of the Lord 2 Chron. 26.21 or by thine hand and so understand from the land of the living as Isa 53.8 Vers 7. pit of the lowest places the nethermost pit as the Greek saith which the Chaldee paraphraseth thus in captivity which is like to the nether pit darknesses or dark places so Psal 143 3. deep-places or glufs see Psal 69 3. Vers 8. stayeth or is imposed and lieth hard billowes breaking-waves of the sea see Psal 42.8 Vers 9. set me abominations that is made me most abominable or lothsome to every of them can not get out so Lam. 3.7 Iob 19.8 Of this phrase see the note on Psal 77.5 Vers 10. languisheth or pineth away the Chaldee saith droppeth tears Compare herewith Levit. 26.16 Vers 11. the deceased Hebr. Rephaim dead men are so called as being incurable or unrecoverable to life so Isa 14.9 and 26.14.19 Prov. 2.18 and 9.18 and 21.16 See also Psal 6.6 Vers 12. perdition Hebr. Abaddon the grave where bodies perish and seem to be lost So Iob 28.22 and 26.6 Vers 13. darknes that is the place and state of the dead called the land of darknes and shadow of death Iob 10.21.22 So Eccl. 6.4 Note here the sundry titles given to the state of death land of oblivion where dead men are as is before noted which also are forgotten out of mind Psal 31.13 Eccl. 8.10 and 9.5 Vers 16. breathing out the ghost that is ready to dye exspiring through continuall miseries The Greek saith in labours from my youth from the youth or for the shaking-off that is the affliction am doubtfully-troubled or distracted for fear least evils doe befall me Vers 17. dismay suppresse or cut me off The Hebrew word is larger then usual to increase the signification The Greek turneth it trouble Vers 19. my known acquaintance are in darknes that is withdra and hide them from my sight and as Iob complaineth are strangers unto me See Iob 19.13.14 Or as the Greek referreth it to the former and my known-friends to weet thou hast put farr from calamitie or for the calamitie that is upon me Or as the Chaldee paraphraseth and to my known friends dark I am in their sight Annotations Psalm LXXXIX Vers 1. OF Aethan see the note on Psal 88.1 Vers 3. I said to weet by thy spirit therefore the Greek changeth the person and translateth thou Lord saydest built up that is conserved propagated increased continually in them or with them that so long as the heavens endure thy faithfulnes shall continue as verse 30.37.18 Psal 72.5 and 119.89 or by heavens may spiritually be meant the Church called often heaven and the kingdom of heaven Isa 66.22 Rev. 4.1.2 and 12.1 and 15.1 Mat. 3.2 and 13.24.31 and the planting of the Church is called the planting of the heavens Isa 51.16 Vers 4. my chosen mine elect people Therefore the Greek changeth the number my chosen ones David the figure and father of Christ according to the flesh who also is called David Ezek. 34.23 Ier. 30.9 Hos 3.5 of him is this and other psalms chiefly to be understood Act. 2.30 and 13.36 c. Vers 5. thy seed Christ and Christians the children of Christ the son of David Heb. 2.13 Reve. 22.16 thy throne the kingdom of Christ unto whom God gave the throne of his father David to raign over the house of Iaakoh for ever Luk 1.32.33.69 Ierusalem is this throne Ierem. 3.17 which is continually builded of God Psalm 147.2 Vers 6. the heavens the heavenly creatures Angels and godly men Luk 2.13.14 Phil. 3.20 Reve. 7.9.10.11.12 See also Psal 50.6 in the Church or in the congregation to weet shall be confessed or celebrated Vers 7. sons of the mighties or of the Gods that is Princes of the world See Psal 29 1. and 82.1.6 The Greek saith sons of God whereby also Angels may be meant as Iob 1 6. and so the Chaldee here paraphraseth Vers 8. daunting-terrible in Greek glorified See Psal 10.18 the secret or mysterie or as the Greek turneth it councel meaning the Church or congregation where the secrets or mysteries of Gods Kingdom are manifested Mat. 13.11 Rom. 16.25 1 Cor. 4.1 Ephes 3 4. This word is sundry times used for a Councel or Congregation Psal 111 1. Ezek. 13 9. Ierem. 6.11 and 15.17 or it may here be understood of the company of Angels as 1 Kin. 22 19. very-much to weet terrible or referring it to the later in the great secret-councel over all or above all see Ps 76.12 Vers 11. Rahab in Greek the proud hereby may be meant the Aegyptians as Ps 87.4 or the proud sea as Iob 26.12 both were subdued when Israel came out of Aegypt Exod. 14. and 15. See Isa 51.9 The raging sea and swelling waters doe also signify wicked enemies of God and his people Isa 57.20 Iude 13. Psal 124.4.5 thine or to thee the earth to weet belongeth See Psal 24.1.2 Vers 13. The North which God hath stretched out over the empty-place Iob 26.7 the right side that is the south as the Chaldee paraphrast explaineth so called because a man standing with his face to the east as they were wont when they prayed the south is on his right hand So the East is called Kedem before and the West achor that is behind Iob 23.8 Isa 9.12 It seemeth this turned to superstition and idolatrie that men prayed towards the east therefore God so ordered his tabernacle and temple that all worshiped there with their faces to the west Eze. 8.16 Exod. 27. Num. 3. Tabor a goodly mountain in Galilee Ios 19 22. Iudg. 4 6.12 Hermon an other fair mountain eastward without Iorden called also Shirion See Psal 42.7 and 29 6. by these are meant the east and west parts answerable to the former North and South as the Chaldee paraphrast saith Chermon that is in the east Vers 15. the prepared-place establishment or base on which the throne is setled so the word sometime signifieth Esra 3.3 Psal 104.5 So Psal 97.2 goe-before or come-before prevent as prest and ready at hand Vers 16. the shouting-sound or the alarme the shrill clanging-sound of the trompet which was blowen at the warres journies assemblies solemn feasts and over the sacrifices of Israel Ps 81.4 and 27.6 Num. 10.3.9.10 Ioel. 2.1.15 or the shouting the jubilation to weet of the King that is among his people as Num. 23.21 who by the sound of his word as of a turmpet warneth informeth and guideth his people Isa 58.1 Ezek. 33 3.-7.8 Hos 8.1 Ierem. 6.17 2 Chron. 13.12.15 Zach. 9.14 Reve. 1.10 and 4.1 light of thy face the favour of God shining in the gospel and light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ Iohn 12.35 2 Cor. 4.6 See also the note on Psal 4.7 and 44.4 Vers 18 the glory or beauty by whom they conquer and triumph over their enemies our horn a signe of honour strength Kingdom glory and salvation Psal 112 9. and 92.11 and 148.14
foe and self-avenger cease verse 4 When I behold thy heav'ns thy singers deed the moon and starrs which thou hast stablished verse 5 What is frail-man that him thou remembrest and Adams Son that him thou visitest verse 6 For thou a litle lesser hast made him than be the Gods and crownd him with glory and-eke with honourable-decency verse 7 Of thy hand-works thou gavest him ruling under his feet thou set didst every-thing verse 8 Sheep and beeves all and field-beasts with the same verse 9 Fowl of the heav'ns fish of the sea also that through the path-waies of the seas doth go verse 10 O Jah our Lord how excellent-great-fame in all the earth hath thy renouned-name PSALM IX 1. To the master of the musick upon Muth Labben a Psalm of David I Will confess Jehovah with all my heart I will tell all thy marveilous works verse 3 I will-rejoice and shew-gladnes in thee I will sing-psalm to thy name O-most-high verse 4 When mine enemies turned bakward they stumbled and perished from thy face verse 5 For thou-hast-done my judgment and my doom hast sitten on the throne judge of justice verse 6 Thou hast rebuked the heathens hast brought-to perdition the wicked one their name thou-hast-wiped-out for ever and aye verse 7 The desolations of the enemie are wholly-ended to perpetuity and the citie thou hast pulled-up perished is the memoriall of them of them verse 8 And Iehovah shal sit for ever he hath prepared his throne for judgement verse 9 And he wil-judge the world with justice wil judg the peoples with righteousnesses verse 10 And Iehovah wil be an hye-refuge for the oppressed an hye-refuge at times in distress verse 11 And they that know thy name wil trust in thee for thou forsakest not them that seek thee Iehovah verse 12 Sing-Psalm to Iehovah that dwelleth in Sion shew forth among the peoples his practises verse 13 For he that seeketh our bloods remembreth them forgetteth not the crye of the meek-afflicted verse 14 Be-gracious to me Iehovah see mine affliction from my haters lifting-up me from the gates of death verse 15 That I may tell al thy prayses in the gates of the daughter of Sion may be glad in thy salvation verse 16 The heathens are sunck-down in the corrupting-pit that they made in the net that they hidd caught is their foot verse 17 Known is Iehovah judgement he hath done in the work of his palmes insnared is the wicked one Meditation Selah verse 18 The wicked shall turn into the hell and the heathens