my God and let them not rejoyce at me verse 25 Let them not say in their heart aha our soul let them not say we have swallowed him up verse 26 Let them be abashed and confounded together that rejoyce at mine evill let them be clothed with bashfulnesse and shame that magnifie against me verse 27 Let them shout joyfully and rejoyce that delight my justice and let them say continually magnified be Jehovah that delighteth the peace of his servant verse 28 And my tongue shall meditate thy justice all the day thy praise PSALM XXXV This may be sung also as the 8. Psalme PLead thou O LORD with them that plead with me warr against them that do against me war 2 Lay hold upon the shield and the bucklar stand for mine help verse 3 And spear sword draw-free to meet with them that my pursuers be Say to my soule I thy salvation am verse 4 Let my soule seekers basht and shamed be turn'd back and hush that evill think for me verse 5 As chaffe before the wind so be those-same and th'Angel of Jehovah driving them verse 6 Darknesse and slippernes let be their way and th'Angel of the LORD them following verse 7 Because they the corruption of their grinn without cause for me privily-did-lay without cause digged for my soule have they verse 8 Let ruine come on him unwary he and catch him let his privie-hidden grinn with wastfull-ruine let him fall therein verse 9 And in Jehovah glad my soule shall be shall in his saving health have joyfull-glee verse 10 My bones shal all say LORD who is like thee that from his stronger riddest-free the poore even poore and needy from his spoiler-sore verse 11 Cruell-false witnesses up-risen be things that I knew not they did aske of me verse 12 Evill for good they unto me rendred Ev'n of my soule the quit-bereaving-lack verse 13 And I when they were sick my cloth was sack my soule I have with fasting afflicted my prayer on my bosom eke turned verse 14 As-if a friend familiar been he had as-if he had my brother been I went as one that for his mother doth lament so bowed I me down obscurely-sad verse 15 But when-as I did halt then they were glad Also together-they were-gathered the smiters ' gainst me were-together-come and I knew not they rent and were not dum verse 16 With hypocrites scoffers for cake-of-bread ' gainst me their teeth together they gnashed verse 17 O Lord my-stayes how long-while wilt thou see returne my soul from their vastations my solitary soul from the Lions verse 18 I in the great Church will confesse to thee I will thee praise among a folk mighty verse 19 O let not them that are with falsity mine enemies be joyfull over me and they that without cause my haters be let them not privily-wink with the eye verse 20 Because-that they do not speak peaceably And ' gainst them that the quiet of th' earth be words of deceits they have imagined verse 21 And have their mouth against me large-op'ned have said aha aha our eye doth see verse 22 O JAH thou seest silent-keep not thee O Lord from me far-be-not-thine-abode verse 23 Stir-up and to my judgement thou awake my God and my Lord unto my debate verse 24 According to thy justirce LORD my God judge me and let them not at me be glad verse 25 Aha our soul let them in heart not say let them not say we have him swallowed verse 26 Together ' bashed be they and shamed that joy at mine ill clad with shame be they and bashfulnesse that ' gainst me magnifie verse 27 Let them rejoyce and let them shout-with-song my justice that delight and let them say Jehovah magnified be alway his servants peace that liketh verse 28 And my tongu shall sound thy justice thy praise all day-long PSAL. XXXVI 1 To the master of the musick a Psalm of David the servant of Iehovah verse 2 THe trespasse of the wicked assuredly saith in the inmost of my heart no dread of God is before his eyes verse 3 For he flattereth him self in his own eyes to finde his iniquitie which he ought to hate verse 4 The words of his mouth are painfull-iniquity and deceit he hath left-off to be prudent to do good verse 5 He thinketh painfull-iniquity upon his bed he setteth-himself on a way not good he refuseth not evill verse 6 Iehovah thy mercy is in the heavens thy faithfulnesse unto the skies verse 7 Thy justice as the mountains of God thy judgements a great depth Iehovah thou savest man and beast verse 8 How precious is thy mercy O God and the sons of Adam hope-for-safety in the shadow of thy wings verse 9 They shall be plenteously-moistned with the fatnesse of thy house and the stream of thy pleasures thou wilt give them to drink verse 10 Because with thee is the well of life in thy light we see light verse 11 Extend thy mercy to them that know thee and thy