For neither from the east, nor from the west, Nor yet from the south, cometh lifting up.
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness-- is elevation.
For not from the east nor from the west, nor yet from the south doth exaltation [come]:
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. We will praise thee, O God! With respect to the inscription of this psalm, I have sufficiently spoken when explaining the 57th psalm. As to the author of it, this is a point, in the determination of which, I am not inclined to give myself much trouble. Whoever he…