._ See Psalms 82:3. Bishop Hare: who has thus nobly restored the text here, reading הרשׁים _harashim,_ instead of השׂרים _hassrim._... [ Continue Reading ]
ARISE, O GOD, &C.— _Arise, O God, judge the land thyself: for thou art the rightful possessor of all nations:_ "Since the judges, thy vicegerents, are so corrupt, take the government of the land into thine own hands." Green. This verse in a higher sense may refer to the reign of the Messiah; who was... [ Continue Reading ]