The Psalms: Application to Christ

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IT is a very important point indeed as to the understanding the application of the Psalms, that, in the Psalms, as remarked elsewhere, when sufferings from men are spoken of vengeance is always called for by the speaker. In Christ's life historically there never was a trace of this but the contrary—on the Cross He prays they may be forgiven—in His lifetime rebukes the disciples for thinking of it, as not knowing what spirit they were of. It is evident that this is of the greatest weight in our judgment of the manner of application to Christ.
 
1. It may perhaps be noticed that some of these notes on the Psalms are very similar to those given in a paper entitled “Heads of Psalms." The footnote to that paper sufficiently explains the reason for passing it over as not really representing the author's thoughts. The present notes are taken chiefly from his Hebrew Bible, and are consecutive, and evidently in one special line of thought. To these have been added some notes found in his English Bible, and in one or two notebooks only. There is nothing that is not manifestly in Mr. Darby's own handwriting, and the MS. bears no trace whatever of additions by another hand. In the present “Notes" therefore nothing has been omitted, and nothing interpolated.