that forget God verse 19 For not to perpetuity forgotten-shall be the needy-one nor the exspectation of the poor-afflicted-ones perish for aye verse 20 Rise-up Jehovah let not sory-man be-strong let the heathens be judged before thy face verse 21 Put thou Jehovah a fear in them let the heathens know that they be sory-men Selah PSALM IX Sing this as the 25. Psalm verse 2 VVIth all my heart Jehovah I le confess all thy works-marveilous I wil express verse 3 Rejoice and gladnes-shew in thee will I I will sing-psalm to thy name ô most-hie verse 4 Mine enemies when backward they turned they from thy face stumbled and perished verse 5 For thou my judgement and my doom hast done hast sitten judge of justice on the throne verse 6 The heathens thou severe-rebuked hast the wicked-one hast to-perdition-cast the name of them thou wiped hast away to everlasting and perpetual-aye verse 7 The desolations of th' enemie quite-ended are to perpetuitie and cities thou hast pulld-up of them al with them is perisht the memorial verse 8 Iehovah also shall for ever sit his throne for judgement he prepareth-sit verse 9 And he wil judge the world with right-justice wil judge the peoples with right-equities verse 10 And for th' opprest Iah wil be refuge-hye a refuge-hye at times in misery verse 11 And they that know thy name wil trust in thee for thou Iah leavest not them that seek thee verse 12 Sing to Iehovah that in Sion dwells his practises shew-forth among peoples verse 13 For them remembreth he that blouds doth seek he forgets not crye of th'afflicted-meek verse 14 Iehovah shew me grace my trouble see from my foes from deaths gates up lifting mee verse 15 That I in daughter Sions gates may noyse thy prayses all may in thy health rejoyce verse 16 The heathens sunk are in the pit they made caught is their foot in net that close-they-laide verse 17 Known is Iehovah judgment he hath done in his hand-work snar'd is the wicked-one O mind this wel verse 18 Turn shal into the pit the wicked heathens al that God forget verse 19 For not for aye forgot shall be the poore nor needies hope perish for evermore verse 20 Iehovah rise strong let not weak-man bee let heathens judged be 'fore face of thee verse 21 Iehovah strike in them a dread-dismay let heathens know weak-men they be Selah PSALM X. VVHerefore Jehovah doest-thou stand in a place farr-off doest thou hide at times in distresse verse 2 In the haughtinesse of the wicked he hotly-pursueth the poor afflicted let them be taken in the crafty-purposes that they have thought verse 3 For prayse doeth the wicked for the desire of his soul and the covetous he blesseth he despiteth Jehovah verse 4 The wicked such is the loftines of his nose that he seeketh not there is no God in all his crafty-purposes verse 5 His wayes doe well-succeed in all time thy judgments are on high above his sight all his distressers he pusseth at them verse 6 He saith in his heart I shall not be removed for that I shall not be in evill to generation and generation verse 7 His mouth is full of cursing and of deceits and fraud under his tongue is molestation and painfull-iniquity verse 8 He sitteth in the wayting-place of the villages in the secret-places doth he murder the innocent his eyes lurk for the poor verse 9 He lieth-in-wait in the secret-place as a Lion in his denn he lyeth in wayt to snatch away the poor afflicted he snatcheth-away the poor-afflicted in drawing him into his net verse 10 He croucheth he-boweth-down that fall-may into his strong pawes a troup-of-poor verse 11 He saith in his heart God hath forgotten he hideth his face he wil not see to perpetuity verse 12 Rise-up Jehovah O God-lift-up thy hand forget not the meek-afflicted verse 13 Wherfore doth the wicked despite God he saith in his heart thou wilt not inquire verse 14 Thou seest for thou beholdest molestation and indignation to give it into thy hand unto thee the poor doeth leave it thou art the helper of the fatherlesse verse 15 Break thou the arme of the wicked-one and of the evil man seek-out his wickednesse till thou findest none verse 16 Jehovah is King for ever and aye perished are the heathens out of his land verse 17 Jehovah thou hast heard the desire of the meek thou preparest-firm their heart thou makest
voice of trumping-shaulin verse 7 Psalm-sing ye unto God psalm-sing sing-psalm unto our King sing-psalm verse 8 For God is King of al the earth psalm-sing ye of instruction verse 9 Over the heathens God reigneth his holy throne God sitts upon verse 10 Princes of peoples gath'red are people of Abra'ms God-mighty for unto God the earths shields are he is exalted vehemently PSALM XLVIII Sing this as the 44. Psalm verse 2 GReat is Jehovah and with-praise extolled veh'mentlie within the citie of our God his mount of sanctitie verse 3 Faire in her situation the whole earths joyfulnes mount Sion in sides of the North the great Kings citie is verse 4 God in her lofty-pallaces for refuge known is hee verse 5 For loe the Kings assembled were together gone they bee verse 6 Themselves did see so wondred they they troubled frighted were verse 7 Trembling did take them there and payn as hers that child-doth-beare verse 8 With Eastern wind the Tarshish ships thou-breakest-all-abroad verse 9 As we have heard so have we seen in citie of our God in citie of the God of hosts the everbeing-Jah God firmly-will-establish it eternally Selah verse 10 Within thy pallace we O God have minded thy mercie verse 11 As thy name so thy prayse O God to ends of th' earth shall bee of justice thy right hand is ful verse 12 Let Sion mount rejoyce for thy judgements let daughters of Judah make-gladsom-noyse verse 13 Compass Sion about it goe the turrets therof tell verse 14 Set ye your heart on fort thereof her pallaces view-well that ye may tell to th'after age verse 15 That this-same God wil bee our God for ever and for ay guide us til death wil hee PSALM XLVIII 1 A song a psalm to the sonns of Korach verse 2 GReat is Jehovah and praysed vehemently in the citie of our God the mountayn of his holynes verse 3 Fair in situation the joy of al the earth is mount Sion in the sides of the North it is the city of the great King verse 4 God in the lofty-pallaces thereof known he is for an high refuge verse 5 For loe the kings wore assembled they went together verse 6 Themselves saw so they wondred they were sodainly-troubled they were frighted-away verse 7 Trembling took-hold on them there payn as of her that travelleth with-child verse 8 With an East wind thou wilt break-asunder the ships of Tarshish verse 9 Even-as we have heard so have we seen in the citie of Jehovah of hosts in the citie of our God God wil firmly-stablish it unto eternitie Selah verse 10 We have quietly-minded thy mercy O God in mids of thy pallace verse 11 As thy name O God so thy prayse is unto the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of justice verse 12 Let mount Sion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgments verse 13 Compass ye Sion and goe-round-about it tell the towers thereof verse 14 Set your heart on the fort thereof distinctly-view the lofty-pallaces thereof that ye may tel to the generation after verse 15 That this God is our God ever and aye he will guide us untill death PSALM XLIX 1 To the master of the musick to the sonns of Korach a psalm verse 2 HEar ye this all peoples hearken ye al inhabitants of the transitorie-world verse 3 Both sonns of base-man and sonns of noble-man together rich and poor verse 4 My mouth shall speak wisdoms and the meditation of my heart prudencies verse 5 I will incline mine ear to a parable I will open with harp mine hidden-matter verse 6 Why should I fear in the dayes of evil when the iniquitie of my footsteps shall compass me verse 7 They that trust in their wealthy-power and glorie in the multitude of their riches verse 8 A man shall not redeeming redeem a brother shall not give to God his ransom verse 9 So precious-shall be the redemption of their soul and it shal cease for ever verse 10 That he may live yet to continual-aye may not see the pit-of-corruption verse 11 For he seeth the wise doe dye together the unconstant-fool and brutish doe perish and leave to others their wealthy-power verse 12 Their inward thought is that their houses shall be for ever their dwelling-places to generation and generation they proclaim their names on lands verse 13 But earthly-man in honour doth not lodge-a-night he is likened to beasts that are silenced verse 14 This their way is unconstant folly to them and their posteritie like-well of their mouth Selah verse 15 As sheep they are put in hel death shall feed them and righteous men shal have rule over them at the morning and their form wear-away in hel from his dwelling-place verse 16 But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hel for he will receive me Selah verse 17 Fear thou not when a man shall grow-rich when the glory of his house shall be multiplied verse 18 For he shall not when he dye take