A 19th-Century Introduction to Psalm 19

It would be idle to inquire into the particular period when this delightful poem was composed, for there is nothing in its title or subject to assist us in the enquiry.  The heading, “To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David,” informs us that David wrote it, and that it was committed to the Master [...]

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Psalms 1 and 2: Compare and Contrast

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The first psalm was a contrast between the righteous man and the sinner; the second psalm is a contrast between the tumultuous disobedience of the ungodly world and the sure exaltation of the righteous Son of God.  In the first psalm, we saw the wicked driven away like chaff; in the second psalm, [...]

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The Longest Psalm

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Psalm 119
There is no title to this psalm, neither is any author’s name mentioned.  It is the longest psalm, and this is a sufficiently distinctive name for it.  It equals in bulk twenty-two psalms of the average length of the Songs of Degrees.  Nor is it long only; for it equally excels in [...]

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