A COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS, DESIGNED CHIEFLY FOR THE USE OF HEBREW STUDENTS AND OF CLERGYMEN, BY GEORGE PHILLIPS, D.D., PRESIDENT OF QUEENS' COLLEGE, CAMBridge. VOL. I. WILLIAMS AND NORGATE, 14, HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON; PREFACE. THE following commentary is to a great extent a recast of the work on the Psalms, which I published many years ago. It differs, however, in several respects from that work, and in many places the commentary is entirely altered. I have, therefore, thought it desirable for this and other reasons to bring it out as an independent work. It is distinguished from the former one, 1stly, by the omission of the Hebrew text of the Psalms; 2ndly, by many corrections and amendments in every part, which after a very careful examination appeared to be called for and necessary; and 3rdly, by the removal of numerous passages of the old, and the substitution for them of a new commentary and new criticisms, which the progress of Hebrew scholarship during the last twenty years seemed in my judgment to require. My reason for not reprinting the Hebrew text will be obvious to the student, It was my wish that the commentary should be brought out at as low a price as was consistent with the cost of printing and publication. The text which I have |