any-thing his glory shall not descend after him verse 19 Though in his life he blesseth his soul and they will confess thee when thou doest-good to thy self verse 20 It shall come unto the generation of his fathers unto continal-aye they shall not see the light verse 21 Earthly man in honour and understandeth not he is likened to beastes that are silenced PSALM XLIX Sing this as the 119. or as the 78. Psalm verse 2 O Hear ye this all peoples hearken yee all in the world inhabitants that bee verse 3 Both baser-mans and noble-mans children together wealthy and poor-needy men verse 4 My mouth shall speak things-manifoldly-wise and my hearts musing is of prudencies verse 5 I wil mine eare to parable incline I open wil with harp mine hidd-doctrine verse 6 Why should I fear in th' evil dayes when as my stepps iniquitie shall me compass verse 7 They that trust in their wealthy-fortitude and glorie in their riches multitude verse 8 Man can a brother in no wise redeem he can no ransom give to God for him verse 9 So costly shall their souls redemption bee that it shall cease unto eternitie verse 10 That he may live yet to eternitie and may not the pit-of-corruption see verse 11 For he doth see the wise men dye-away the fool and brutish joyntly doe decay and unto others leave their wealthy-store verse 12 They think their houses be for evermore their dwellings to each generation their names they doe proclaim the lands upon verse 13 But man in honour doth not lodge-a-night he like is to the beasts that perish-quite verse 14 This their way folly is to them yet they that them succeed like-well their words Selah verse 15 As sheep they layd are in the lowest-grave death feeds them and upright men rule shall have of them at morning and their form in hell shal wear-away from place where ech doth dwel verse 16 But God from hells hand wil redeem-away my soul for he
the day I call make hast answer me verse 4 For my dayes are consumed as smoke and my bones are burnt as an hearth verse 5 Mine heart is smitten as grass and withered that I forget to eat my bread verse 6 For the voice of my groaning my bone cleaveth to my flesh verse 7 I am-like to a pelican of the wildersse I am as an owle of the deserts verse 8 I watch and am as a sparrow solitary upon the house-roof verse 9 All the day mine enemies doe reproach me they that rage against me have sworn against me verse 10 For I eat ashes as bread and mingle my drinks with weeping verse 11 Because of thine angry-threat and thy fervent-wrath for thou hast heaved me up and cast me down verse 12 My dayes are as a shaddow declined and I am withered as grasse verse 13 And thou Iehovah sittest for ever and thy memoriall to generation and generation verse 14 Thou wilt arise wilt have tender-mercy upon Sion for the time to be gracious unto it for the appointed-time is come verse 15 For thy servants delight in the stones thereof and doe pitty the dust thereof verse 16 And the heathens shall fear the name of Iehovah and al the Kings of the earth thy glory verse 17 When Iehovah shall build up Sion shall appear in his glory verse 18 Shall turn unto the prayer of the lowly and not despise their prayer verse 19 This shall be written for the generation after and the people created shall praise Iah verse 20 For he hath looked-down from the height of his holynes Iehovah from the heavens did behold the earth verse 21 To hear the groning of the prisoner to loose the sonns of death verse 22 To tell in Sion the name of Iehovah and his praise in Ierusalem verse 23 When the peoples shall be gathered together and the kingdoms to serve Iehovah verse 24 He hath afflicted in the way mine able-strength he hath shortned my dayes verse 25 I sayd O my God take me not away in the mids of my dayes thy yeres are through generation of generations verse 26 Afore time thou hast founded the earth and the heavens are the work of thine hands verse 27 They shall perish and thou shalt stand and they all shall wax-old as a garment as a vesture shalt thou change them and they shalt be changed verse 28 But thou art the same and thy yeers shall not be ended verse 29 The sonns of thy servants shall dwell and their seed shall be stablished before thee PSALM CII Sing this as the 32. Psalm verse 2 IEhovah heare what I doe pray and let my cry come unto thee verse 3 Thy face from me hide not away in day when trouble is on me let unto me thine eare be bent in day I call soon answer me verse 4 For as the smoake my dayes are spent and as an hearth my bones burnt be verse 5 Mine heart is smit as grasse and dry that I forget to eat my bread verse 6 For the voice of my groaning-cry my bone is to my flesh cleaved verse 7 I am like deserts pelican am as an owle of wildernesse verse 8 I watch and as a sparrow am on roofe in solitarinesse verse 9 All day my foes doe me upbraid they that rage at me ' gainst me swear verse 10 For I doe ashes eat as bread and mixe my drinks with weeping-tear verse 11 Because of thine angry-disdain and thy hot-wrath for thou hast me up-heaved and cast down again verse 12 My dayes as shade declined be And with'red as the grasse am I. verse 13 And thou Jehovah sittest-sure for ever and thy memory doth unto age and age endure verse 14 Thou wilt arise wilt have mercy on Sion for it is the time to deale now with it graciously for come is the appointed-time verse 15 For thy servants stones of the same delight in and her dust pitty verse 16 And heathens fear shall the LORDS name and Kings of th' earth all thy glory verse 17 When IAH shall Sion edifie he in his glory shall appeare verse 18 Shall turn to pray'r of the lowly and not dispise shall their prayer verse 19 This shall in writ-be-registred for th' after generation and people to be created shall praise the Ever-being-one verse 20 For he looks from his height holy the LORD from heavens the earth doth see verse 21 To heare the pris'ners groning-cry to loose them that deaths children be verse 22 To tell the LORDS name in Sion and his praise in Ierusalem verse 23 When peoples and Kingdoms in one to serve the LORD shall gather-them verse 24 He hath afflicted in the way my strength he shortned hath my dayes verse 25 I said ô take me not away my God in middest of my dayes Thy yeers through age of ages are verse 26 A fore thou laidst-foundation of th' earth the heavens also are thy handy operation verse 27 They perish shall but thou shalt dure and all they shall with-age-decay as a garment as a vesture thou changest them and chang'd are-they verse 28 But thou art even the same thy yeers they also shall not ended be verse 29 Thy servants sonns and seed of theirs shall dwell establisht before thee PSALM CIII 1 A psalm of David MY soule blesse thou Iehovah and all my inward-parts the name of his holines verse 2 My soule blesse thou Iehovah and forget not all his rewards verse 3 That mercifully-pardoneth all thine iniquities that healeth all thy sicknesses verse 4 That redeemeth thy life from the pit-of-corruption that crowneth thee with mercy and tender-pitties verse 5 That satiateth thy mouth with good things thy youth is renewed as an Eagles verse 6 Iehovah doeth justices and judgments to all oppressed verse 7 He made known his waies to Moses his actions to the sonns of Israel verse 8 Iehovah is pittifull and gracious long suffring and much of mercie verse 9 He will not contend to continuall-aye neither keep his anger for ever verse 10 He hath not doon to us according to our sinns nor rewarded us according to our iniquities verse 11 But as is the height of the heavens above the earth so strong is his mercie over them that fear him verse 12 As farr-remote as the East is from the West so farr-hath-he-removed our trespasses from us verse 13 As a father hath pity on his sonns Iehovah hath pity on them that fear him verse 14 For he knoweth our forming remembring that we are dust verse 15 Sory-man his dayes are as the grass as a flower of the field so flourisheth he verse 16 For a wind passeth over it and it is not and the place thereof shall not know it any-more verse 17 But the mercy of Iehovah endureth from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him and his justice to the childrens children verse 18 To them that keep his covenant and that remember his precepts for to doe them verse 19 Iehovah hath firmly prepared his throne
