1.5. For Erasmus, interpretation meant the deployment of a sound knowledge of grammar and vocabulary to restore the original texts from errors in copying and bring out the meaning. For the New Testament this was epitomised by the detailed linguistic work that went into his Greek New Testament ...
floods ~ water on the land where it should not be. forgive ~ give away (usually *forgive *sin, which means give away the *sin to somebody else, read note in Psalm 67). grace ~ being kind to someone when you do not have to be. hate ~ the opposite of love. heart ~ part of ...
The Chief Rabbi quoted Psalm 121, ‘I lift up my eyes to the hills,’ and there were speeches from family members of the kidnapped. On Twitter, photos of the rally taken from the air were mocked by anti Zionists who denied that thousands had gathered, indeed, insisted that there were fe...
Psalm 121:8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 8. thy going out, &c.—all thy ways (De 28:19; Ps 104:23). evermore—includes a future state. A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New...
—“I will open,” Psalm 49:4, refers not to the solution but the statement of the problem, since heart and mouth are opened. Ps. 109:30; Amos 8:5; Prov. 26 Such a combination of problem and maxim we also find in Ps. 78:2; Prov. 1:6.—Playing on the harp harmonizes with ...
In this psalm the prophet recites that whoever wishes to have fellowship with God and to acquire an immovable residence in both His Church and kingdom, it is necessary that they devote themselves to true and solid righteousness. (This translation includes Musculus' appendices on Oaths and Usury...
6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.BY DR. GRAHAM BROWNM.ScD.Min. D.EpTh.D
This article explores what a Jewish historical-critical psalms commentary might look like, using Psalm 114 as an example. After offering a brief survey of general issues that arise in writing any biblical commentary, and specific issues relating the Jewish Bible commentary, it offers a sample ...
An important part of Bishop Hilary of Poitiers' "Treatise on the Psalms" is his commentary on Psalm 118, which can be called a spiritual alphabet. Just as children learn to read by recognizing letters, so believers should learn the faith and come to know God from ...
This psalm is a brief encomium on unity and brotherly love, which, if we did not see the miseries of discord among men, we should think needless; but we cannot say too much, it were well if we could say enough, to persuade people to live together in peace. Some conjecture that David...