justice to the right of heart verse 12 Let not the foot of pride come-on me and the hand of the wicked let it not make-me-flee verse 13 There have they fallen that work painfull-iniquity they have been thrust down and have not been-able to rise PSAL. XXXVI Sing this as the 27. Psalm THe trespasse of the wicked man verse 2 saith-in-assured-wise even in my heart that dread of God is not before his eyes verse 3 For flatteringly-perswade himself in his-own eyes doth he to find-out his iniquity that hated ought to be verse 4 The words of his mouth are deceit and vaine-iniquity for to do good he hath left-off his prudence-to-apply verse 5 Iniquity upon his bed he purposely-doth muse he sets himself on way not good he ev'll doth not refuse verse 6 Jehovah in the heavens is thy bountifull mercy thy constant-faithfulnesse doth reach unto the highest-sky verse 7 Thy justice as the mounts of God thy judgements a great deep Jehovah thou dost man and beast in healthfull safety-keep verse 8 How precious is thy mercy when Adams sons O God within the shadow of thy wings doe hope-for-safe abode verse 9 They shall with fatnesse of thy house have plentifull-moistures and thou wilt give-them for to drink the stream of thy pleasures verse 10 Because with thee the well of life in thy light light we-see verse 11 Extend thy merciful-kindnesse unto them that know thee thy justice eke to right of heart verse 12 Let not the foot of pride come-on me and the wickeds hand not make-me-move-aside verse 13 There have they fallen-down that doo iniquity practise they have been thrust-down and have not ability to rise PSALM XXXVII This may be sung also as the 25. or as the 119. Psalm verse 1 FRet not thy selfe for them that evil-doon envie not them that do injuriousnesse verse 2 For as the grasse cut down they shall be soon and fade even-as the budding-herbs greennes verse 3 Do good and in Jehovah
Our soule earnestly-waiteth for Iehovah he is our help and our shield verse 21 For in him our heart shall-rejoyce for in the name of his holynesse doe we trust verse 22 Let thy mercy Iehovah be upon us even-as we hopefully-wait for thee PSALM XXXIV 1 A Psalme of David when he had changed his behaviour before Abimelech and hee had driven him away and hee was gone verse 2 I Will blesse Iehovah in all time continually his praise shall be in my mouth verse 3 In Iehovah my soule shall glory the meeke shall heare and shall rejoyce verse 4 Magnifie yee Iohovah with me and let us extoll his name together verse 5 I sought Iehovah and hee answered me and rid-me-free from all my feares verse 6 They looked to him and flowed and their faces be not ashamed verse 7 This poor-afflicted man câ—â—â—â—d and Iehovah heard saved him out of all his distresses verse 8 The Angel of Jehovah pitcheth-a-camp about them that fear him and releaseth them verse 9 Tast ye and see that Iehovah is good O-blessed is the man that hopeth-for-safetie in him verse 10 Fear Iehovah ye-his saints for there is no want to them that fear him verse 11 The Lions are empoverished and an hungred but they that seek Iehovah shal not want any good verse 12 Come sonns hearken to me I wil learn you the fear of Iehovah verse 13 Who is the man that willeth life that loveth dayes to see good verse 14 Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile verse 15 Eschew evil and doe good seek peace and pursue it verse 16 The eyes of Iehovah are unto the just and his ears unto their out-crie verse 17 The face of Iehovah is against them that doe evil to cut-off their memorial from the earth verse 18 They cried and Iehovah heard and ridd-them-free out of all their distresses verse 19 Iehovah is neer to the broken of heart and the contrite of spirit he wil save verse 20 Many are the evils of the just and out of them all Iehovah wil ridd-him free verse 21 He keepeth all his bones one of them is not broken verse 22 Evil shal slay the wicked and they that hate the just shall be-condemned-as-guiltie verse 23 Iehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants and they shall not be condemned-as-guiltie all that hope-for-safetie in him PSALM XXXIV verse 2 IN all time blesse the LORD will I his praise within my mouth alway verse 3 My soule shall in the LORD glory the meeke shall heare and joy shall they verse 4 O magnifie the LORD with me his name together extoll we verse 5 I sought IAH and he me answ'red and from my fears all rid me free verse 6 To him they looked and flowed and sham'd let not their faces bee verse 7 JAH heard when this poor man did cal and sav d him from his troubles all verse 8 Jehovahs Angel camp-doth-lay 'bout them that fear him and frees them verse 9 