From Reformation to Reformation

[circa 1853] Verse 32:[1] Now (Gen. 25:1, 2) the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and...

8. The music and manner of singing of the ancients. The Titles on the Psalms concerning Music explicated out of Gataker: שירים, שושנים,...

Verse 15:[1] And (Judg. 7:21; 2 Kings 7:7; Job 18:11) there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the...

7. The Psalms were composed in meter. Yet its sort is uncertain. The attempt of Mercerus and Gomarus to elicit it has been opposed by...

Verse 13:[1] And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan;...

6. David deservedly called the sweet psalmist of Israel. The hymn-writers of the Gentiles are not even able to be compared with him....

Verse 28:[1] The sons of Abraham; (Gen. 21:2, 3) Isaac, and (Gen. 16:11, 15) Ishmael. Verse 29:[2] These are their generations: The...

5. A multifaceted distinction between the rest of the Scriptures and the Psalms is set forth. Whence also a multifaceted distinction...

4. The Encomia of the book in the words of Saint Basil, Athanasius, Augustine, and Calvin are woven together. In encomia of this book,...

Verse 8:[1] Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. Verse 9:[2] If they...

Verse 4:[1] And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over (1 Sam. 13:23) unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a...

[circa 1067 BC] Verse 1:[1] Now it came to pass upon a day (or, there was a day[2]), that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young...

3. The Psalms are the most elegant composition in the whole world. Their argument. Now, this work, clearly Divine, diverse, uncommonly...

2. The writers were diverse, yet David was principal. The five other authors. The Psalms לאסף, were they written by Asaph? Jeduthun,...

Jonathan and his armour-bearer secretly smite the Philistines’ army; they slay one another, 1-15; which being perceived, 16, 17, Saul...

Verse 15:[1] And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present (Heb....

1. The Inscription. ספר תהלים, the Book of Psalms. Ψαλμοὶ, the Psalms. Ψαλτήριον, the Psalter. This book is inscribed ספר תהלים,...

The Inscription. ספר תהלים, the Book of Psalms. Ψαλμοὶ, the Psalms. Ψαλτήριον, the Psalter, 1. The writers were diverse, yet David...

HOLY FATHERS: Ambrose, Bede, Catena Græca, Didymus,[1] Gregory, Hilary,[2] Jerome, Origen, Philip the Presbyter,[3] Olympiadorus’...

Verse 13:[1] And Samuel said to Saul, (2 Chron. 16:9) Thou hast done foolishly: (1 Sam. 15:11) thou hast not kept the commandment of...