Aben Ezra, cix; quoted, 540

Abraham, 616 ff.; promises to, 262, 423
Absalom's rebellion, 13 ff., 20, 140, 144,
216, 227, 307, 325, 344,347, 352, 804
acrostic Psalms, lxiv, 41, 132, 170, 188,
663, 671, 701, 813
Adonai=Lord, lv, 9, 37, 515
Adullam, 320, 801
afflicted, meaning of term, 47
Agincourt, Henry V.'s thanksgiving

after, 683

Aglen quoted, 605, 707, &c.
Ahab, 243

Ahaz, 254, 308

Ahithophel, 216, 307

'Alamoth, xxv, 255, 267

Alexander Jannaeus, xlvii

alphabetic Psalms, see acrostic Psalms
Al-tashcheth, xxvii, 321

Amalekites, 501

Amaziah, 339

Ammonites, 501

Amos, 483

anadiplosis, 561, 566

anāvīm, 47

'angel of Jehovah, 172, 177

angels, 148, 475, 496, 533, 557, 604, 607,
825; functions of, 279; as guardians of
nations, 495

'aniyyim, 47

'anointed of Jehovah, 6, 109, 146, 504,

508, 531, 618, 767
anthropomorphism, 90, 176, 477, &c.
anthropopathy, 239
Antiochus Epiphanes, 234, 440

683, 693, 736

'appear before God,' 228, 508

Aquila, version of, lxxi, and notes passim
Arabic poetry, xxxv

Aramaic language, lxx; forms and words,
599, 687, 723, 786, 817

Aram-naharaim, 338
archaisms of A.V. and P. B. V. explained:
alloweth, 59; curiously, 789; dear, 422;
discover, 150; ensue, 174; eschew,
174; grin, 334: grins, 794; health, 374;
leasing, 18; moe, 210, 399, 790; mon-
ster, 412; prevent, 92, 335, 481, 529;
quick, 312; tell, 266; worship, 15
Aristobulus, xlvii

Ark, the symbol of Jehovah's Presence,
47, 130, 238, 261, 354, 379, 577,585, 589;
capture of, 477; translation of to Zion,
69, 127, 375, 762 ff.; to the Temple, 375
'arm of God,' 414, 535, 582
Artaxerxes Ochus, Pss. supposed to refer
to the treatment of the Jews by, 236,

442, 499

Asaph, 427

Asaph, Psalms of, xxxiii, 276 ff., 427 ff.;
their characteristics, 428 ff.

Ascents, Songs of, xxviii, 733 ff.
Assyria, 50r

Assyrians, deliverance of Jerusalem from,

see Sennacherib

Athanasius, cviii; quoted, ciii, 572

Augustine, cviii; quoted, cv, 161, 183,

Benjamin, tribe of, 392, 484

Bevan quoted, 753

Bickell quoted, 267

birds, sacred, 506

Black, J. S., quoted, 390

bloodguiltiness, 293

bones, meaning of, 26, 175, 178, 232, 292
'book of life,' 406

bottle, 319, 718

bribes, 72

'bring back the captivity,' meaning of
phrase, 69, 303

broom, charcoal made from, 735

Bruston quoted, 248

Calvin quoted, cvi, 27, &c.

Carlyle quoted, 285

chag, 699

Charlemagne, David compared with,
xliii

chāsīd, 18, 61, 233, 279, 688, 828, 835
Cherubim, 90

Cheyne quoted, xxxvii, 306, 327, 483,
488, 495, 523, 566, 695, &c.

Chief Musician, xxi

Christ, interpretation of Psalms referring
to, lxxxii, 7, 698; see Messianic hope
Christian character, work of the Psalms

in developing, cvi

Chronicles, Book of, use of Psalms in,
xlv, 615

Chrysostom, cviii; on the use of the
Psalms, c, cii; quoted, 353

chuqqim=statutes, 704
Church, Dean, quoted, xcvii, cvi
Church, use of Psalms in the Christian,

xcviii ff.