Tast ye and see that good is JAH ô blessed man that hopes in him verse 10 Fear ye Jehovah saints of his for to his fearers want none is verse 11 Lions are in-penurie-scant and they doe hunger greedilie but any good shall they not want that seekers of Jehovah bee verse 12 Come children unto me give eare I wil you learn Jehovahs feare verse 13 Who is the man that life doth will that loveth dayes good for to see verse 14 Restraining-keep thy tongue from ill thy lips from speaking fallacee verse 15 Doe good and evil quite-eschew seek peace and after it pursew verse 16 The LORDS eyes to the just his ears attend eke unto their outcrie verse 17 The LORDS face is ' gainst ev'l doers to rase from earth their memorie verse 18 They cride and hear Jehovah did and them from all their troubles ridd verse 19 To broken harted ' JAH is nie and contrite sp'rited save will hee verse 20 The just mans evils are many and from them all JAH ridds him free verse 21 He keepeth all the bones of his not any of them broken is verse 22 Evil shal cause the wicked die and haters of the just man they shall be condemned-as-guilty verse 23 His servants soul redeem doth JAH and they shal not be judgd-unjust all that in him for safety-trust PSALM XXXV 1 A Psalm of David PLead thou Iehovah with them that-plead with me warr thou against them that warr against me verse 2 Lay hold on the shield and bukler and stand-up for my help verse 3 And draw-out the spear and sword to meet with my persecutors say to my soul I am thy salvation verse 4 Let them be abashed and ashamd that seek my soul let them be turned backward confounded that think mine evil verse 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind and the Angel of Iehovah driving them verse 6 Let their way be darknes and slippernesses and the Angel of Iehovah pursuing them verse 7 For without cause they have hidd for me the corruption of their net without cause they have digged for my soul verse 8 Let tumultuous ruine come on him he not aware and let his net which he hath hidden catch him with tumultuous ruine let him fal therinto verse 9 And my soul shal be glad in Iehovah shall joy in his salvation verse 10 Al my bones shal say Iehovah who is like thee that riddest-free the poor-afflicted from the stronger then himself the poor-afflicted and needy from the spoiler of him verse 11 Witnesses of cruel-wrong did rise-up things that I knew not they did ask of me verse 12 They repayed me evil for good the bereaving of my soul verse 13 And I when they were sick my clothing was sack I afflicted my soul with fasting and my prayer returned upon my bosome verse 14 I walked as if he had been a fellow-friend as if he had been a brother to me I bowed-down sad as he that bewaileth his mother verse 15 But in my halting they rejoyced and were gathered-together the smiters were gathered-together against me and I knew it not they rent and were not silent verse 16 With hypocrites scoffers for a cake of-bread gnashing their teeth against me verse 17 Lord how long wilt thou see returne my soul from their tumultuous ruines my alonely soul from the Lions verse 18 I will confesse thee in the great Church I will praise thee among a mighty people verse 19 Let not them that are my enemies with falsitie rejoyce at me them that are my haters without cause winke with the eye verse 20 For they speak not peace and against the quiet-ones of the earth they imagine words of deceits verse 21 And they have inlarged their mouth against me they have said aha aha our eye hath seen verse 22 Jehovah thou hast seen cease-not-as-deaf O Lord be not far-off from me verse 23 Stir-up and awake to my judgement my God and my Lord to my plea. verse 24 Judge me according to thy justice Jehovah
concealed bee verse 7 Let them for me not be abashed that thee Lord GOD of hosts do hopefully-desire yea let them not ashamed be for mee that thee O God of Israel require verse 8 For for thy sake I bear reprochful-blame cover my face doth ignominious-shame verse 9 I am become unto my bretheren an utter-stranger and a forreinour ev'n unto mine-own mothers childeren verse 10 For of thine house the zeale did me devour and the reprochfull-taunts of him that thee reprochfully-doe taunt are falln on mee verse 11 And I did weep my soule with fasting spent and it was turnd to my much-opprobrie verse 12 And I put sackcloth on for my raiment and for a proverb unto them was I. verse 13 They that sit in the gate against me spake and strong-wine drinkers melodies did make verse 14 And as for me my prayer is to thee Jehovah in a time of acceptation O God in multitude of thy mercie answere thou me in truth of thy salvation verse 15 