delivering upon prâ—yer Vers 23. to my brethren the disciples and beleevers of Christ for he that sanctifieth and we which are sanctified are all of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call us brethren Heb. 2.11.12 Ioh. 20.17 the Church or Convocation Assembly Congregation Vers 26. Of thee my prayse or From with thee shall be my prayse it shall begin and continue of thee thou art the cause and ground thereof the great church either that assembly where Christ after his resurrection personally appeared to moe then five hundred brethren at once 1 Cor. 15.6 or the great church of the Gentils with whom Christ is spiritually present Mat. 28.19.20 So after in Psal 40.10.11 Vers 27. and be satisfied It was a curse of the law that men should eat and not be satisfied Levit. 26.26 Mic. 6.14 but it is a blessing of the gospel that the meek and needy shall eat and have enough Psal 132.15 God filleth the hungry with good things and sends away the rich empty Luk. 1.53 The meek meaneth the regenerate who are mortified with Christ and their fierce nature made meek and humble your hearâ— shall live he turneth his speech to the meek and seekers of God who should eat of Christs flesh that was given for the life of the world and thereby live for ever Ioh. 6.51 The living of the heart importeth also the chearing comfort and solace of the same Gen. 45.27 the contrary whereof is in the dying of the heart 1 Sam. 25.37 See also the like promise Psal 69.33 Vers 28. All the ends c. that is the dwellers in the utmost parts and ends of the world A prophesie of the calling of the Gentils by the preaching of the gospel Rom. 16.26 Ephes 2.1.2 c. families of the heathens or kindreds of the nations whereof see Gen. 10.5.18.20.31.32 Vers 29. ruler among the heathens to reign over them by his word and spirit and so to be God not of the Jewes onely but also of the Gentils Rom. 3 29.30 Vers 30. All the fat ones that is the rich and mighty personages fat with plenty Deut. 31.20 For Kings and Queens and men of authority and wealth are also called to the participation of Christs grace in his Church Isa 60.3.5.10 Rev. 21.24 1 Tim. 2.1.2 Somtime fatnes is used to note out Gods spiritual blessings Psal 36.9 and 63.6 and 65.12 and 92.15 Prov. 28.25 all that goe down to the dust that is the poore base and wretched people which for their misery and affliction are sayd to goe down and sit in the dust as Psal 113.7 Isa 47.1 and 29.4 Iob 30.29 Lam. 3.29 that quickneth not or cannot quicken that is the poor wretched man that doth not or cannot as Psal 77.5 keep alive his soul that cannot nourish himself he shall eat So to keep alive is to nourish Isa 7.21 or he that revived that is cheered not nor refreshed his soul with comfort as before verse 27. or he that cannot keep alive his soul that is not save it from wrath and eternal death by his own works he shall live by faith in Christ So this phrase to keep the soul alive is used Ezek. 18.27 Vers 31. A seed The posterity of those godly forementioned for God chuseth the seed with the parents Deut. 10.15 and 30.6.19 Psal 69.37 102.29 Isa 43.5 and 44.3 Or the seed of Christ the children which God giveth him as Isa 53.10 Heb. 2.13 or a seed that is a smal remnant as Rom. 9.29 for a generation a race of Gods children as Psal 73.15 and 24.6 or to generation that is for ever through all ages Vers 32. his justice the justice of God which is by faith in Christ Psal 71.15.16.24 Rom. 10.3.4 people that shall be born hereafter to come or a people born that is regenerate Ps 87.4.5 Ioh. 1.13 1 Pet 1.23 So a people created Psal 102.19 that he hath doon hath performed or accomplished that justice and all things appertaining to it Annotations Psalm XXIII Vers 1. FEedeth me or is my feeder my Pastor or Hierd The word comprehendeth all duties of a good Hierd as together feeding guiding governing and defending his stock Therefore Kings also have this title and are sayd to seed their people Psalm 78 71.72 2 Sam. 5.2 Hereupon it is attributed to God and to Christ feeding his Church as the shepheard of their soules Psal 80.2 Ezek. 34.12.14.15 Isa 40.11 Ioh. 10.11 1 Pet. 2 25. Vers 2. of budding-grasse pleasant pastures and lees where green and tender herbs do spring he maketh me or wil-make me he-down to weet for rest from heat This also is another duty of a good Hieder as I will feed my flock and I will make them lye-down sayth the Lord Ezek. 34.15 and Shew me