The Book of praises, being the Book of psalms, with notes orig. and selected, by W.H. Alexander, ed. by his familyWilliam Henry Alexander 1867 |
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... appropriate they may be to the particular Psalms to which they are annexed , would be equally so to many others ; and , occurring as they do only at these particular intervals , appear to have been designed to mark the terminations of ...
... appropriate they may be to the particular Psalms to which they are annexed , would be equally so to many others ; and , occurring as they do only at these particular intervals , appear to have been designed to mark the terminations of ...
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... appropriate only to the true God , yet under this appellation He is most frequently and somewhat * The following summary exhibits the respective numbers complete : - Jehovah Jah Adonai Total Elohim ΕΙ Eloha Total Psalms Book 1 14 have ...
... appropriate only to the true God , yet under this appellation He is most frequently and somewhat * The following summary exhibits the respective numbers complete : - Jehovah Jah Adonai Total Elohim ΕΙ Eloha Total Psalms Book 1 14 have ...
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... appropriate com- mencement of that continuous hymn of thanksgiving which closes the book . The most frequent designation is Mizmor , uniformly rendered Psalm , which in that exact form occurs only in the superscriptions ; but two words ...
... appropriate com- mencement of that continuous hymn of thanksgiving which closes the book . The most frequent designation is Mizmor , uniformly rendered Psalm , which in that exact form occurs only in the superscriptions ; but two words ...
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... appropriate to the Psalms in question , four of them at least being , according to the statements in the titles , com- memorative of particular events during the Sauline persecution . The seventh Psalm is called Shiggaion , on which see ...
... appropriate to the Psalms in question , four of them at least being , according to the statements in the titles , com- memorative of particular events during the Sauline persecution . The seventh Psalm is called Shiggaion , on which see ...
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... appropriate to Jeduthun's choir , though the instrument might be adopted by all . -See notes on Psalms xxxix . , lxii . , lxxvii . 3. MUSICAL INSCRIPTIONS . - Fifty - five Psalms are inscribed Lamnatzah , " To the chief musician . " The ...
... appropriate to Jeduthun's choir , though the instrument might be adopted by all . -See notes on Psalms xxxix . , lxii . , lxxvii . 3. MUSICAL INSCRIPTIONS . - Fifty - five Psalms are inscribed Lamnatzah , " To the chief musician . " The ...
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according ancient appears appropriate bless brought called captivity cause character chief clause commandments composed connection considered continually David death delivered denote designed destruction Divine dwell earth enemies evil expression eyes fear former give glory hand hath head hear heart heathen heaven Hebrew Hengstenberg holy iniquity Israel Jehovah Jerusalem judge judgment keep king land latter literally living LORD meaning mentioned mouth occasion original passage person praise prayer preceding present probably Psalm Psalmist refer regarded rejoice remarks rendered righteous righteousness salvation seems Selah sense servant signifies sing song soul speak stand strength supposed thee thine things Thou hast thought translators trouble trust truth turn unto verb verse versions voice waters whole wicked word Zion
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Page 377 - The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow.
Page 80 - Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Page 229 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 115 - By the word of the LORD were the heavens made ; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Page 128 - I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Page 195 - O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is, 2 to see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Page 248 - The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven : the lightnings lightened the world : the earth trembled and shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Page 124 - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
Page 153 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most high.
Page 435 - BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.