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Commentary on Psalms - Volume 5 Author(s): Calvin, John (1509-1564) (Alternative) (Translator) Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Description: Calvin found Psalms to be one of the richest books in the Bible. As he writes in the introduction, "there is no other book in which we are more perfectly taught the right manner of praising God, or in which we are more powerfully stirred up to the performance of this religious exercise." This comment- ary--the last Calvin wrote--clearly expressed Calvin©s deep love for this book. Calvin©s Commentary on Psalms is thus one of his best commentaries, and one can greatly profit from reading even a portion of it. Tim Perrine CCEL Staff Writer This volume contains Calvin©s commentary on chapters 119 through 150. Subjects: The Bible Works about the Bible i Contents Commentary on Psalms 119:121-150 1 Translator's Preface 2 Psalm 119 (cont.) 5 Psalm 119:121-128 5 Psalm 119:129-136 11 Psalm 119:137-144 17 Psalm 119:145-152 21 Psalm 119:153-160 26 Psalm 119:161-168 31 Psalm 119:169-174 37 Psalm 120 42 Psalm 120:1-4 44 Psalm 120:5-7 47 Psalm 121 50 Psalm 121:1-2 51 Psalm 121:3-5 53 Psalm 121:6-8 55 Psalm 122 57 Psalm 122:1-3 58 Psalm 122:4-5 61 Psalm 122:6-9 63 Psalm 123 66 Psalm 123:1-4 67 Psalm 124 70 Psalm 124:1-5 71 Psalm 124:6-8 74 ii Psalm 125 76 Psalm 125:1-2 77 Psalm 125:3-5 79 Psalm 126 82 Psalm 126:1-3 83 Psalm 126:4-6 86 Psalm 127 90 Psalm 127:1-2 91 Psalm 127:3-5 95 Psalm 128 98 Psalm 128:1-3 99 Psalm 128:4-6 103 Psalm 129 105 Psalm 129:1-4 106 Psalm 129:5-8 110 Psalm 130 113 Psalm 130:1-4 114 Psalm 130:5-6 118 Psalm 130:7-8 120 Psalm 131 123 Psalm 131:1 124 Psalm 131:2-3 126 Psalm 132 128 Psalm 132:1-5 129 Psalm 132:6-9 132 Psalm 132:10-12 137 Psalm 132:13-16 140 Psalm 132:17-18 143 Psalm 133 145 Psalm 133:1-3 146 Psalm 134 150 Psalm 134:1-3 151 iii Psalm 135 153 Psalm 135:1-4 154 Psalm 135:5-7 156 Psalm 135:8-12 159 Psalm 135:13-14 161 Psalm 135:15-21 163 Psalm 136 165 Psalm 136:1-9 166 Psalm 136:10-16 169 Psalm 136:17-26 171 Psalm 137 172 Psalm 137:1-4 173 Psalm 137:5-9 177 Psalm 138 180 Psalm 138:1-5 181 Psalm 138:6-8 184 Psalm 139 187 Psalm 139:1-6 189 Psalm 139:7-12 192 Psalm 139:13-16 194 Psalm 139:17-18 198 Psalm 139:19-24 200 Psalm 140 204 Psalm 140:1-5 205 Psalm 140:6-10 208 Psalm 140:11-13 210 Psalm 141 212 Psalm 141:1-4 213 Psalm 141:5-7 216 Psalm 141:8-10 220 Psalm 142 221 Psalm 142:1-4 222 iv Psalm 142:5-7 224 Psalm 143 225 Psalm 143:1-3 226 Psalm 143:4-7 229 Psalm 143:8-12 231 Psalm 144 235 Psalm 144:1-4 236 Psalm 144:5-8 239 Psalm 144:9-11 241 Psalm 144:12-15 243 Psalm 145 246 Psalm 145:1-6 247 Psalm 145:7-13 249 Psalm 145:14-16 252 Psalm 145:17-21 254 Psalm 146 258 Psalm 146:1-5 259 Psalm 146:6-10 262 Psalm 147 265 Psalm 147:1-6 266 Psalm 147:7-11 269 Psalm 147:12-14 272 Psalm 147:15-20 273 Psalm 148 276 Psalm 148:1-6 277 Psalm 148:7-10 280 Psalm 148:11-14 281 Psalm 149 283 Psalm 149:1-4 284 Psalm 149:5-9 287 Psalm 150 290 Psalm 150:1-6 291 v Translation of the Psalms 295 Psalms 1-35 296 Psalm 1 297 Psalm 2 298 Psalm 3 299 Psalm 4 300 Psalm 5 301 Psalm 6 302 Psalm 7 303 Psalm 8 304 Psalm 9 305 Psalm 10 306 Psalm 11 307 Psalm 12 308 Psalm 13 309 Psalm 14 310 Psalm 15 311 Psalm 16 312 Psalm 17 313 Psalm 18 314 Psalm 19 317 Psalm 20 318 Psalm 21 319 Psalm 22 320 Psalm 23 322 Psalm 24 323 Psalm 25 324 Psalm 26 325 Psalm 27 326 Psalm 28 327 Psalm 29 328 Psalm 30 329 vi Psalm 31 330 Psalm 32 332 Psalm 33 333 Psalm 34 