gests or exercises enterprised advisedly prosecuted studiously usually or naturall disposition and inclination as Prov. 20.11 1 Sam. 25.3 Vers 13. He that seeketh out or requireth bloods that is God who followeth findeth out punisheth and avengeth bloodshed or murder according to the law Gen. 9.5 6. meek-afflicted The originall here hath a double reading Ghnanajim that is afflicted poore and Ghnanavim meek modest lowly for affliction often causeth meeknes Therefore also Ghnani that is afflicted is translated praus Meek Mat. 21.5 from Zach. 9.9 Vers 14 From my haters that is which commeth upon me from them lifting-up or O lifter up exalter of me gates of death This noteth present perill and feare of death as being now neer at the very doore or gate thereof Gen. 4.7 Iudg. 5.8 It noteth also power strength and jurisdiction which death hath even reigning as the Apostle saith Rom. 1.14 because Magistrates sate and judgments were executed at the gates of cities Deut. 22.15 Iob 31.21 Amos. 5.10.15 So in other Scriptutes the gates of death and of hell denote their perill strength and horrour Psal 107 18. Isa 38.10 Mat. 16.18 Iob 38.17 Vers 15. Gates of the daughter of Sion these are opposed to the former gates of death and mean the publike places where Gods people came together at Sion gates where God sate vers 12. and which he loved most Psal 87.2 The daughter of Sion signifieth the the Church or Congregation there gathered as also the Chaldee paraphrase here sheweth for every chiefe city was counted as a mother 2 Sam. 20.19 whereupon the Apostle calleth Ierusalem the mother of us all Gal. 4.26 the villages that were neere and pertained unto such cities are called daughters Ios 15.45 2 Chron. 13.19 Psal 48.12 and the inhabitants there seated or assemblies of people resorting thither are likewise named daughters as being bred born nourished there and subject therto Such speeches are often in the scripture as daughter of Ierusalem Lam. 2.19 daughter of Sion Matt. 21.5 from Zach. 9.9 daughter of my people Ier. 4.11 daughter of Tyrus Psal 45.13 daughter of Babel Psal 137.8 and the like Vers 17. judgment he hath done or by the judgment that he hath executed his palms the wickeds own hands called the palms or hollowes for the secret maner of working So Psal 7.4 Meditation Selah meaning that this is a matter of deep meditation worthy to be wel minded and spoken or sung with earnest consideration alwayes Some retain the Hebrue word Higgajon Selah for that it may import a kind of Song or tune as the Greek turneth it being found in this form onely here and in Psal 92.4 Vers 18. into the hel into hel it self for the word into is in effect twise put in the Hebrue for more vehemencie Vers 19. needy-onely two names are here given to the poor Aebjon needy and desirous which importeth want of things needfull to be supplied by liberalitie Psal 132.15 and 112.9 Ghnaniii poor-afflicted which need help and deliverance from vexation as before vers 13. yet this precise difference is not alwayes observed in scripture perish for ay that is shall never perish Here the word not set in tho beginning serveth for a denial of al that followeth shall not be forgotten shall not perish of be lost Contrary to this is the wickeds-hope expectation which shall perish Prov. 10.28 Iob. 8.13 and 11 20. be strong or strengthen confirm and harden himself and so prevail This is fitly opposed both to the name and nature of man which is infirm sorowfull and mortall Vers 21. Put a fear in them or strike a terror in them The original moroh used in this place onely seemeth to be put for Mora which is Fear or Terrour Psal 76.12 these two Hebrue Letters being often put one for another as Amon Ier. 52.15 for Hamon 2 King 25.11 Shina 2. King 25.29 for Shinnah Ier. 52.33 Or according to the Letters it may come of Horah to teach and signifie a law or doctrine sorry-men in Hebrue Aenosh the proper name of Adams nephew Gen. 4.26 signifying Sorowfull and is after commonly given to every man for his dolefull state and mortality Psal 8.5 and here collectively is the name of mankind Annotations Psalm X. THis Psalm is in the Greek version a continuance part of the former 9. Wherupon the count of the Psalmes following doth in the Greek books and such as follow them differ from the Hebrue the 11. Psalm being reckned for the 10. the 12. for the 11. and so forward Yet to make up the number of 150. Psalmes they divide the 147. into two Likewise the 114. and 115. Psalmes they make one and the 116. they part in two Vers 1. Wherefore doost thou stand or wilt thou stand This form of expostulation implieth an earnest prayer Lord stand not farr off For questions may be resolved into plain affirmations or denyals as where one Euangelist sayth why diseasest thou the master Mark 5.35 another sayth Disease not the master Luk 8.49 doost thou hide to weet thine eyes as Esa 1.15 or thine eare as Lam. 3.56 or thy self times in distress that is when we are in distresse So Psal 9.10 Times may specially note troublous times See Psal 31.16 Vers 2. he hotly-pursueth or burn-doth the poor doth broil in afflictions is hotly-persecuted See Psal 7.14 The Apostle useth like speech for exceeding grief 2. Cor. 11.19 who is offended and burn not crafty-purposes or devises policies stratagemes The word noting somtime good purposes and somtime evil See also Psal 26.10 Vers 3. prayse doth the wicked to weet himself or his fortune for that he hath what his soul desireth And the soul of the wicked desireth Prov. 21.10 the covetous or gain-thirstie he blesseth to weet himself and his fortune The covetous the scraper together or Gather-good hath his name of a word which sometime signifieth to peirce or wound Ioel 2.8 And fitly is the gain-thirstie so called both for the hurt he doth to others whose life oft he would take away Prov. 1.19 and for that he woundeth himself with his greedy cark the holy Ghost testifying that such as lust after gain doe peirce themselves through with many sorrowes 1 Tim. 6.10 he despiteth or comtemptuously provoketh with evill words or carriage and so incenseth or stirreth him to wrath So vers 13. Vers 4. such is the loftines of his nose or according to the height of his countenance or of his anger The nose and casting up of it signifieth a proud scornfull and somtimes an angry countenance For as the highnes of the heart Psal 131.1 and of the spirit Prov. 16.18 noteth inward pride so the loftines of the eyes Psal 101.5 and here of the nose noteth outward pride and disdainfull behaviour The Hebrew hath one word for the nose and for anger as is observed Psal 2.5 the Greek here saith according to the multitude of his anger meaning that whereby he persecuteth the poor he seeketh not nothing regardeth or careth to
of the verb which sometime the Hebrew it self explaineth as he not the King of Israel 1 King 22.33 for it was not the King 2 Chron. 18.32 so he overseer 2 King 25.19 for was overseer Ier. 52.25 and sundry tho like excellent or noble glorious wonderfull an honourable title given to Christians See Psal 8.2 all my delight in them or in whom all my pleasure is Hebrew Chephtsi-bam that is my pleasure in them so in Isa 62.4 the church is called Chephtsi-bah that is my pleasure in her Vers 4. Their sorrowes shall be multiplied or are multiplied This is meant of Idolaters who hastily endow that is offer sacrifice to another God and so increase their griefes which may be understood of afflictions or of grievous Idols for the Hebrew ghnatsabim sorrows is often used for Idols as in Psal 115.4 and so the Chaldee paraphrast taketh it here Accordingly the sense may be this They whose grievous-Idols are multiplyed they that endow another God I will not powre out their oblations that is I will not pertake with them or be a mediatour for them endow an other or hasten to an other A similitude from dowries given in mariages meaning gifts and oblations hastily brought for divine worship powre-out-oblations or shed-offerings effusions properly put by figure of speech for effused or powred out liquor commonly called drink offerings which were wont to be powred-out upon the sacrifices and by Gods law were to be of wine or Shecar Num. 15.5 7 10 and 28 7. but among idolaters were of blood take-up their names or beare their names that is not mention or speak of them according to the law Exod. 23.13 Ias 23.7 Vers 5. Of my part or of my partage that is of the inheritance parted shared and dealt unto me So the Greek turneth it of mine inheritance The word is generally used for lands oities goods spoiles c. that are shared out And this here hath reference to the law of the Priests which had in part among the people for that the Lord was their part and inheritance Num. 18.20 The Lord is his peoples part or share Ier. 10.16 and 51.19 and again his people are called his part Deut. 32.9 my cup that is measure and portion of joyes or afflictions Psal 23 5 and 11.6 my lot this also is used for an inheritance obtained by lot Ios 18.11 Iudg. 1.3 The Apostle calleth Christs church by this name 1 Pet. 5.3 Vers 6. The lines or cords such were used in measuring of lands or heritages Psal 105.11 and 78.55 2 Sam. 8.2 and figuratively a line is put for the portion measured Ios 17.5.14 is faire for me or which is faire unto me that is which pleaseth me well Vers 7. Counselled me given me counsell by his word and spirit touching my sufferings and the glory that shall follow 1 Pet. 1.11 Luk. 24.25 26. God is wonderfull in counsell and excellent in work Isa 28.29 Vers 8. I have proposed equally-set or levelled the Greek which the Apostle followeth saith I beheld-before Act. 2.25 he is at my right hand The word is is supplied Act. 2.25 For God be at the right hand is powerfully to assist and comfort as on the contrary for Satan to be there is greatly to resist and annoy Psal 109.6 Zech. 3.1 I shall not be moved or that I be not moved Act. 2.25 Vers 9. My glory This by the Apostle is applied to the tongue Act. 2.26 which is the instrument wherewith we glorifie God See Psal 30.13 and 57.9 Gen. 49.6 dwell in confidence or abide with hope that is boldly safely and securely meaning that his flesh his body should abide or rest in the grave with sure hope of rising again from death the third day Vers 10. My soul The Hebrew Nephesh and Greek Psuchee which we call Soule hath the name of breathing or respiring and is therefore sometime used for the breath Iob 41.12 it is the vitall spirit that all quick things move by therefore beasts birds fish and creeping things are called in scripture living soules Gen. 1.20.24 And this soule is sometime called the blood Gen. 9.4 because it is in the blood of all quick things Levit. 