O thou whom my soul loveth where thou feedest where thou makest he-down at noon Song 1.6 easily-leadeth or comfortably-guideth me it noteth a soft and gentle leading with sustaining of infirmity as Gen. 33.14 Esa 40.11 Therefore the Greek turneth it he nourisheth me So Psal 31.4 by waters or unto waters of rest that is most quiet or calm waters and such as give rest and refreshing All these things Christ performeth to his flock as it is written They shall hunger no more neither thirst any more neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat for the Lamb which is in the mids of the throne shall feed them and shall lead them to the lively fountains of waters Rev. 7.16.17 Vers 3. returneth my soul or will return or restore it and consequently give it rest See Psal 19.8 V. 4. shade of death that is dark and dreadful shadow and in a manner the very state of death This speach denoteth imminent danger Ier. 2.6 sore affliction Psal 44.20 and 170.10 14. fear and terror Iob 24.17 and dreadfull darknes Iob 10.21 22. wherto spiritually is opposed the light and comfort of the gospel and grace of Christ Mat. 4.16 Luk. 1.79 wilt be with me or art with me and this implieth his good safety and protection As when God said I will be with thee Gen. 31.3 Jaakob understood it thus I will doe thee good Gen. 32.9 for Gods presence is a sigular favour and our preeminence Exod. 33.15 16. thy rod with such shepheards use to guide and rule their flocks Lev. 27.32 and with such the Lord is said to rule his people Ezek. 20.37 Wherefore the Prophet prayeth feed thy people with thy rod Mic. 7.14 The rod is also for chastening and punishment Psal 89.33 And for the rebellious God hath a rod of yron and indignation Psal 2.9 Lam. 3.1 Of Christs rods or staves wherewith he feeds his flock see Zach. 11.7 c. Vers 5. Thou furnishest or wilt furnish and make ready a table This and the things following note the abundant supply of all good things for necessity and for delight as at a sumptuous banquet Prov. 9.2 c. So by Christ the good shepheard his sheep find pasture have life
were brought-down by their iniquitie verse 44 Yet he did see in their distresse when as he heard their cry verse 45 And toward them his covenant he kept-in-memorie and in his mercies multitude repented verse 46 And did give them to compassions before all that them led-captive verse 47 Save us O LORD our God and us from heathens jointly-rayse for to confesse thine holy name to glorie in thy prayse verse 48 Blest be Jehovah Isr'els God from aye and unto ay and let al people say Amen O prayse th'eternal-Jah PSAM CVI. verse 1 HAlelu-jah Confesse ye to Iehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Who can expresse the powers of Jehovah can cause to hear all his praise verse 3 O blessed are they that keep judgment is he that dooth justice in all time verse 4 Remember me Jehovah with the favourable-acceptation of thy people visit me with thy salvation verse 5 To see the good of thy chosen to rejoyce with the joy of thy nation to glorie with thy inheritance verse 6 We have sinned with our fathers we have doon-crookedly we have doon wickedly verse 7 Our fathers in Aegypt did not prudently-mind thy marveilous works they remembred not the multitude of thy mercies but turned-rebellious at the sea at the red sea verse 8 Yet he saved them for his name sake to make known his power verse 9 And he rebuked the red sea and it was dried-up-and he led them in the deeps as in the wildernes verse 10 And he saved them from the hand of the hater and redeemed them from the hand of the enemie verse 11 And the waters covered their distressers one of them was not left verse 12 And they beleeved in his words they sang his prayse verse 13 They made hast they forgat his works they wayted not for his counsel verse 14 But lusted with lust in the wildernes and tempted God in the desert verse 15 And he gave to them their request and sent leannes into their soul verse 16 And they envyed at Moses in the camp at Aharon the holy-one of Jehovah verse 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered over the congregation of Abiram verse 18 And a fire burned in their congregation a flame burnt up the wicked verse 19 They made a calf in Horeb and bowed themselves to a molten idol verse 20 And turned their glorie into the form of an oxe that eateth grasse verse 21 They forgat God their saviour that did great things in Aegypt verse 22 