334 Psalm 35 335 Psalms 36-66 337 Psalm 36 338 Psalm 37 339 Psalm 38 341 Psalm 39 342 Psalm 40 343 Psalm 41 344 Psalm 42 345 Psalm 43 346 Psalm 44 347 Psalm 45 349 Psalm 46 350 Psalm 47 351 Psalm 48 352 Psalm 49 353 Psalm 50 354 Psalm 51 355 Psalm 52 356 Psalm 53 357 Psalm 54 358 Psalm 55 359 Psalm 56 361 Psalm 57 362 Psalm 58 363 Psalm 59 364 Psalm 60 365 Psalm 61 366 vii Psalm 62 367 Psalm 63 368 Psalm 64 369 Psalm 65 370 Psalm 66 371 Psalms 67-92 372 Psalm 67 373 Psalm 68 374 Psalm 69 376 Psalm 70 378 Psalm 71 379 Psalm 72 381 Psalm 73 382 Psalm 74 384 Psalm 75 386 Psalm 76 387 Psalm 77 388 Psalm 78 389 Psalm 79 392 Psalm 80 393 Psalm 81 395 Psalm 82 396 Psalm 83 397 Psalm 84 398 Psalm 85 399 Psalm 86 400 Psalm 87 401 Psalm 88 402 Psalm 89 403 Psalm 90 406 Psalm 91 407 Psalm 92 408 viii Psalms 93-118 409 Psalm 93 410 Psalm 94 411 Psalm 95 412 Psalm 96 413 Psalm 97 414 Psalm 98 415 Psalm 99 416 Psalm 100 417 Psalm 101 418 Psalm 102 419 Psalm 103 421 Psalm 104 422 Psalm 105 424 Psalm 106 426 Psalm 107 428 Psalm 108 430 Psalm 109 431 Psalm 110 433 Psalm 111 434 Psalm 112 435 Psalm 113 436 Psalm 114 437 Psalm 115 438 Psalm 116 439 Psalm 117 440 Psalm 118 441 Psalms 119-150 443 Psalm 119 444 Psalm 120 451 Psalm 121 452 Psalm 122 453 ix Psalm 123 454 Psalm 124 455 Psalm 125 456 Psalm 126 457 Psalm 127 458 Psalm 128 459 Psalm 129 460 Psalm 130 461 Psalm 131 462 Psalm 132 463 Psalm 133 464 Psalm 134 465 Psalm 135 466 Psalm 136 467 Psalm 137 468 Psalm 138 469 Psalm 139 470 Psalm 140 472 Psalm 141 473 Psalm 142 474 Psalm 143 475 Psalm 144 476 Psalm 145 477 Psalm 146 478 Psalm 147 479 Psalm 148 480 Psalm 149 481 Psalm 150 482 Tables and Indices 483 Psalms quoted in the New Testament 484 Major subjects addressed in each Psalm 486 Indexes 490 x Index of Scripture References 491 Index of Scripture Commentary 495 Greek Words and Phrases 496 Hebrew Words and Phrases 497 Latin Words and Phrases 508 French Words and Phrases 510 xi This PDF file is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library, www.ccel.org. 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Written permission is required for commercial use. xii Commentary on Psalms 119:121-150 Commentary on Psalms 119:121-150 COMMENTARY ON THE BOOK OF PSALMS BY JOHN CALVIN TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL LATIN, AND COLLATED WITH THE AUTHOR'S FRENCH VERSION, BY THE REV. JAMES ANDERSON VOLUME FIFTH CHRISTIAN CLASSICS ETHEREAL LIBRARY GRAND RAPIDS, MI http://www.ccel.org 1 Translator©s Preface Translator's Preface VOLUME FIFTH TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE. In bringing to a close his labors on Calvin’s Commentary On The Psalms, the Editor begs leave to state, that in addition to the General Index, and the Indices Of Texts Of Scripture, and of Hebrew Words, originally contemplated, it has been deemed highly desirable to give at the end of the Commentary a Translation; or Calvin’s Version Of The Psalms ar- ranged in parallelisms, together with a Table Of Those Passages In The Psalms Which Are Quoted In The New Testament, and a Table Of The Particular Subjects Of Each Psalm, ac- cording to Calvin’s interpretation. These additions, it is hoped, will be considered as im- provements. From the extent to which they have increased the size of this Volume, it has been found necessary to omit the Appendix of Additional Criticisms to which reference is made in some of the footnotes throughout the work.
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