Deliver me out of the mirie-clay and let me not as-drowned sink-away Deliv'red let me from my haters be and out of water deeps verse 16 Let waters floud not overflow me nor gulf swallow me not let the pit her mouth upon me shutt verse 17 Answer me LORD for good is thy kind-grace as thy great mercies turn to me thy face The second part verse 18 And hide thou not thy face from thy servant for on me trouble is soon answer me verse 19 Draw-neere my soule to it redemption-grant because of my foes ransom thou me free verse 20 Thou my reproach shame dishonourd-plight knowst my distressers all are in thy sight verse 21 Reproach hath broke mine heart and full I am of heavinesse and looked for some-one to moane-with-pitty but not any came and lookt for comforters but I found none verse 22 But for my meat they gave me bitter-gall and vineger to slake my thirst withal verse 23 Let for a snare their table fore them bee and for full-recompence a trap-to-fall verse 24 Their eyes be darkned that they may not see and make their loines to shake continuall verse 25 Powre out upon them thy detesting-ire and take them let thine angers burning-fire verse 26 Their castle let be desolated-quite within their tents let there not any dwell verse 27 For him they persecute whom thou dost smite and of thy woundeds sorow they doe tell verse 28 Give viciousnesse unto their wicked-vice and let them not come into thy justice verse 29 Wiped be they out of booke of the living and with the just let them not written be verse 30 And I that am afflicted-poore and grieving O God let thy salvation lift-up me verse 31 Then will I praise the name of God with song and magnifie him with confession verse 32 And it shall better to Iehovah bee then yong bul that hath hornes and hoofe doth part verse 33 The meek men shall rejoyce when they it see seekers of God live also shall your heart verse 34 Because Iehovah he the needy heares and he despiseth not his prisoners verse 35 Praise him let heav'ns earth the seas and all that creeps in them verse 36 For God will Sion save build Iudahs cities eke and dwell they shall there and it for inheritance shall have verse 37 His servants seed eke shall possesse the same and dwel therein shall they that love his name PSALM LXIX 1 To the master of the musick upon Shoshannim a psalm of David verse 2 SAve me God for waters are entred even to the soule verse 3 I sink-down in the mudd of the gulf where no standing is I am entred into the deeps of waters and the streaming-floud overfloweth me verse 4 I am weary with my crying my throat is burnt mine eies fail I attentively-waiting for my God verse 5 Many are mee-than the haires of mine head they that hate me without cause mighty are they that would suppresse me mine enemies falsly that which I took not away then I restored verse 6 O God thou knowest my foolishnes and my guiltinesses are not concealed from thee verse 7 Let not them be abashed for me that hopefully expect thee Lord Jehovah of hosts let not them be ashamed for me that seek thee O God of Israel verse 8 For for thy sake doe I bear reproch shame covereth my face verse 9 I am become a stranger to my brethren and a forreiner to my mothers sonns verse 10 For the zeale of thine house hath eaten me up and the reproches of them that reproched thee are fallen upon me verse 11 And I wept with fasting afflicted my soule and it was for repoches to me verse 12 And I made my raiment sack cloth and I was to them for a proverb verse 13 They that sit in the gate speake against me and they that drink strong-drink made melodies verse 14 And I my prayer is to thee Jehovah in time of acceptation O God in multitude of thy mercie answer thou me in the truth of thy salvation verse 15 Deliver me out of the mire and let me not sink-down let me be delivered from my haters and out of the deeps of waters verse 16 Let not the streaming floud of waters overflow me neither let the gulf swallow me neither let the pit shut her mouth upon me verse 17 Answer me Jehovah for thy kinde-mercy is good according to the multitude of thy tender-mercies turn-the-face-unto me verse 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant for distresse is on me make-hast answer me verse 19 Draw-neer to my soule redeem it because of mine enemies ransome thou me verse 20 Thou hast known my reproach and my shame and my dishonour before thee are all my distressers verse 21 Reproach hath broken my heart and I am full-of-heavines and I looked for some to moan me but none came and for comforters but I found none verse 22 But they gave me gall for my meat and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink verse 23 Let their table