Albert Barnes
Published: 2016-11-29
Total Pages: 390
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Excerpt from Notes, Critical, Explanatory, and Practical, on the Book of Psalms, Vol. 2 of 3 There is a very marked resemblance between this psalm and the forty-third. They were composed on a similar, if not on the same occasion; and the two might be united so as to constitute one con nected psalm. In fact, they are thus united in thirty-seven codices of Kenni cott, and in nine of De Rossi. The structure of both is the same, though they are separated in most of the He brew 1\iss., in the Septuagint and Latin Vulgate, in the Chaldee Paraphrase, and in the Syriac and Arabic versions. The forty-second psalm consists of two parts, marked by the burden or refrain ln vers. 5 and 11 and if Psalm xliii. Were regarded as a part of the same composition, the two would be divided into three parts, marked by the same burden or refrain, in Ps. Xlii. 5, 11, and xliii. 5. Of these parts the general strue ture is similar, containing (a) an ex pression of trouble, sorrow, despondency; and then (b) a solemn appeal oft e author to his own soul, asking why he should be cast down, and exhorting him self to put his trust in God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.