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Page 203
Some persons are of opinion , that the present Psalm was composed by the
Asaph , who lived in the reign of Hezekiah ( 2 Chron . xxix . 30 ) ; whilst others
imagine , that it is more suited to the period of Jehoshaphat . 2 Chron . xix . 5 , & c
.
Some persons are of opinion , that the present Psalm was composed by the
Asaph , who lived in the reign of Hezekiah ( 2 Chron . xxix . 30 ) ; whilst others
imagine , that it is more suited to the period of Jehoshaphat . 2 Chron . xix . 5 , & c
.
Page 210
Morning Prayer . Psalm LXXXVI . DAVID , most probably , composed the present
Psalm , whilst suffering from the persecution of Saul . He , therefore , earnestly
supplicates God for assistance and protection in his contest with such 9 That
Glory ...
Morning Prayer . Psalm LXXXVI . DAVID , most probably , composed the present
Psalm , whilst suffering from the persecution of Saul . He , therefore , earnestly
supplicates God for assistance and protection in his contest with such 9 That
Glory ...
Page 248
The present verse depends on the very commencement of the Psalm . The
Israelites not only clothed themselves with sack - cloth , to testify the greatness of
their sorrow ( see on Psalm xxx . 12 ) , but , for the same reason , they both sat
down ...
The present verse depends on the very commencement of the Psalm . The
Israelites not only clothed themselves with sack - cloth , to testify the greatness of
their sorrow ( see on Psalm xxx . 12 ) , but , for the same reason , they both sat
down ...
Page 316
The present Psalm came ... The allusion seems to be to the Psalmist ' s
proneness to sin , in consequence of the inborn corruption of his nature , though
the persons , who ascribe the present composition to David , imagine him to
speak of his ...
The present Psalm came ... The allusion seems to be to the Psalmist ' s
proneness to sin , in consequence of the inborn corruption of his nature , though
the persons , who ascribe the present composition to David , imagine him to
speak of his ...
Page 326
2 ) , is a point of little moment , since we may readily perceive , that former
deliverances from great distress are here adduced as powerful arguments
against despair in their present circumstances , what ever they were . The writer ,
speaking in ...
2 ) , is a point of little moment , since we may readily perceive , that former
deliverances from great distress are here adduced as powerful arguments
against despair in their present circumstances , what ever they were . The writer ,
speaking in ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Explanatory notes on the Prayer-book version of the Psalms |
| Author | William Keatinge Clay |
| Publisher | John W. Parker, 1839 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2006 |
| Length | 375 pages |
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