570 JOURNAL OF EARLY CHRISTIAN STUDIES commented on every psalm.3 Beyond the fifty eight in the extant collection of rmhne ai beginning at Ps 4, we have also commentaries on Ps 3 and verses of other psalms that are authentic but not of this collection (if the term "series" begs the ...
Str.III. Psalm 65:9. [Thou hast visited the land and made it overflow.—Barnes: “God seems to come down that He may attend to the wants of the earth; survey the condition of things; arrange for the welfare of the world He has made, and supply the wants of those whom He has cre...
Psalm 22, with good reason, has long been read by Christians as prophetic commentary on the death of Christ. Jesus cried out the first line of the Psalm, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” during the crucifixion itself. But the entire Psalm, not just the opening line, run...
Psalm 49:14–17.Like sheep,etc. This comparison indicates, on the one hand their want of will and incapacity to resist, and on the other hand, it suggests the idea that those who during their life-time have fed in rich pastures, are now driven into Sheol, like sheep into their fold ...
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 ...
Discusses the commentary of Theodore of Mopsuestia, most outstanding biblical exegete of the ancient Christian school of Antioch in Syria, on Psalm 44. Background of the exegete; Accurateness of Psalm 44 as the prophecy of Christ and the church; Significant exegetical terms that are critical ...
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 ...
Psalm 131 ► Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible Psalm 131:1 <> LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. PSALM 131 This psalm is David’s profession of humility, humbly made, with...