Coleridge quoted, cvii

Cush, 29

cymbals, 833

dabar word, 704

Dalman quoted, 1

dances, religious, 830

'daughter of Zion,' 49; 'of Tyre,' 251;
'of Babylon, 782

'daughters of Judah'=cities, 266, 581

David, a Psalm of, meaning of the title,
xxxiii

David the founder of the Psalter, xli ff.;
Psalms illustrating his life, 20, 25, 36,
42, 113, 124, 151, 155, 170, 208; at Saul's
court, 57, 60, 332; at Gath, 315; during
Saul's persecution, 29, 60, 63, 72, 78,
170, 175, 295, 304, 320; referring to
events of his reign, 42, 69, 84, 106,
127; his war with Edom, 235, 338;
the translation of the Ark, 375: his
fall and repentance, 161, 198, 285;
Absalom's rebellion, 13, 20, 140, 144,
216, 227, 307,325,344,347, 352, 804;
Psalms entitled 'of David' in Book V,
509, 589, 647, 652, 664, 739,744, 761,
770, 783, 786, 792, 796, 801, 804, 808, 814
David's last words, 416; Messianic pro-
mises made to him, 530 ff., 762 ff.
Davidson, A. B., quoted, 534, 685, 737
death, O.T. view of, xciii ff., 27, 48,
154, 207, 267 ff., 273 f., 431 ff., 526 ff.,
686, 805

Deborah, song of, xxxix, 376 ff.
decalogue, references to the, 280, 282,

492

Dedication, Feast of the, 151

Degrees, Songs of, xxviii, 733 ff.
Delitzsch quoted, 84, 151, 202, 274, 325,
360, 472, 676, 748, 829, &c.

derekway, 704

Deuteronomy, influence of, 548, 553, 700

dew, 771

Dillmann quoted, 408

Doeg, 295

dogs, 334

Doughty quoted, 562

dove, 309, 384

doxologies, 423, 543, 634, 831

dramatic form in Pss., 8, 128, 763, &c.
'dramatic lyrics,' xxxiv, 244, 548, 792
Driver quoted, 286, 389, 632, 704, &c.
Duhm on the date of the Psalms, xxxviii

Earle quoted, lxxiv, 249

early rain, 364, 507
east wind, 265

Ecclesiasticus, Prologue to, xiii, xlvi f.;
Heb. text of, xlvii. 776, 813, 828

'ādāh=testimony, 704
Edmund, St, his favourite Ps., 418
Edom, David's conquest of, 235, 338,
650; hostility of to Israel, 501, 782

see

xliv, 375, 510, 519, 558, 563, 571 f., 575.
579, 582, 584, 587, 599, 614, 624, 671,
680, 682, 692, 780, 783; its significance,

377

Exodus, references to the, 65 f., 368,
382 ff., 446, 460, 467 ff., 486, 491, 553,
556, 572, 620 ff., 672 ff., 680, 692, &c.
Ezekiel, Pss. illustrated by prophecies
of, 401, 412, 483, 531

Ezra, allusions to times of, see Nehemiah
Ezrahite, 524 f.

'face of Jehovah, 19, 44, 60, 83, 112,

174, 228, 379 f., 573, 796, &c.
faith of Psalmists, 55, 187 1., 207, 267 ff.,
431 ff., 742, 748, 761, &c.
falsehood, sins of, 62, 297, 336, 654, 710,
734, 793, &c.

family, idea of the solidarity of the, xcii,
187; regarded as part of a man's self,
656; blessing of a numerous, 753

'fear of Jehovah, 105, 173, 674
figurative language: derived from ani-
mals, 561; anointing oil, 127, 770, 798;
birds, 58, 81; building, 698, 751, 811;
chaff, 4, 177, 503; conquered enemies,
370; cup of wine, 340, 452; desert
travel, 330; dew, 667, 771; dove, 309,

Egypt, references to, 377, 394:

Exodus

El, see God

elegiac rhythm, lx

Elõah, see God

Elohim, see God

384; eagle, 601; evening shadows, 595,

Elohim, judges addressed as, 327, 495

659; experiences of David's outlaw life,

Elohistic Psalms, lv, 223, 647

87; falling wall, 349; fire of thorns, 330,

'Elyon=Most High, 836; see God

696; flock, 443; floods, 745; garments,

Endor, 502

658, 660; grass, 550, 560, 594, 595,

enemies, vindictive language concern-
ing, lxxxviii ff., 219, 779, 807, &c.
Engedi, 320

Enoch, supposed references to, 274, 438
Ephraim, 342, 467, 484

Ephraimites, 467

Ephrathah, 765

Epiphany, Psalm for the, 418

Ethan, 348, 427, 524 f.