17.11 It is often put for the life of creatures as keep his soule Iob 2.6 that is spare his life a righteous man regardeth the soule of his beast Prov. 12.10 that is the life so to seek the soule is to seek ones life to take it away Psal 54 5. Mat 2.20 It is also many times used for ones self as Job justified his soul that is himself Iob 32.2 take heed to your soules that is to your selves Deut. 4.15 so Gen. 19.20 Luk. 12.19 And thus it is put for the person or whole man as give me the soules that is the persons Gen. 14.21 so an hungry soule Psal 107.9 a full soul Prov. 27.7 a weary soul Prov. 25 25. eight souls 1 Pet. 3 20. seventie five souls Act. 7.14 and many the like It is used also for the lust will or desire as Psal 41.3 Exod. 15.9 for the affections of the heart Psal 25 1. for the body of man that hath life and sense Psal 105 18. and 35 13. and finally it is sometime a dead body or corps Num. 5 2. and 9.10 and 19.11.13 though this be figurative and very unproper for at ones death the soul goeth out Gen. 35 18. The word being thus largely used is to be weighed according to the matter and circumstances of each text For this here in the Psalm compare it with the like in other places Psal 30 4. and 116 8. and 89 49. and 88 4. and 94.17 Christ gave his soul for the ransom of the world and powred it out unto death Isa 53 12. Mat. 20 28. Iohn 10.11 15.17 and 15.13 to hell or in hell in deathes-estate or deadly-hed This word hell properly signifieth deep whether it be high or low and though by custome it is usually taken for the place of Devils and damned wights yet the word is more large and as heaven is not onely the dwelling place of God and his saints but generally all places above us where the starrs the clowds the winds the birds c. are as is shewed Psal 8 9. so hell is all places beneath Wherefore it may in this large sense serve to expresse the Hebrue word Sheol here used which Sheol is a deep place Iob. 11 8. Prov. 9 18. and said in scripture to be beneath Psal 86 13. Deut. 32.22 Isa 14.9 as heaven is above and it with the Greek word haides is opposed to heaven Psal 139 8. Amos 9 2. Mat. 11 23. It cometh of Shaal to Crave ask or require because it requireth all men to come unto it and is never satisfied Psal 89 49. Prov. 30.15 16. and 27.20 It is a place or state which all men even the best come unto for Jaakob made account to goe thither Gen. 37 35. and Job desired to be there Iob 14.13 for he knew it should be
useth Ier. 6 25. 46.5 and 49.29 Lam. 2.22 when they plot or whiles they consult see Psal 2 2. Vers 16. my times Hereby he meaneth that his many and sundry events troubles deliverances prosperities adversities life and death for all things have their appointed time Eccles 3.1 2. were in the hand and disposition of God Though times here as dayes in Psal 119.84 may chiefly be meant of his troubles as Psal 9.10 and 10.1 So in 1 Chron. 29 30. mention is made of the times that went over David and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the lands Vers 17. Make thy face to shine that is cause thy favourable countenance to appear This is taken from the blessing prescribed Num. 6 25. and is often used in requests for grace See Psal 4.7 and 67 2. and 80 4.8.20 and 119.135 Vers 18. silenced that is through shame and fear be confounded tamed quieted and made still The word is sometime used for cutt off or destroyed and so may here be taken So Psal 49 13.21 to hell understand thrust down to hell or to the grave Vers 19. an hard-word or durable-speech a reproach which lasteth long to a mans infamy The Hebrew Ghnathak signifieth durance hardnes and antiquity or eld Psal 6.8 and respecteth both antique things long agoe 1 Chron. 4.22 and things lasting or durable for time to come Prov. 8.18 Isa 23.18 And in speeches it is put for an old-said-saw taken up and applied to ones reproach and so during long and generally for any hard or stout speech 1 Sam. 2.3 Psal 94 4. and 75 6. Vers 21. Thou keepest them secret or hidest them in the hiding-place of thy presence where thou alwayes lookest unto them in secret favour which the world knoweth not of rough-prides or knots knobs rough-troubles The Hebrew Racas signifieth Knitting or binding with knots Exod. 28 28. and 39.21 from which a word is derived in Isa 40 4. signifying knotty knobby or rough places opposed to smooth or plaine Here David useth it figuratively for rough affections or actions of men meaning their pride conspiracies or molestations as the Greek translateth from the trouble of men lay them up or hide them Hereupon Gods people are called his stored or hidden-ones Psal 83.4 the strife of tongues plea or contradiction as the Greek turneth it and the Apostle Iude vers 11. Vers 22. made marveilous his mercy or marveilously-severed it as Psal 4.4 shewed his mercy in marveilous and hidden manner As contrariwise God threatned to make marveilous the plagues of sinners Deut. 28.59 of strong-defense or of siege that is a fortified defensed city as 2 Chron. 8.5 or a beseiged city as 2 King 24.10 The Hebrew Matsor signifieth both a sort or skonce and a siege or leguer Deut. 20.20 and 28.53 Vers 23. my hastening-away namely through amazement or fear as the word commonly intendeth Deut. 20.3 Psal 48.6 2 Sam. 4.4 And that David hastened him away for fear is recorded 1 Sam. 23.26 So Psal 116.11 cut down Jonas in his affliction respected this speech of David and changing a letter for Nigrazti saith Nigrashti I am driven away from before thy face c. Ionas 2.4 Vers 24. the faithfull or keepeth fidelities as Isa 26.2 The originall word signifieth either faithfull-persons or truthes fidelities as Psal 12.2 The Greek here hath truthes payeth abundantly or to abundance with surplusage that doeth haughtines This sense the Greek giveth The Hebrew may also thus be Englished he that is God doth haughtines that is high magnificent acts For the originall word Gaavah somtime noteth Gods high magnificence Psal 68.35 somtime mans haughty-pride Psal 10.2 Vers 25. wax-strong or he will strengthen See Psal 27.14 hopefully wayt or persevere with hope and patience The word jachal implieth both a patient wayting ' Gen. 8.10 and a hope or trusting as the holy Ghost expoundeth it Mat. 12.21 from Isa 42.4 Annotations Psalm XXXII Vers 1. AN instructing-psalm or A psalm that maketh prudent that causeth-understanding As in the 8. verse of this psalm he saith I will make thee prudent or instruct thee This title is set before sundry other psalmes whose sin is covered meaning by the Lord Psal 85.3 not by a man himself who must not cover but acknowledge sin Psal 32.5 otherwise he shall not prosper Prov. 28.13 Now God covereth sin when he imputeth it not as the verse folowing sheweth and as this is mans happines so for God not to cover it is woe and miserie Nehem. 4.5 Vers 2. not impute not think count or reckon And this is an effect of his grace in Christ as it is written God was Christ reconciled the world to himself not imputing their sinns unto them 2 Cor. 5.19 And hereunto the Apostle applieth this Psalm thus David saith blessednes is the mans unto whom God imputeth justnes without work saying Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinns are covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin Rom. 4.6.7.8 Vers 3. Because I ceased-speaking or when I kept-silence forbearing to confesse my sinns as after vers 5. Like doctrine Elihu teacheth Iob 33 19.-22 Vers 4. moisture the cheif sap or radicall moisture which is an aery and oly substance dispread through the body whereby the life is fostered and which being spent death insueth This word is used onely here and in Num. 11.8 where it is applied to the best moisture or cream of oile Vers 5. confesse Confessing of sinns is when one freely manifesteth them accusing himself and praising Gods mercy which he expecteth in faith see Ios 7.19 against me my trespasses or concerning my trespasses but both the Greek version plainly hath against me and elswhere the Hebrew ghnalei here used seemeth to be put for ghnalai as Psal 108.10 compared with Psal 60.10 the iniquity of my sin that is the guilt and punishment of it as Psal 31.11 And thus he that confesseth and forsaketh sin shall have mercy Prov. 28.13 for if wee acknowledge our sinns God is faithfull and just to forgive us them 1 Ioh. 1 9. See also Iob 33.27.28 Vers 6. the time of finding or time to find which may be meant of the time when afflictions shall find that is shall come upon him as Psal 116.3.4 or the time when God may be found as Isa 55.6 and that time is when he is sought with the whole heart Deut. 4.29 Ier. 29.13 2. Chron. 15.15 floud or inundation As waters signify afflictions Psal 69.2 so a floud of waters denoteth great troubles and persecutions Dan. 9.26 and 11.22 Nahum 1.8 Isa 59.19 Rev. 12.15.16 Vers 7. showting long of deliverance or of evasion that is thou wilt give me occcasion by deliverance of me to sing many songs of praise unto thee Vers 8. mine eye shal be upon thee or mine eye I will set upon thee that is I will have care of and look well unto thee as Ier. 40.4 Ezra 5.5 Deut. 11.12 Psal 34.16 So the Chaldee
