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7-1 1, and Ix. 5-12. Each of these Psalms has an elaborate heading ; but the editor, who made a new Psalm by joining two choice bits from other poems, gave his production a heading of its own, though a very simple one, viz. : "A Song. A Psalm * Let the reader take the trouble to glance over (if indeed he have not already done so), the Psalms of Book I. (i. -xli. ) to note the prevalence of Jahveh (Lord in the English versions), and then over Books IL and III. (xlii. -lxxxix. ) to see how 'Elohi...m (God in the English versions) predominates. One might read the Psalms a long time without discovering the meaning of this fact. t In many of these Psalms the divine name, whether Jahveh or 'Elohim, may represent the preference of the author rather than of the editor. 264 THE OLD TESTAMENT FROM of David. " It is plain from the evidence now produced that these headings are the work of editors, and that each editor exercised a good deal of latitude in the performance of his task. The headings are no part of the sacred text, but are introductory notes, and cer- tainly there could be no valid objection to the liberty exercised by the collectors.
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