Marveilous works in the land of Cham fearful things by the red sea verse 23 And he sayd to abolish them had not Moses his chosen stood in the breach before him to turn his wrathful-heat from corrupting them verse 24 And they contemptuously-refused the land of desire they beleeved not his word verse 25 But murmured in their tents they heard not the voyce of Jehovah verse 26 And he lifted up his hand to them to fel them in the wildernes verse 27 And to fel their seed among the heathens and to fann them in the lands verse 28 And they were joyned to Baal-pehor and did eat the sacrifices of the dead verse 29 And moved-indignation by their actions and the plague brake in upon them verse 30 And Phineas stood and executed-judgment the plague was restrained verse 31 And it was counted to him for justice to generation and generation for ever verse 32 And they caused fervent-wrath at the waters of Meribah and evil was to Moses for their sake verse 33 For they bitterly-provoked his spirit and he pronounced it with his lips verse 34 They abolished not the peoples which Jehovah had sayd unto them verse 35 But mixed themselves among the heathens and learned their works verse 36 And served their idols and they were to them for a snare verse 37 And they sacrificed their sonns and their daughters to Devils verse 38 And shed innocent blood the blood of their sonns and of their daughters whom they sacrificed ro the idols of Canaan and the land was impiously-distayned with blouds verse 39 And they defiled them by their works and whored by their practises verse 40 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against his people and he abhorred his inheritance verse 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathens and their haters ruled over them verse 42 And their enemies oppressed them and they were humbled under their hand verse 43 Many times did he deliver them and they bitterly-provoked by their counsel and were brought-down by their iniquitie verse 44 Yet he saw when distresse was on then when he heard their shril-cry verse 45 And he remembred toward them his covenant and repented according to the multitude of his mercies verse 46 And gave them to tender-mercies before al that led-them-captives verse 47 Save thou us Jehovah our God and gather us from the heathens for to confesse unto the name of thine holynes to glorie in thy praise verse 48 Blessed be Jehovah God of Israel from eternitie and unto eternitie and let all the people say Amen Halelu-jah The fifth Booke PSALM CVII Sing this as the 18. Psalm verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah thankfully for he is good for ever his mercy verse 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say whom he from foes hand hath redeemd-away verse 3 And gather them out of the lands did hee from east from west from north frō the sea verse 4 They in the wildernes in desert way wandred no dwelling city find-did they verse 5 Hungry and thirsty eke that them within their soul hath saynting-overwhelmed bin verse 6 And to the LORD they cryde in their distresse he freely-tid them from their anguishes verse 7 And in a right way he did make them goe a dwelling citie for to come unto verse 8 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his marvels eke to sonns of man-earthly verse 9 For he the thirsty soul hath satiated and hungry soul with good replenished verse 10 They that in darknes and deaths shadow bide in yron and affliction fast-tyde verse 11 Because against Gods words they did rebell and did despise the Highest-ones counsell verse 12 Then humbled he their heart with toilsom-grief they stumbled-down and none did yeild releif verse 13 And they the LORD in their distresse besought he sav'd thē frō their sorowes verse 14 He thē brought frō darknes deaths shade broke their bands verse 15 Let them confesse Jehovahs mercy and his marvels to mens sonns verse 16 For dores of brass he broke and hewd-asunder yron barrs verse 17 Fools for the way of their transgression and for their vices have-affliction verse 18 Al meat their soul abhorreth-lothsomly and to the gates of death approch they nye verse 19 When to the LORD they cry in their distresse he saveth them out of their anguishes verse 20 He sendeth forth his word and them healeth from their corruptions delivereth verse 21 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his