tears and earnest exspectation as Lam. 2.11 and 4.17 This was a curse of the law Levit. 26.16 Deut. 28.65 but Christ became a curse for us Gal. 3.13 So after Psal 119.82 Vers 5. took not away or which I robbed not took not by force and rapine This though it may be taken for all unjust criminations whereof David and Christ were innocent yet in special it was verified in Christ who being in the form of God thought it no robberie to be equal with God Phil. 2.6 notwithstanding for witnessing himself to be the son of God he was put to death by the Jewes Ioh. 19.7 Vers 6. my foolishnes that is my sin see the note on Psal 38.6 In David were sinns properly in Christ by imputation for God made him sin for us which knew no sin 2 Cor. 5.21 Or this may be meant of false imputation O God thou knowest my foolishnes if any such be as my foes charge me with So Psal 7.4.5 Vers 7. abashed for me for my sake to weet if I be not delivered So of Christ his disciples hoped that he should be the saviour of Israel but when he was killed they began to doubt and fear Satan winnowing their saith to make them ashamed but Christ prayed for their confirmation Luk. 24.20.21 and 22.31.32 So great are Christs afflictions that blessed is he that is not offended in him Mat. 11.6 Iehovih or God it hath the vowels of Aelohim See Psal 68.21 Vers 8. bear reproach that is are reproached contrary hereunto is to bear grace and savour that is to be favoured and well liked Esth 2.15.17 Compare herewith Psal 44.23.16 Vers 9. forreignour to weet in their estimation and cariage towards me This also was the case of Job and others Iob 19.13 Gen. 31.15 and of Christ the Jewes sayd they knew not whence he was Ioh. 9.29 and his brethren beleeved not in him Ioh. 7.5 Vers 10. Zeale of thine house or jealousie indignation for the polluting of thine house and studious fervent care to have it conserved holy See this performed by Christ when he whipped buyers and sellers out of the temple Iohn 2.15.16.17 eaten me up devoured or consumed For love and jealousie are a fire and vehement flame Song 8.6 See also Psal 119.139 are fallen on me that is I have taken them on me and willingly bear them as the Apostle gathereth from these words that Christ pleased not himself that is sought not his own pleasure or profit but for his fathers sake and his brethrens did bear all things and this is an example for us to do the like See Rom. 15.1.2.3.4 Vers 11. afflicted my soul the word afflicted is here supplied from Psal 35.15 for often there is want of a word to be understood which the Hebrue text somtime sheweth as 2 Chron. 10.11.14 I with scorpions for which in 1 King 12.11.14 is written I will chastise you with scorpions See the like in the notes on Ps 18.7.29 and 2.7 it was for or it was turned to reproaches that is to much reproach and opprobry So Johns fasting turned to his reproach they said he had a devill Luk. 7.33 Vers 12. And I made or when I gave that is made or put on So giving is for putting Psal 8.2 Vers 13. That sit in the gate that is great men in the publike assemblies The rulers of the Jewes Deut. 25.7 Ruth 4.1 2. c. spake or talked and meditated communed how to work me evill Luk. 22.2 4. Strong-drink Hebrew Sheker which is all manner strong drink which will make drunken as ale beer wine fider methaglin c. The Greek here turneth it wine melodies or songs sung with instruments of musick of me So Job also complaineth Ioh. 30.9 Vers 14. And I that is And or but as for me Vers 14. Time of acceptation that is an acceptable time as the Apostle interpreteth this phrase 2 Cor. 6.2 from Isa 49.8 In truth of thy salvation that is for thy laving truths sake or faithfull salvation Vers 16. Shut her mouth so that I cannot get out of misery as Dathan Abiram c. went down alive into the pit and the earth covered over them that no hope was left of their return Num. 16.33 But Christ in all troubles had comfort even in the grave his flesh rested in hope Psal 16.9 10. Vers 17. Turn the face or respect regard me with savour See Psal 25.16 Vers 20. Dishonour or ignominie slander calumnie see Psal 4.3 Vers 21. Ful-of-heavines or sick sorrowfull of this word in Hebrew man hath his name Aenosh see Psal 8.5 to mone to pitty and solace me or to shew compassion so Iob 42.11 found none in Christs greatest need all his disciples forsook him and fled Mat. 26.56 and all his acquaintance stood afar off Luk. 23.49 Vers 22. Gal in Hebrew Rosh an herb bitter as wormwood with which it is often joyned Deut. 29.18 Amos 6.12 Lam. 3.19 It groweth in corn fields Hos 10.4 the water or juyce hereof signifieth bitter affliction Ier. 9.15 These things were also actually done to Christ whom the Jewes refreshed with gal and vineger Mat. 27.34 Ioh. 19.28 29 30. Vers 23. And for recompences that is and for a full recompence of that which they did to me let their table be a trap unto them Or and for peaces that is and the things which they expect peace and welfare by let become a trap unto them But the first sense agreeth with the Apostles interpretation Rom. 11.9 These are Davids implications against the Jewes and prophesies of their rejection as the Apostle sheweth and by their table we are to understand all means of comfort and refreshing both of body and soule which turn to the ruine of the wicked even an odour of death unto death 2 Cor. 2.15 16. Vers 24 That they see not so the Apostle explaineth the Hebrew phrase from seeing Rom. 11.19 The like in Isa 44.18 And hereby is meant the eyes of their understanding that seeing they see and perceive not because a veile is over their hearts Ioh. 12.39 40. Act. 28.26 27. 2 Cor. 3.14.15 make their loyns to shake bow down their backs saith the Apostle Rom. 11.10 and this meaneth bondage and misery as appeareth by the contrary blessing of going upright which God once vouched safe unto that people Levit 26.13 Vers 26. Their castle or their tower palace habitation faire and orderly builded Gen. 25.16 Num. 31.10 Cant. 8.9 This which David speaketh of all Christs enemies Peter applieth to Judas that betraied him Let his habitation bee desert Act. 1.20 but Christ threatneth the like to them all Mat. 23.38 Castle here is for Castles or palaces as charret for charrets Ps 68.18 Vers 27. Whom thou hast smitten Christ the shepheard who was smitten of God and wounded for our sins Isa 53.4 5. Mat 26.31 they tell of the sorrow that is tell one another vantingly of the sorrow smart or pain of thy wounded thy servants who are wounded for thy sake or