Ethanim, the mouth of, 489
Ethiopia, 395, 521

Ewald quoted, 227, 332, 338, 442, &c.
Exile, Psalms referring to the, xliv, 303,
375, 396, 430, 442, 456, 483, 531, 548,
553, 593, 637, 780; restoration from the,

603, 757; hunters' pitfalls and snares,
35, 570, 715, 718, 745, 794, 800; incense,
797; infant, 762; Levitical ritual, 435:
locust, 659; morass, 209, 399; moun-
tain fires, 503; neck-chains, 433;
ploughing, 756; potter's vessel, II;
prison, 803; progress of an oriental
king, 380; registers of citizens, 406,
522; rivers, 564; sentinel, 728, 751;
sheep, 125, 732; smoke, 379, 594;
snow-storm, 386; sowing, 750; storm,
550; swollen river, 398; torrents, 88;
trees, 3, 562, 755, 811; warfare, 176;
wax, 379; winds, 472; wine-skin, 718;
wood-cutting, 799

fool, meaning of term, 66, 271, 301, 560,
641

forgiveness, words for, 288

freebooters, 53

'fulfilment of O.T., lxxxii f.

full moon, 490

future life, O.T. view of, xciii ff., 27, 78,
154, 267 ff., 273 f., 431 f., 437 f., 526 ff.,
686, 805

gall, 404

Gallican Psalter, Ixxii
gate of the city, 401, 753
Gebal, 501

generation, 63
gir=sojourner, 207, 708
Gideon's victory, 502

Gilead, 342, 649

Ginsburg quoted, 614, 629, 638, &c.
Gittith, xxv, 37, 490, 505
glory, 437 f., 510, 830
glory of God, see God
glory=soul, 31, 324, 647
GOD Jehovah, 389, 659

God, Hebrew words for: El, lv, 22, 101,
277, 297, 322, 353, 567: Elõah, lv, 96,
278; Elohim, lv, 67, 185, 277, &c.;
the Name of, 25, 37, 46, 75, 107, 148,
238, 304, 450, 596, 683; the memorial
of, 153, 582, 596, 672, 775; use of the
Name Jehovah (= LORD), lv, 101, 277;
Jah, 380, 461, 568, 597, &c.

His titles: Adōn (=Lord), 682;
Adonai (=Lord), lv, 9, 37, 515, 548;
Jehovah Tsebäōth (LORD of Hosts),
131, 225, 257, 485, 488; 'Elyon (=Most
High), 35, 91, 256, 278, 321, 434, 471,
476, 555,559,836; Shaddai (Almighty),
385, 555; the Living God, 99, 228;
King, 59, 237, 260, 391, 446, 563, 564,
813; Rock, 87, 232, 348, 439, 572;
Creator, 101 ff., 129, 166, 686; Law-
giver, 101 ff.; Judge, 32, 44, 46, 49,
59, 79, 176, 429, 450, 494 ff.; Goel,

ham, 262; the God of Jacob, 258; the
lion of Judah, 453; a sun and shield, 509
His attributes, 166, 185, 212; eter-
nity, 598, 603; faithfulness, 531, 804;
forgivingness, 288, 587, 602, 759; holi-
ness, 116, 153, 341, 584 ff., 600, 649,
815; knowledge, 5; light, 233; loving-
kindness, 27, 231, 242, 322, 354, 530,
590, 600 ff., 683; omniscience, omni-
presence, omnipotence, 786, 822; Pro-
vidence, 5; righteousness, 23, 185, 293,
363, 410, 513, 535, 583,673, 804; truth,
133,233, 322, 325, 513, 673; wisdom, 611,
778, 822; anger, 31, 112, 199; jealousy,
476; vengeance, 99, 567; wrath, 485;
attributes personified, 233, 322, 535

