What men considered "An Evening Prayer" (21 S.A.)
a consolation for their last moments, and what can
you find in the psalm to justify their preference? 497 S.A.
What interesting uses have been made of
Psalm 8 (22 S.A.)? 497 S.A.
To what use were lines 18 and 19 of Psalm 17
(25 S.A.) put? 497 S.A.
What great university has chosen the first two
lines of Psalm 27 (40 S.A.) as a motto? 498 S.A.
Pick out the line in Psalm 31 (47 S.A.) which
was used by Jesus on the cross and has since
been used by many Christian martyrs 498, 499 S.A.
Name some martyrs who have died with these
words on their lips 498, 499 S.A.
What was the secret of Livingstone's great work
in Africa, judging from his constant use of lines
nine and ten of Psalm 37 (55 S.A.)? 499 S.A.
What great English ceremony is said to be founded
on Psalm 45 (66 S.A.)? 499 S.A.
What terms make this Psalm appropriate for such use? 66, 499 S.A.
By what great men and for what purposes has Psalm 46
(68 S.A.) been used? 499, 500 S.A.
On what occasions in English history has Psalm 51
(75 S.A.) been used? 500 S.A.
How was Psalm 68 (86 S.A.) used by the friends of
Savonarola at the crisis of his career? 500 S.A.
To what general use has Psalm 68 (86 S.A.) been put? 501 S.A.
What famous early English poem is full of allusions
to the Psalms? 502 S.A.
What lines in Psalm 90 (104 S.A.) make its place
in the burial service of the church of England
especially appropriate? 502 S.A.
Pick out the lines in Psalm 91 (106 S.A.) that
were, according to legend, repeated by Pope
Alexander as he set his foot on the neck of the
kneeling Emperor Barbarossa over whom he had
just triumphed. 502 S.A.
Find the line in Psalm 98 (108 S.A.) which was
used as a proof of the fixity of the earth by
the opposers of the Copernican theory. 502 S.A.
In what way was Psalm 117 (139 S.A.), the
shortest Psalm, used at the battle of Worcester? 504 S.A.
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What did Luther say of Psalm 118 (140 S.A.)? 504 S.A.
Name some of the uses that have been made of
Psalm 118 (140 S.A.) in celebrating success
and triumph. 504, 505 S.A.
To what use did the missionary, James Harrington,
put Psalm 121 (155 S.A.) and what did he name it? 505 S.A.
Find the lines in Psalm 144 (166, 167 S.A.) that
have often been used in England and France as a
motto on the face of sundials. 506 S.A.
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