as the Hebrew phrase is belongeth Hereupon a man of tongue is for a pratler or calumniator Psal 140 12. large or wide broad of heart meaning prowd as Prov. 21 4. I cannot here the word bear or suffer is to be understood as is expressed Prov. 30.21 So Iob 31.23 and in Greek 1 Cor. 3 2. Vers 8. In the morning that is every morning or early see Psal 73 14. Annotations Psalm CII Vers 1. FOr the poor agreeing to his estate or of the poor overwhelmed with fears cares sorowes c. See Psal 61 3. Vers 4. as smoke or with the smoke vanishing in the aier so verse 37 20. The Hebrew letters beth with and caph as are one like another and sometime put one for another as 2 Sam. 5 24. with 1 Chron. 14 15. an hearth the place whereon fire burneth Compare Iob 30 30. Vers 5. as grasse or as the herbs smitten with blasting Amos. 4.9 Vers 6. to my flesh that is my skin as Iob 19 20. so elswhere skin is put for flesh Iob 18 13. See also Lam 4 8. Vers 7. a Pelican a bird living in wild and desolate places Zeph. 2 14. Isa 34.11 It seemeth to have the name in Hebrew of vomiting and to be that fowl which we call the shovelard which swalloweth shell fishes and after vomiteth them to get the fish It was a bird unclean by the law Levit. 11 18. Some think it to be the bittour which maketh a lowd and dolefull noise Compare Iob 30 29. Vers 9. rage against me or vaunt against or would-make a fool of me the Greek saith that praise me meaning feighnedly The word signifieth to lift up with praise and glory and also ingloriously to vaunt rage or be mad see Psal 5 6. and 75 5. The word against is here to be understood as in Prov. 8 36 he that sinneth against me An example of such raging madnes see against Christ Luk. 6 11. Vers 12. declined or stretched-out as the shadow of the sun when it is neer down which though it seem longer yet soon passeth away So Psal 109 23. and 144 4. Vers 13. sittest that is continuest as the Greek explaineth it for sitting and standing as after in verse 27. are often used for sure and setled abiding thy memoriall or remembrance of thee so Psal 135 13. from Exod. 3.15 Vers 14. the appointed time promised for restauration of the church as Dan. 9.2 24 25. c. Ier. 29 10. Vers 15. delight or do favour the stones though ruinous as Neh. 2 13. c. and 4.2 Zach. 1.12 Vers 18. the lowly so the Greek here turneth it which elswhere we call heath that groweth in the wildernes Ier. 17 6. and 48.6 by the name in Hebrew it seemeth to be some naked shrubbe and so a fit resemblance of Gods afflicted people made low naked desolate by their enemies Or we may turn it the broken-down or ruined from Ier. 51 58. Vers 19. This shal be or Let this be written to weet for remembrance to ages after as Exod. 17 14. Deut. 31.19 21. This sheweth these to be prophesie for our times that shal be created that is restored and made anew as Psalm 104.30 Isa 65 18. created in Christ Iesus unto good works Eph. 2 10. so a people born Psalm 22 32. Vers 20. the height of his holynes that is his holy high-place meaning heaven This is taken from Deut. 26.15 Vers 21. groning or mournful-cry so Psal 79.11 sonns of death appointed to die as Psal 79.11 Vers 24. in the way in the course of my life see Psal 2.12 Vers 25. take me not away or make me not ascend Vers 26. Afore-time that is At the beginning as Hebr. 1.10 where these things spoken to God are applied to Christ to prove his godhead Vers 27. shalt stand that is indure or continue as the Greek expresseth it Hebr. 1.11 change them by folding them up as the Greek explaineth Hebr. 1 12. for the heavens when they are changed shal be folden like a book Isa 34 4. Vers 28. art the same or art he that is unchangeable Mal. 3 6. Iam. 1.17 Vers 29. shall dwell to weet in Sion verse 14.22 as is also expressed Psalm 69.36 37. before thee that is so long as thou doost dure meaning for ever as the Greek well explaineth it So before the moon and sun Psal 72.5 17. is so long as the Moon and Sun indure Annotations Psalm CIII Vers 2. ALl his rewards that is any of his benefits All is often used for any Psal 147 20. 1 King 10.20 and rewards for benefits see Psal 13.6 Vers 3. sicknesses all diseases greifs and punishments in soul or body and spiritually sinns are meant by the word sicknesses Exod. 15 26. Deut. 28.59 61. Isa 33 24. See also Psal 41.5 and 147 3. Vers 4. pit-of corruption death and the grave whither men hasten by their sinns till God by chastisement bringeth them to repentance and then spareth them See this at large handled Iob 33.1.9.23.24.27 28.30 Vers 5. good-things Hebr. the good-thing see the note on Psal 65.5 is renewed or thou renewest thyself as an eagle as thy youth thy flesh being fresher then in childhood thou returning to the dayes of thy youth as is said Iob 33 25. This change is by the renewing of the mind Rom. 12 2. wrought by the holy Ghost Tit. 3 5. as an eagels which casteth her feathers yerely and new grow up whereby she seemeth fresh and yong flieth hie and liveth long Compare Isa 40.31 Vers 6. justices that is all maner justice and that which is chiefest Things are often spoken of plurally for their excellency So wisdomes Prov. 9.1 Vers 7. his wayes wherein men ought to walk as Exod. 18 20. Psal 25.4.5 or therein himself walketh his administration his works as Psal 77 20. Iob 40 14. This later seemeth most meant here by comparing it with Exod. 33 13. and 34.6 7. Vers 8. long-suffering or slow-to-anger see Psal 86.15 Vers 9. contend or chide compare Isa 57 16. keep understand his anger or enimitie as both Greek and Chaldee do explain it sometime the Hebrew it self manifesteth the defect as he set 1 Chron. 18 6. that is he set garrisons 2 Sam. 8.6 This phrase is taken from the law Levit. 19 18. So Ier. 3.5 Nahum 1 2. See also Psal 109 21. Vers 14. our forming that is our formed-nature and condition our matter and form the originall word properly is a formed-vessel of earth applied to our frail estate Rom. 9.20 21. somtime this is spoken of our fictions and sinfull imaginations Gen. 6.5 Deut. 31.21 and so the Chaldee interpreteth it here Vers 15. as the grasse c. that is few and transitorie though making a fair shew Compare Psal 90.5 6. Iob 14.1.2 Iam. 1.10 11. 1 Pet. 1.24 V. 16. not know it or know him that is he shall have no more place here So Iob 7.10 Vers 18. to do them this noteth the outward practise and operation
Psal 30.12 One name is given both to the dance and the pipe whereto they danced Vers 4. beautifie or adorn make glorious so Isa 60.7.9.13 The Greek here saith exalt Vers 6. The exaltations that is exalting-songs high-acts high-praises or lifting-up of the voices preachings in their throat that is alowd spoken of and proclaimed so Isa 58.1 Cry with the throat is Cry alowd two-edged Hebr. a sword of mouthes that is of two mouthes as is expressed Iudg. 3.16 in Greek two-mouthed that is two-edged biting or cutting both wayes This sword is Gods word and commeth out of Christs mouth Eph. 6.17 Heb. 4.12 Rev. 1.16 Vers 7. on the heathens by preaching against their idolatries Act. 14.15 and 17.16.17.22 c. Compare 2 Cor. 10.4.5.6 Isa 41.15 reproofs for sin as Ioh. 16.8 c. Vers 8. To bind their Kings restraining their vices and bringing them under the bonds and subjection of the gospel see Psal 2 3. Mark 6.20 Act. 24.26 Rev. 21.24 Isa 45.14 a figure of captivitie Nahum 3.10 2 Cor. 10.4.5.6 Mat. 16.19 Nobles or Honourable Vers 9. written in the book of God see 1 Cor. 4 6. Rev. 22.18 And this may have reference to that law Deut. 7.1.2 c. honour is or this shal be the honour of all his Saints Annotations Psalm CL. Vers 1. IN his sanctitie or for his holines his most holy being Isa 6.3 the first argument of praise from Gods holy essence in himself or in his sanctitie his sanctuarie his holy place meaning heaven in the firmament of his strength that is for his strong firmament called heaven Gen. 1.8 the second argument of praise from the frame of the world whereof heaven is chiefest see Psal 19.2 or for the out-spreading of his strength that is for his strength spread out as the firmament Vers 2. in his powers or for his powerful-acts as Psal 145.4 the third argument of praise from Gods mighty administration of all things since the creation of his greatnes or majestie in speciall mercie towards his own people and against their enemies which is the fourth argument of his praise Compare Deut. 3.24 and 9.26 and 32.3 Exod. 15 16. 1 Chron. 17.19 Luk. 1.46.49.58 Act. 2.11 Psal 79.11 and 145.3.6 Majestie hath the name of greatnes and is applied to the greatest state of Policies or Common weals which is to be minded here Vers 4. flute or dance Psal 149.3 Virginals or stringed-instruments this word is not elswhere in scripture Organs or the Organon as the Greek translateth it the Hebrew name signifieth a lovely or delightfull instrument it is one of the ancientest of the world invented by Iubal Gen. 4.21 and an instrument of joy Iob 21 12. and 30.31 wel sounding cimbals Hebr. cimbals of hearing that is easy or delightfull to be heard which the Greek translateth well sounding The Cimbals were of metall as bells and have their name of their shrill tinkling sound lowd-sounding or joyfully-sounding or tinkling as 1 Cor. 13.1 Hebrew cimbals of showting-sound Vers 6. all breath or every breath that is every thing that hath breath this word is used for the breath that God inspired into man Gen. 2.7 and so for mans mind or immortall soul Isa 57.16 and usually is applied to man and to the breath of God Psal 18.16 but in Gen. 7.22 it seemeth to be spoken of all living things Compare Rev. 5.13 where every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them were heard saying Vnto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb be blessing and honour and glorie and power for ever and ever Amen The end of the Annotations of the Psalmes A Table directing to some principall things observed in the Annotations of the Psalmes A. ABashing what it signifieth Psa 6 11. Aedom described Psalm 60 10. Aegypt Psal 68.32 the plagues of Aegypt described Psal 78.44 c. and 105.28 c. Aethiophia Psalm 68.32 Almighty Shaddai how God is so called Psalm 68 15. Alone diversly taken Psalm 4 9. Amalek Psalm 83 8. Amen what it signifieth Psalm 41 14. Ammonites Psalm 83 8. Angels Psal 68 18. and 104.4 And instead of For Psal 1 3. and 7.10 and 55 13. And for But Psalm 