thirst verse 12 By them the fowl of the heavens dwelleth from between the branches they give the voice verse 13 That watereth the mountains from his losts the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works verse 14 That maketh grasse to grow for cattell and the herb for the use of earthly-man bringing forth bread out of the earth verse 15 And wine that rejoyce the heart of sory-mā making the face chearfull with oil and bread that upholdeth the heart of sory-man verse 16 Filled are the trees of Jehovah the Cedars of Lebanon which he planted verse 17 That there the birds may make-their-nests the stork the firr-trees are her house verse 18 The high mountains for the wild-goats the rocks a shelter for the coneyes verse 19 He made the moon for appointed-times the sun knoweth his going-down verse 20 Thou puttest darknes and it is night in it doe creep-forth all the wild beasts of the wood verse 21 The lurking-Lions roaring for the prey and seeking their meat of God verse 22 The sun riseth they gather them-away and couch-down in their denns verse 23 Out-goeth earthly-man unto his work and to his labour till evening verse 24 How many are thy works Jehovah all of them hast thou doon in wisdom the earth is full of thy riches verse 25 This sea great and wide of spaces there are creeping-things even innumerable small wild-beasts with great verse 26 There go the ships Livjathan whom thou hast formed to play therein verse 27 They all look-attentively unto thee to give them their food in his time verse 28 Thou givest it to them they gather is thou openest thine hand they are filled with good verse 29 Thou hidest thy face they are suddenly-troubled thou gatherest their spirit they breath-out the ghost and return unto their dust verse 30 Thou sendest-forth thy spirit they are created and thou renewest the face of the earth verse 31 The glorie of Jehovah be for ever rejoyce let Jehovah in his deeds verse 32 He looketh upon the earth and it trembleth he toucheth the mountains and they smoke verse 33 I will sing to Iehovah in my life I will sing-psalm to my God while I am verse 34 Sweet shall my meditation be of him I will rejoyce in Jehovah verse 35 Consumed be sinners out of the earth and wicked-men be they no more my soule blesse thou Jehovah Halelu-jah PSALM CV Sing this as the 75. or as the 100. Psalm verse 1 COnfesse to JAH call on his name make known among peoples his facts verse 2 Sing unto him to him sing-psalm discourse of all his wondrous-acts verse 3 O glorie in his holy name joy let their heart that seeke for JAH verse 4 Seek yee Jehovah and his strength seek-studiously his face alway verse 5 His admirable actions that he hath done remember yee his wondrous-operations and judgments that of his mouth be verse 6 O seed of Abr'am his servant ô sonns of I'akob his chosen verse 7 Even he Jehovah our God is in all the earth his judgments been verse 8 His covenant for evermore he mindfully-doth-think upon the word that he commanded to the thousand generation verse 9 Which he did strike with Abraham also his oath unto Isaak verse 10 And for an ordinance the same did unto Jakob stable-make A cov'nant of eternitie to Israel verse 11 Saying to thee the land of Can'an give will I line of your heritage to be verse 12 When they were men of number few and strangers in it verse 13 And did walk from nation to nation from one realm to another folk verse 14 He suffred none them wrong to doe but for their sake reproved Kings verse 15 Touch not mine Oincted-ones and to my Prophets doe no evil-things verse 16 And he call'd samine on the land of bread he break did all the staffe verse 17 Before them he had sent a man Joseph that sold was for a slave verse 18 His feet with fetters they did wring his soul the yron entered verse 19 Untill the time that his word came Jehovahs saying him tried verse 20 The King sent and did let him loose the peoples ruler him releast verse 21 He 'pointed him Lord of his house and ruler of all he possest verse 22 To bind his Princes to his will and make his Elders understand verse 23 And Isr'el into Aegypt came and J'akob sojourned in Chams land verse 24 And he his people much increast and 'bove their foes he made them strong verse 25 He turn'd their heart to hate his folk to doe his servants crafty-wrong The second part verse 26 Moses his servant he did send and A'ron him whom he did chose verse 27 They did 'mong them words of his signes and wonders in Chams land propose verse 28 Darknes he sent and made it