Sunday, September 7, 2008

Happy Words for those that love the Psalms!

Happy Words for those that love the Psalms!

• Shem'inith. (eighth). A musical term found in the title of Psa_6:1. A similar direction is found in the title of Psa_12:1. Compare 1Ch_15:21. It seems most probable that Sheminith denotes a certain air known as the eighth, or a certain key in which the psalm was to be sung.
• Sheminith
• Eight; octave, a musical term, supposed to denote the lowest note sung by men's voices (1Ch_15:21; Psa_6:1-10; Psa_12:1-8, title).
• Glory
• (Heb. kabhod; Gr. doxa).
• (1.) Abundance, wealth, treasure, and hence honour (Psa_49:12); glory (Gen_31:1; Mat_4:8; Rev_21:24, Rev_21:26).
• (2.) Honour, dignity (1Ki_3:13; Heb_2:7 1Pe_1:24); of God (Psa_19:1; Psa_29:1); of the mind or heart (Gen_49:6; Psa_7:5; Act_2:46).
• (3.) Splendour, brightness, majesty (Gen_45:13; Isa_4:5; Act_22:11; 2Co_3:7); of Jehovah (Isa_59:19; Isa_60:1; 2Th_1:9).
• (4.) The glorious moral attributes, the infinite perfections of God (Isa_40:5; Act_7:2; Rom_1:23; Rom_9:23; Eph_1:12). Jesus is the “brightness of the Father's glory” (Heb_1:3; Joh_1:14; Joh_2:11).
• (5.) The bliss of heaven (Rom_2:7, Rom_2:10; Rom_5:2; Rom_8:18; Heb_2:10; 1Pe_5:1, 1Pe_5:10).
• (6.) The phrase “Give glory to God” (Jos_7:19; Jer_13:16) is a Hebrew idiom meaning, “Confess your sins.” The words of the Jews to the blind man, “Give God the praise” (Joh_9:24), are an adjuration to confess. They are equivalent to, “Confess that you are an impostor,” “Give God the glory by speaking the truth;” for they denied that a miracle had been wrought.

• Michtam. (golden psalm). This word occurs in the titles of six psalms, Psa_16:1; Psa_56:1; Psa_57:1; Psa_58:1; Psa_ 59:1; Psa_60:1, all of which are ascribed to David.
• The marginal reading of our Authorized Version is "a golden psalm," while, in the Geneva version, it is described as "a certain tune." From the position which it occupies in the title, we may infer that michtam is a term applied to these psalms, to denote their musical character, but beyond this everything is obscure.

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