55 14. And for That Psalm 43 4. and 49 10. And a sign of passion Psal 2.6 and 115.3 Anger outward as wrath inward Psa 2.5 Arrowes what they mean Psalm 18 15. and 45 6. Asaph who he was Psalm 50 1. B. Belial what it meaneth Ps 18 5 and 41.9 Baal what it signifieth and how it is turned into Bosheth Psalm 106.28 Bands signes of subjection Psalm 2 3. Babel described Psalm 137 1. Blessed a title given to God Psal 68 36. Blessing diversly used Psalm 3 9. O Blessed or Happy how it differeth from the former Psalm 1 1. Bloods man of blouds what they mean Psalm 5 7. and 51 16. Bounteous-princes Psalm 47 10. Bounteous-reward Psalm 13 6. Bread for all food Psalm 78 20. Brooks what they are and of what use Psalm 1 3. Burnt-offring what it was Psalm 20 4. C. Captivity for captives Ps 14 7. and 68 19. Cedar-tree described Psalm 29 5. Cherub Cherubims what they were Psal 18 11. Christ or Anointed Psalm 2 2. Commanding diversly used Psalm 42 9. Condemn as guilty Psalm 5 11. Confession diversly used Psalm 6.6 and 32 5. and 50 14. Corrupt not a title of some psalms Psalm 57 1. Corruption Psalm 16 10. Corrupting-ditch or pit wherefore so called Psalm 7 16. Covenant what is signifieth Psalm 25 10. Striking Covenant Psalm 50 5. Covetous or gain-thirsty whereof it is named Psalm 10 3. Courts of Gods house Psalm 65 5. Cursing Psalm 10 7. D. Daughter for Congregation Psalm 9 15. Daughters for villages Psalm 48 12. David put for Christ Psalm 18 50. and 40 1. and 89 4. Day for time of affliction Psal 37.13 11. Deceit whereof named Psalm 5 7. Decree or Statute what it meaneth Ps 2.7 Degrees what they meane Psalm 120 1. Devils wherof they are named Ps 106 37. Dooing for yeelding fruit Psalm 1 3. E. Edom described Psalm 60 10 Egypt Misraim Psalm 68 32. F. Face for anger Psalm 21.10 Face for grace Psalm 27 8. and 42 6. Faithfull what it meaneth Psalm 19 8. False-vanity Psalm 12 3. Falsly-deny Psalm 18 45. Favourable-acceptation Psalm 5 13. Fear for God Psalm 76.12 Fear for Gods worship c. Psa 19 10. Feeding what it meaneth Psam 23 1. Finding diversly used Psalm 36 3. and 116 3. and 132 5. and 46 2. Fist born ministers of God Psal 78 51. the Cheif over others Psalm 89 28. Fools-vainglorious Psalm 5 6. Fool Nabal Psalm 14 1. Fool Aevil Psalm 38 6. Fool-unconstant Psalm 49 11. Forgiving what it meaneth Psalm 25 18. G. Gates of death Psam 9 14. Gates of the daughter of Sion Psal 9 15. Gates of justice Psalm 118 19. Gathering diversly used Psalm 26 9. Generation what it
meaneth Psalm 12 8. Girding what it meaneth Psalm 76 11. Giving for putting setting c. Psalm 4 8 and 8 2. Giving for granting suffring Psalm 16 10. Gladnes gladsomnes outward as joy is inward Psalm 2 11. Glorious-majestie Psalm 8 2. Glory or Honour whereof it is named Psalm 3 4. and 85.10 Glory for the tongue Psalm 16 9. Glorying or praising ones self Psalm 34.3 God Elohim what it meaneth Psal 3 3. God El Psalm 5 5. Gods for Angels Psalm 8 6. and 97 7. Gods for Magistrates Psalm 82 1.6 Gods name added to things for excellencie Psalm 36 7. The living God Psalm 42 3. Gospel or Euangelie whereof it is named Psalm 40 10. Gracious-saint what it meaneth Psa 4.4 H. Halelujah Psalm 104 35. and 135 1. Harp Psalm 33 2. Heavens what they are Psalm 8 9. Hell what it meaneth Psalm 16.10 Heritage Heir Inheritance what they mean Psalm 2 8. Hiding the face what it signifieth Ps 13.2 High refuge what it is Psalm 9 10. Hopefully-wait Psalm 31 25. Horn for power glorie Ps 18 3. 75.5 11 Hosts or Sabaoth Gods title Psal 24 10. House whereof it is named Psalm 5 8. Hypocrites why so called Psalm 35 16. I. Iaakob what it meaneth Psalm 14 7. Iah the name of God Psalm 68 5. Iehovah the name of God and Christ opened Psalm 83 19. and 97 1. Iehovih or God Psalm 68.21 Ierusalem described Psalm 51 20. Incense what it signified Psal 141 2. Inheritance for land or people Psal 79.1 and 28 9. and 2.8 and 47.5 Iniquitie Psal 18.24 it is sometime put for punishment Psal 31.11 and 40.13 and 59 5. Israel what it meaneth Psalm 147 7. Iudging what it is Psalm 43.1 Iudging expressed by two words usually Psalm 7 9. Iudgements for lawes Psalm 19 10. for rites Psalm 81 5. Iustice for benefits Psalm 24 5. K. Knowing what it meaneth Psalm 1 6. Korach and his sonns who they were Psalm 42.1 Kissing what it signifieth Psalm 2.12 L. Land of Canaan Psalm 25.13 described Psalm 105.11 the land of desire Psalm 106 24. Law whereof it is named Psalm 19 8. Leading gentle guiding Psalm 23.2 Lebanon a mount Psalm 29 5. Life Psalm 7 6. and 30 6. Lifting up the soul Psalm 25.1 Light what it meaneth Psalm 27.1 and 97 11. and 112 4. Light of the face Psalm 4 7. and 31.17 Lightning of the eyes Psalm 13 4. Lightning the lamp Psam 18 29. Lions of sundry kinds have sundry names Psalm 7 3. and 57 5. Livjathan the whale Psalm 74 14. Lodge for continue Psalm 49.13 Lord Adonai what it meaneth Psal 2 4. Lot what it meaneth Psalm 16 5. M. Making diversly used Psalm 100 3. Man Ish of his excellencie so named Psalm 4 3. and 49 3. Sory man Enosh and earthly-Man Adam Ps 8 5. and strong Man geber Ps 18.26 Man of tongue what it meaneth Psalm 140.12 Man of bloods Psalm 5 7. Mansion or dwelling place Psalm 26.8 Master of the musick who he was Ps 4.1 Meditate is not onely to think but to speak Psalm 1 2. and 55.3 Mercie what it signifieth Psalm 136 1. Mercifully-cover Psalm 65.4 Michtam what it meaneth Psalm 16 1. Moab described Psalm 60 10. Molestation what it is Psalm 7 15. Morning what it meaneth Psalm 5.4 and 49 15. Moving implieth often evil Psam 15 5. Moving of the foot also is evil Psal 38.17 and 66 9. Mountains diversly used Psalm 121.1 N. Name how it is used Psalm 8 2. Neer or nigh what it meaneth Psal 141.14 Neginoth stringed instruments Psal 4.1 and 33 3. New song what it meaneth Psalm 33 3. Nose and anger have one name in Hebrue Psalm 10.4 O. Oblation what it was Psalm 20 4. Outspred-firmament what it is Psal 19.2 P. Painful-iniquitie why so called Psalm 5.6 Pallace what it is Psalm 5.8 Palestina Philistims Psalm 60.10 Palms and hands lifted up and spred in prayer Psalm 63 5. Palm-tree described Psalm 92.13 Parable diversly used Psalm 44.15 and 49.5 and 78.2 Part for inheritance Psalm 16 5. Peace what it signifieth Psal 29.11 of it Solomon was named Psal 72.7 Perpetuitie victorie of time Psalm 9.7 Pit of corruption see Corruption Ps 7 16 Pleading what it is Psalm 35 1. Prayer whereof it is named Psalm 4 2. Precepts why so called Psalm 19.9 Precious diversly used Psal 36.8 and 116.15 and 72.14 and 49.9 and 139.17 Priest what it signifieth Psalm 99.6 Prophet what it meaneth Psal 74.9 Psalm whereof it is named Ps 3.1 7.18 Psalterie Psalm 33.2 R. Rebel or turn rebellious whereof it is named Psalm 5.11 Rebuke for destruction Psalm 9.6 Redeemer whereof named Psalm 19 15. Reward Psalm 19.12 Rock the title of God often Psal 18.3.32 Rod of God what Psalm 23.4 S. Sabbath day of Rest Psalm 92.1 Sacrifice and sacrifice of justice what it is Psalm 4.6 of showting Psalm 27.6 Salvation and Saving largely used for help victorie deliverance c. Ps 12.2 and 98.1 and 118.15 Scornfull prowd Psalm 1.1 Seat somtime is a chaire somtime a dwelling Psalm 1.1 and 107.4 Secret or mysterie Psalm 25.14 Secret for Council Psal 64 3. and 89.8 Seed for children Psal 21.11 Seeking is for good or evil Psal 35.4 Selah what it signifieth Psal 3.3 Shadow Psalm 121.5 Shadow of death Psal 23.4 and 107 10. Showt joyfully Psalm 5.12 Showt-triumphantly Psalm 41.12 Silence for submission Psalm 62.2 Silence for destruction Psalm 31.18 and 49.13 Simple why so called Psalm 19.8 Sion the mount Psalm 2.6 Sitting diversly used Psal 1.1 102.13 Skies Psalm 18 12. Sleep for rest Psalm 127.2 Sleep for death Psalm 13 4. Son diversly used Psalm 79 11 and 80.16 and 89.23 Son for every yong thing Psalm 114 4. and 147 9. Soul what it is Psalm 16.10 Soul for life Psalm 35.4 for will Ps 26.12 Standing for continuing Psal 33.11 and 111.3 for ministring Psalm 134.1 Statute or Decree what it meaneth Psalm 2 7. and 148.6 Strength for praise Psalm 8.3 Strength for Kingdom Psalm 21.2 Strength for Gods Ark. Psal 78.61 Stilnes what it meaneth Psal 4.5 Stirring Psal 4.5 Sun whereof it is named Psalm 19.5 Sin properly is missing or misdoing Psalm 4.5 Sinners who they are Psal 1.1 Swallowing for destroying Psalm 21 10. T. Tarshish for the Ocean sea Psalm 48.8 Tel for preach Psalm 2.7 Tent what it is Psam 15.1 Testimonies of God what they are Psalm 19.8 Together diversly used Psalm 33.15 anâ— 141 10. Trespasses what they are Psalm 5 11. Tribes of Israel whereof named Psalm 78 55. Tyrus the citie described Psal 45.13 V. Vain-idols Aelim whereof named Psalm 96.5 Vanities for idols Psalm 31.7 Vnconstant-fool Psalm 49.11 Vnicorn Psalm 22.22 Voice for thunder Psalm 29.3 To give the voice what it meaneth Psalm 18 14. Vowe's Psalm 50.14 W. Walking for conversation Psalm 1.1 anâ— 66.14 Warr whereof it is named Psalm 35.1 Way for course of life or religion Psal 1 â— and 25 4. Wicked what it signifieth Psal 1.1 Woeful-evils whereof so called Psal 5