be before them for a snare and for recompenses for a trap-fall verse 24 Let their eyes be darkened that they see not and make their loines to shake continuall verse 25 Powre out upon them thy detesting-ire and let the burning-wrath of thine anger take them verse 26 Let their castel be desolate within their tents let there not be a dweller verse 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they tel of the sorrow of thy wounded-ones verse 28 Give thou iniquity unto their iniquity and let them not come into thy justice verse 29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and let them not be writen with the just verse 30 And I poor-afflicted and sorowing let thy salvation O God lift me up verse 31 I wil praise the name of God with a song and magnifie him with confession verse 32 And it shal be better to Jehovah than a young bull that hath horns that parteth the boof verse
therefore in Greek Dokimion a Triall And the Apostle hath the like word for a Triall of saith better then gold 1 Pet. 1.7 seven times or seven fold that is many times fully and sufficiently Seven is a perfect number used for many 1 Sam. 2.5 Prov. 24.16 and 26.25 Vers 8. preserve him that is every one of them so before in the end of the 6. verse and often in the scripture like sudden change of number may be observed It may also be read prayer wise keep them Preserve him from this generation that is from the men of this generation As when Christ said Wherto shall I liken this generation Mat. 11.16 he meant Whereto shall I liken the men of this generation Luk. 7 31. The like may be seen in Mat. 12.42 compared with Luk. 11.31 The original word Dor that is generation race or age hath the signification of durance or durable dwelling and abiding Psal 84.11 and so noteth the whole age or time that a man dureth in this world Eccles 1.4 and so consequently for a multitude of men that live together in any age as here and Deut. 1.35 and in many other places Vers 9. vilenes or Vile-luxuriousnes riotize The word zulluth here used is derived from zolel that is a rioter glutton or luxurious-person Deut. 21.20 Prov. 23.21 and consequently one vile contemptible and naught-worth opposed unto the precious Ier. 15.19 And here vilenes or riotize may either be meant of the vice it self or of vicious doctrine opposed to Gods precious word before spoken of vers 7. or a vile and riotous person may so be called for more vehemency sake as Pride for the prowd man Psal 36.12 See the annotation there Annotation Psalm XIII Vers 1. HIde thy face that is withdraw thy favourable countenance and comfort This is contrary to the lifting up of the light of Gods face Psal 4.7 and importeth trouble and grife and is caused by sin and is the cause of many adversities and discomforts Deut. 31.17.18 Isa 59.2 Ezek. 39.23 24 29. therefore this prophet doth often complain hereof and pray against it Psal 33.8 and 104.29 and 88.15 and 69.18 and 102.3 and 143.7 and 27.9 Vers 3. Set counsels that is consult and devise with my selfe how to escape Vers 4. Lighten my eyes that is make them see clear and consequently make me ioyfull for the light of the eyes rejoyceth the heart Prov. 15.30 The eyes are said to be inlightned when penury sorow sicknesse or other affliction whereby they were dolled is done away and the senses by some meanes refreshed 1 Sam. 14.27 29. Esr 9.8 also when ignorance is by Gods word and spirit done out of the mind Psal 19.9 Eph. 1.18 See also Psal 38.11 Least I sleep or that I-sleep not the death that is least I die For death is often called sleep in the scripture Psal 76.6 Iob 3.1 3 and 14.12 Act. 7.60 and 13.36 the sleep of eternity Ier. 51.39 Vers 6. But I or And I as for me bounteously-rewarded The originall word Gamal signifieth to give one thing for an other as prosperity after one hath been in adversity c. And though it be sometime used for rewarding evill for good Psal 7.5 or evill for evill Psal 137.8 yet from God to his people it commonly signifieth a bountifull rewarding of good things in stead of evill which we rather deserve So Psal 116.7 and 119.17 and 142.8 and 103 2 10. Annotations Psalm XIV Vers 1 THe foole Nabal which hath the signification of fading dying or falling away as doth a leaf or flower Isa 40.8 1 Pet. 1.24 is a title given to the foolish man as having lost the juice and sap of wisdom reason honesty godlines being fallen from grace ungratefull and without the life of God as a dead karkase which of this word is called Nebalah Levit. 