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And abundance of peace, till the moon be no more.

He will rule from sea to sea :

From the river to the ends of the earth.

They that dwell in the desert shall crouch before
Him:

And His enemies lick the dust.

The kings of Tarshish

And of the isles shall bring presents:

The kings of Sheba and Seba

Shall offer gifts.

III.

All kings shall bow before Him:

And all the heathen serve Him.

For He will deliver

The needy who cries, and th' afflicted:
And him who hath no helper.

He will pity the poor and needy:
And save the lives of the needy ones.

He will redeem their lives

From oppression and violence :

And their blood in his eyes shall be precious.

And the needy will live, and give Him

Of the gold of Sheba :

And will pray continually for Him :

And will bless Him all day long.

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IV.

There shall be in the land an abundant growth

Of corn on the top of the mountains :

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Its fruit shall shake like Lebanon :
And they of the city shall flourish,
Like the grass of the earth.
His Name shall continue for ever:
His Name shall perpetuate itself
As long as the sun shall endure:
And men shall be blessed in Him:

All nations shall call Him blessed.

STROPHE DIVISION 5. 5. 5. 2.=10. 5. 2.=10. 7.

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DOXOLOGY.

Blest be Jehovah God,

The God of Israel :

Who only doeth marvels!

And blest be His glorious Name for ever:

And let His glory fill all the earth!

AMEN! and AMEN!

The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended.

NOTES

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY

ON THE

SECOND PART OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS.

NOTES.

PSALM XLII.

THIS is the first of the Korahite Psalms, "which have a common predilection for the name Elohim; which has had the effect of the mass of such Psalms being assigned to the commencement of the second book, which contains the Psalms that make predominating use of Elohim.—The superscription, which names the sons of Korah as author, and the internal grounds which point to David as the subject of the Psalm, have equal justice done to them, if we suppose that one of the sons of Korah sung this Psalm, as from the soul of David. The 63rd Psalm, composed by David himself, when fleeing in the wilderness of Judah, forms the natural point of contact for this, which belongs to the time of sojourn in the land beyond Jordan." (Hengstenberg.)

The Psalm is called Maschil, or Lesson. It contains eleven verses. The Psalmist is teaching his scholars.