His arm, 535, 582; glory, 102, 139,
148, 481, 513, 553; honour, 577, 606;
incomparableness, 533; judgements,
590; majesty, 577, 606; oath, 668, 767;
repentance, 552; salvation, 583; sove-
reignty, 128, 167, 290, 558, 563 f.;
spirit, 292, 787; work, 560; wondrous
works, 44, 413; word, 166, 642, 704, 824

timelessness of His being, 550; light
an emblem of, 606; descriptions of
His Advent, 89, 277, 580, 809; anthro-
pomorphic descriptions of, 90, 176, 477;
introduced as Speaker, 9, 280, 429;
His revelation of Himself, 288; re-
vealed in Nature, 35 ff., 101, 147, 604 ff.,
and in History, 534, 773 f., 813, 821;
the law of His dealings with men, 94;
His covenant, 134, with Israel, 240,
with David, 532; His care for Israel,
168, for mankind, 185, for all creation,
185, 813 ff.; the source of life, 612; may
be known by the nations, 50, is to be
celebrated among them, 100, and ac-
knowledged by them, 504, 516, 587,
691; contrasted with idols, 684, 775:
communion with Him man's highest
good, 72 ft., 78 ff., 353 ff., 438

godly, meaning of word, 18, 01, 279, 835
gods, judges addressed as, 327, 495
gods of the heathen, 573, 581, 784
Gore quoted, 662 f.

Gospel of Peter, 404
gõyim=nations, 8

grace, 510

Graetz quoted, 614, &c.

Great Bible, lxxiii, 380, 381, 800, and

notes passim

Greek Versions, lxviii, lxxi
Gregory VII, 249

Habakkuk, Prayer of, 376, 456
Hagarenes, 501

Haggai, 377, 510, 671, 783, 818, 821
hair, worn long in vows, 390

Hallel, 677; the Great, 776

Hallelujah, 597, 614

Ham, 475

Hannah, Song of, 677 ff.

harp, 832

harvest thanksgiving, Ps. for, 372

Hasidaeans, 688, 828

heart, meaning of, 33, 37, 353, 472, 505,

594

heathen, 8; see nations

heavens, idea of plurality of, 826

Hebrew language, mode of writing, Ixvii
Hebrew poetry, various kinds of, ix;
form of, lx ff.; strophical arrangement,
Ixiii; alphabetic or acrostic Psalms, lxiv
Hebrew tenses, 836

Hebrew Text of O.T., Ixv ff.; date of
MSS., lxv; history of, lxvi; imperfec-
tions of, lxvi; two recensions of Ps.
xviii, 86. Examples of probable or
supposed errors in, 12, 32, 37, 48, 73,
88, 91, 98, 100, 109, 119, 123, 130, 171,
183, 195, 202, 230, 246, 267, 318, 330,
335,395,411, 474, 494,539,542,549,
555, 557, 630, 641, 667, 696, 708, 725,
729, 791, 795, 806, 807, 808, 815, &c.
Heman, 524 f.

Hermon, 230, 386, 535, 771
Hexapla, Origen's, lxxi

Hezekiah, Psalms of the age of, xliv,
253, 366, 417, 519, 524

Higgaion, xxiv, 49, 560

history, allusions to earlier, characteristic
of Pss. of Asaph, 429; the Flood, 150,
301; Babel, 310; Sodom and Gomorrah,
60; the plagues, 473; the Exodus, 65 f.,
376 ff., 467 ff., 491 ff.; passage of the
Red Sea, 368, 446, 461, 492, 681; de-
struction of the Egyptians, 446; Sinai,
277, 382; journey through the wilder-
ness, 382, 447, 468 ff., 571 ff.; Korah,
310, 312; crossing of the Jordan, 368;
occupation of Canaan, 237, 260; period
of the Judges, 383 ff., 502; capture
of the Ark, 477

history, connexion of Psalms with, x;
didactic use of, 429, 463, 614 ff.

'Holy One of Israel, 415, 473
holy ones angels, 533

Hooker quoted, viii, 77

Horace quoted, 256

Horeb, 628

Hosanna, meaning of, 699

Hosea, 277

hosts, Jehovah's, 604

hours of prayer, 312

'house of Jehovah,' 20, 400, 565

Huguenots, 377

humble, meaning of Heb. word for, 47

Hyrcanus, xlvii

hyssop, 291

idolatry, contempt for, 684
Ignatius, xcix

'Imprecatory Psalms,' Ixxxviii ff., 398 ff.,
613, 651 ff., 807
'imrah saying, 704

Incarnation, work of the Psalms in pre-
paring for the, lxxvi ff.