11.40 and therefore ignoble and of vile esteem opposed to the noble man Isa 32.5 The Apostle in Greek turneth it imprudent or without understanding Rom. 10.19 from Deut. 32.21 saith in his heart that is mindeth and perswadeth himself in secret So Psal 10.4 and 53.2 they have corrupted marred to weet themselves Therefore the Greek saith they are corrupted This word is used for corruption both of religion and manners by idolatry and other vices Exod. 32.7 Deut. 31.29 Gen. 6.12 And that which he spake before as of one man he now applyeth to all mankind made abominable or made lothsome to weet their action or themselves as the Greek saith they are abominable or become lothsome So in 1 King 21.26 practise meaning their evill actions therefore in Psalm 53.2 it is ghnavel evill which here is ghnalilah action Vers 3. Al is or The all that is the whole universall multitude is departed All in generall and every one in particular as is expressed Psal 53 4. become unprofitable or fit for no use so the Apostle expresseth it in Greek the word here used being rare and taken from Iob 15.16 and betokeneth a thing lothsom stincking and so unfit for use Vers 4. Do they not know meaning doubtlesse they know and cannot plead ignorance A question hath often the force of an earnest asseveration eat my people that is the poore as is added for explanation in Exod. 22.25 for Gods people commonly are the poorer sort Iam. 2.5 6. Luk. 6.20 and such are eaten or devoured of the wicked Psal 79.7 who eat their flesh and flay off their skin and chop them in peeces as flesh for the cauldron Mic. 3.3 as they eat bread the word as seemeth here to be understood or without it we may read they eat bread that is are secure and without remorse doe give themselves to eating and drinking So eating of bread is used for banqueting Exod. 18.12 Vers 5. There dread they a dread that is they are sore a dread or feare a great fear as Luk 2.9 So hath sinned a sin Lam. 1.8 that is hath grievously sinned And by there he meaneth the suddainnes of it as also in Psal 36.13 or there that is in their heart and conscience because God is this may be taken as a cause of their foresaid fear as Saul was afraid of David 1 Sam. 18.14 15. or it is an opposition to their dread but God is in the just generation and therefore they dread not but are defended from the siege of their enemies as Psal 53.6 Ver. 6. Yee would make abashed that is yee reproach it and would confound frustrate and bring it to nothing So abashing and shame is often used for frustration of ones purpose and hope Psal 6.11 because Iehovah or but Iehovah is his shelter and hope therefore he shall not be abashed Psal 25.3 Contrarywise the wicked shal be abashed because God refuseth them Psal 53.6 Vers 7. Who will give or O that some would give it is a form of wishing often used in the scripture as Psal 55.7 Deut. 5.29 Iob 6.8 out of Sion this is meant of Christ the salvation of God to Israel
Vers 12. the bereaving of that is to deprive bereave or rob me of my soul or life or to bereave my soul of comfort The word properly signifieth the bereaving or losse of children Vers 13. sack used to be worn in sign of sorow Psalm 69.12 Gen. 37.34 Mat. 11.21 Rev. 11.3 Here we are to understand the word was or gave as is expressed Psalm 69.12 even as the word afflicted here expressed is there understood Psal 69.11 with fasting an other sign and cause of sorow wherefore mourning and fasting are used for the same Mat. 9.15 with Mark 2.19 returned upon my bosom or into my bosom The meaning may be I prayed often for them secretly and with hearty loving affection For the returning of the prayer seemeth to mean the often minding and repeating of it the bosom signifieth secrecie Prov. 21.14 and 17.23 Psalm 89.51 and inward affection Num. 11.12 Ioh. 1.18 Or we may read it thus Let my prayer return into my bosome that is I wished no worse to them than to my self let me receive of God such good as I prayed for them See Psal 79.12 Vers 14. sad or black to weet in black and mournfull attire and with sad and heavy countenance as the Greek here translateth it Scuthropazon which word the new Testament also useth Mat. 6.16 Luk. 24.17 So after in Psalm 38.7 and 42.10 and 43.2 bewayleth his mother mourneth at her funeral In this case the affefections are most strong Therefore the Priests were permitted to mourn for such Levit. 