dark and ' gainst his word rebell'd not they verse 29 He turnd their waters into blood and he their fish with death did slay verse 30 Their land brought-forth frogs plenteously in privy-chambers of their Kings verse 31 He spake and it a swarm-of flies and lice in all their border brings verse 32 He gave their showers hail to be fire in their land of flames-that-blast verse 33 And smote their Vine and their Figtree and tres throughout their border brast verse 34 He spake and the grasshoppers came and caterpillars numberlesse verse 35 And ate up all herbs in their land and did eat up their grounds increase verse 36 He smote all first born in their land ev'n the first-fruits of all their might verse 37 And brought forth them with silv'r and gold and in their tribes no feeble weight verse 38 Aegypt rejoyst when they went-out for fall'n upon them had their dread verse 39 A cloud for covering and a fire to light the night he did out-spread verse 40 They asked and the Quails he brought and with heav'ns bread sufficed them verse 41 He op'ned Rocks and waters flou'd ran in dry-places like a stream verse 42 For to his servant Abraham his holy promise mind did hee verse 43 And brought his people forth with joy his chosen-ones with showting-glee verse 44 And gave to them the heathens lands the peoples labour possesse did they verse 45 That they his statutes might observe and keep his lawes Halelu-jah PSALM CV verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah call on his name make known his actions among the peoples verse 2 Sing ye to him sing-psalm to him discourse of all his marveilous-works verse 3 Glorie ye in the name of his holines let the heart of them that seek Iehovah rejoyce verse 4 Seek Iehovah and his strength seek ye his face continually verse 5 Remember ye his marveilous-works that he hath done his wonders and the judgments of his mouth verse 6 Seed of Abraham his servant sons of Iaakob his chosen-ones verse 7 He is Iehovah our God his judgments are in all the earth verse 8 He remembreth his covenant for ever the word that he commanded to the thousand generation verse
marvels eke to sonns of man earthly verse 22 And offer offrings of confession and let thē tell his works with showting-song The second part verse 23 They that in ships unto the sea down goe that in the many waters labour doe verse 24 They see Jehovahs operations and in the deep his wondrous-actions verse 25 For he sayth and doth rayse the wind stormy and it doth lift the waves thereof on high verse 26 They mount to heav'ns down to the deeps they goe their soul it melts away in evil-woe verse 27 They reel and stagger like a drunken-wight and all their wsdom is upswallowed-quight verse 28 And to the LORD they cry in their distresse and he out-brings them from their anguishes verse 29 The storm he to a silent-calm doth set and then their waves alayed-are-quiet verse 30 And they rejoyce because they are made still and he them leads to haven of their will verse 31 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his marvels eke to sonns of man-earthly verse 32 And in the peoples church exalt they him and in the Elders sitting prayse they him verse 33 He turns the rivers to a wildernes and springs of waters to a thirstines verse 34 A land of fruit to salttnes-barren for wickednes of them that dwell therin verse 35 He turns the desert to a waters pool and land of drought to waters of plentifull verse 36 And there he seateth them that hungry are and they a dwelling city doe prepare verse 37 They vinyards also plant and sow the fields which fruit of usual-revenue yields verse 38 And he them blesseth and they are increast greatly and he minisheth not their beast verse 39 Agayn they are diminisht and brought low by close-restreint by evil and sorrow verse 40 He powrs contempt on bountiful-Princes and makes them err in waylesse wildernes verse 41 And poor from povertie he makes-up-rise and putteth as a flock his families verse 42 See-shall the righteous and joyful bee and stop her mouth shall all iniquitie verse 43 Who wise is and will these things heedful-learn and they Jehovahs mercies shall discern PSAL. CVII verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say it whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the distresser verse 3 And gathered them out of the lands from east and from west from north and from the sea verse 4 They wandred in the wildernes in the defert