21.1.2.3 Vers 15. my halting that is my calamity and infirmity whereby I seemed ready to fall So in Psal 38.18 Ier. 20.10 the smiters that smote me with the tongue as Ier. 18.18 and as here foloweth they rent c. The Lxx. in Greek turn it Scourges alluding as I think to the scourge of the tongue as Iob 5.21 and another Greek version hath plectay smiters It may also be read the smitten that is abjects vile persons Iob 30.8 as the Chaldee expresseth it the wicked or understand smitten on their feet as 2 Sam. 4.4 that is lame so feigning themselves smitten in spirit as Isa 66.2 that is grieved in outward shew they rent to weet me with reproaches as Mat. 7.6 or rent their garments counterfeyting sorow for me Iob 2.12 Vers 16. hypocrites or close-dissemblers which outwardly cover and cloke their wickednes wherwith inwardly they are defiled Mat. 23.27.28 or which have their hearts covered Iob 36.13 The Greek also from whence our English word hypocrisie is borowed signifieth an under-judgement that is dissimulation scoffers or of scoffs that is men that make scoffs as in Psalm 36.12 pride is for prowd persons for a cake of bread that is for good chear for their bellyes or at their belly cheare at bankets So Solomon speaketh of some that will transgresse for a peece of bread Prov. 28.21 The original word Maghnog is a cake 1 king 17.12 and as bread is used for al food Psal 136.25 so a cake seemeth to be used for all juncates or dainty meat as in Hos 7. Ephraim is likened to a cake and their enemies to banketters that greedily eat them up verse 8.9 So here David matcheth his adversaries with hypocritical and scoffing parasites whose God was their belly as Phil. 3 19. Or we may figuratively take this word for a mock test or meriment and so read it with hypocritical jesting scoffers and this the Greek favoureth saying they mocked me with mockage gnashing or they-gnashed Hebr. to gnash but a word thus indefinite following another with person is it self of the same by proprietie of the Hebrue tongue So Psal 49 15. their teeth the teeth of them and him that is of every of them See Psal 2.3 Vers 17. return or reduce restore stay my soul or life so Iob 33.30 alonely or solitarie desolate soul See Psal 22 21-23 Vers 18. a mighty people or a strong to weet in number that is a great multitude The word Ghnatsum as it is mighty in strength Psalm 135 10. Prov. 30.26 so is it many in number Psal 40.6.13 and 105.24 and 137.17 Vers 19. enemies with falsitie that is for a false cause or as the Greek explaineth it unjustly wink make secret signes by the winking of the eye which argueth both privie and scornfull gesture therefore this alwaye is a sign of evill Prov. 10.10 6.13 not peace that is not peaceably or friendly which yet some hypocrites do Psal 28 3 or not speak to come to any sound composition or peaceable end which one may trust unto But God speaketh peace to his people Psalm 85.9 words of deceits deceitfull words or things Vers 21. hath seen or seeth to weet the evill of David or that which we desired In speaches of evill cases often the Hebrue useth silence So after in Psal 54.9 and 59.11 and 118.7 Vers 23. to my judgement that is to judge and avenge me of mine enemies so after to my plea is to plead my cause as verse 1. Vers 25. aha our soul that is aha we have our desire Soul is somtime put for desire Psal 41.3 Vers 26. clothed with bashfulnes meaning their confusion on every side when nothing but their shame appeareth and so continueth So Psalm 109.29 and 132.18 Iob 8.22 that magnify to weet their mouthes as is expressed Obad. 1.12 Ezek. 35.13 that is speak great things and boastfully as the Greek explaineth So after in Psal 38.17 and 55.13 delight my justice whom my justice and innocencie pleaseth or delighteth and the defence thereof Annotations Psalm XXXVI Vers 2. THe trespasse of the wicked or Trespasse sayth to the wicked that is perswadeth imboldneth hardneth him assuredly-saith or it is an assured-saying a faithfull affirmation This word is peculiar to the oracles of God which are sure and faithfull as the Apostle sometime mentioneth faithful sayings 1 Tim. 1.15 and 3.1 and 4.9 In the new Testament it is interpreted said Mat. 22.44 from Psal 110.1 And David by the spirit here testifieth that the wicked mans trespasse is such as assuredly saith or a voucheth even in his heart and conscience that he dreadeth not God in the inmost of my heart in the midds or within my heart meaning that he certainly knew it and was much affected with it Vers 3. to find that is to performe or accomplish as to find the will is to perform or do the same Isa 58.13 So in Rom. 7.18 Or to find that is to obtain and get as Gen. 6.8 Mat. 11.29 Rom. 4.1 Or to find that is to invent or devise new mischiefs as the Apostle speaketh of inventers or finders-out of evill things Rom. 1.30 which he ought to hate or which is to be hated is odious So to keep Psalm 119.4 that is to be kept to stop Psal 32.9 for to be stopped to do Esth 6.6 for is to be doon So Psal 49.15 Ios 2.5 See also the verb active expounded passively by the Apostles authority Psal 51.6 Vers 5. he setteth