without way they found not a dwelling citie verse 5 Hungry and-also thirsty their soul was over-whelmed in them verse 6 And they cried unto Jehovah in their distresse he rid-them-free out of their anguishes verse 7 And he led them in a right way for to come unto a dwelling citie verse 8 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marveilous workes to the sonns of Adam verse 9 For he hath satisfied the thirsty soul and filled the hungry soul with good verse 10 They that sit in darknes and the shadow-of death bound in affliction and yron verse 11 Because they turned-rebellions against the words of God and despised the counsel of the most-high verse 12 And he humbled their heart with molestation they stumbled down and their was no helper verse 13 And they cryed unto Jehovah in their distresse he saved them out of their anguishes verse 14 He brought them forth from darknes and shadow-of-shadow-of-death and brake their bands verse 15 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercy and his marvelous works to the sonns of Adam verse 16 For he hath broken the dores of brasse and hewed-asunder the barrs of yron verse 17 Fools for the way of their trespasse and for their iniquities are afflicted verse 18 Their soul abhorreth al meat and they approch to the gates of death verse 19 And they cry unto Jehovah in their distresse he saveth them out of their anguishes verse 20 He sendeth his word and healeth them and delivereth from their corruptions verse 21 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marvelous works to the sonns of Adam verse 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of confession and tell his works with showting verse 23 They that goe-down to the sea in ships that doe their labour in the many waters verse 24 They doo see the works of Jehovah and his marvelous acts in the deep verse 25 For he sayth and rayseth-up the stormie wind and it lifteth-up the waves thereof verse 26 They mount-up to the heavens they goe-down to the deeps their soul in evil melteth-away verse 27 They reel and stagger like a drunken man and al their wisdom is swallowed-up verse 28 And they cry unto Jehovah in their distresse and he bringeth them out from their anguishes verse 29 He setteth the storm to a silent-calme and the waves thereof are quiet verse 30 And they rejoyce because they are stilled and he leads them unto the haven of their desire verse 31 Let them confesse to Jehovah his mercie and his marveilous works to the sonns of Adam verse 32 And let them exalt him in the church of the people and prayse him in the sitting of the Elders verse 33 He putteth rivers to a wildernes and issues of waters to a thirstines verse 34 A land of fruit to saltnes for the evil of them that dwell therein verse 35 He putteth the wildernes to a pool of waters and the land of drought to yssues of waters verse 36 And seateth there the hungry and they firmly-prepare a dwelling citie verse 37 And sow the fields and plant vinyards and they yeild fruitfull revenue verse 38 And he blesseth them and they are multiplied vehemently and their cattel he diminisheth not verse 39 And they are diminished and bowed-down by restraint evil and sorrow verse 40 He powreth contempt on bounteous-princes and maketh them-err in deformed-wildernes without way verse 41 And rayseth up the needy from afflicting-povertie and putteth his families as a flock verse 42 The righteous shall see and rejoyce and all injurious-evil stop her mouth verse 43 Who is wise and will observe these things and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah PSALM CVIII verse 2 O God mine heart it is prepared-stedfastly I sing will and sing-psalm yea-even with my glory verse 3 Thy self up-raise psaltrie and harp at dawning day I will up-raise verse 4 Jehovah I will thee confesse the folks among and in the nations I wil thee praise-with-song verse 5 That thy mercies are great above heav'ns and thy truth unto the skies verse 6 Over the heav'ns O God be thou exalted-high and over al the earth thy glorious-majestie verse 7 That freed may be thy lov'd-ones save with thy right hand and answer me verse 8 God by his holynes did speak rejoyce I shall Shechem I shall divide and measure Succoth dale verse 9 Mine Gilead Mannasseh mine and Aephrajim strength of mine head Jehudah he shall be the giver of my law verse 10 Moab my washing pot over Idumea my
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