or taking hand Deut. 1. 5. Accordingly the Greeke here translateth I have begunne dust that is base vile see Gen. 3. 19. Vers. 28. destroy or corrupt marre see Gen. 6. 13 for five that is for lacke of five So for fatnesse Psal. 109. 24. and for the fruits Lam. 4. 9. is for the lacke of them Vers. 30. and I will or that I speake as verse 19. the Greeke translateth it If I speake so verse 32. Also and is put for and if in Exodus 4. 23. Malac. 1. 2. Vers. 32. this once Abraham descended not to sewer then ten a reason whereof the Hebrew Doctors give to be this that in the generation of the floud there were eight Noah and his wife and his three sonnes and their wives and yet the world was not saved for their sakes Breshith rabbah on Gen. 18. Vers. 33 Iehovah went away the Chaldee saith the glorie of the Lord was lifted up made an end the Greeke turneth it had ceased speaking CHAP. XIX 1. Lot in Sodom entertaineth two Angels 4 the Sodomites to abuse them doe he set his house and will not bee disswaded from their wickednesse 11 The Angels strike them with blindnesse 12 and send Lot for safety into the mountaine 18 but hee obtaineth leave to goe into Zoar. 24 Sodom and Gomorrha are destroyed with fire from heaven 26 Lots wife looking backe is a pillar of salt 30 Lot fearing to abide in Zoar dwelleth in a cave 31 His two daughters make him drunken and of them he begetteth Moab and Ammon ANd there came two Angels to Sodom in the evening and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom and Lot saw and rose-up to meet them and he bowed-downe himselfe with the face to the ground And hee said Behold now my Lords turne in I pray you into your servants house and tarry-all-night and wash your feet and ye shall rise-up-early and goe on your way And they said Nay but we will abide-all-night in the street And he pressed upon them vehemently and they turned in unto him and came into his house and he made them a banquet and did bake unleavened cakes and they did eate But before they lay-downe the men of the city the men of Sodom compassed about the house from the yong even to the old all the people from the utmost quarter And they called unto Lot and said unto him where are the men which came unto thee this night bring them out unto us that we may know them And Lot went-out unto them to the doore and he shut the doore after him And he said I pray you my brethren doe not evill Behold now I have two daughters which have not knowne man let mee I pray you bring out them unto you and doe ye to them as is good in your eyes only to these men doe not any-thing for therefore came they into the shadow of my rafter And they said Stand further and they said This one fellow came in to sojourn and will he judging judge now will we doe worse to thee then to them and they pressed sore upon the man upon Lot and came neere to breake the doore And the men put-forth their hand and brought in Lot unto them into the house and shut the doore And they smote the men which were at the doore of the house with blindnesses from the small even to the great that they wearied themselves to find the doore And the men sayd unto Lot hast thou here any besides sonnes-in-law or thy sonnes or thy daughters or any that thou hast in the City bring-out from this place For wee will destroy this place because the cry of them is wexen-great before the face of Iehovah and Iehovah hath sent us to destroy it And Lot went out and spake unto his sonnes-in-law that were taking his daughters and he said rise-up goe-out from this place for Iehovah will destroy the Citie but he was as one-that-mocked in the eyes of his sonnes-in-law And when the dawning-of-the-day came-up then the Angels hastened Lot saying Arise take thy wife and thy two daughters which are found here lest thou bee consumed in the iniquity of the City And hee lingred and the men layd-hold on his hand and on the hand of his wife and on the hand of his two daughters in the gentle-mercy of Iehovah upon him and they brought him forth and set him without the City And it was when they had brought them forth-abroad that he said Escape for thy soule looke not behind thee neither stay thou in al the plain escape to the mountaine lest thou be consumed And Lot said unto them Oh not so Lord. Behold now thy servant hath found grace in thine eyes and thou hast magnified thy mercy which thou hast done with me to save-alive my soule and I I cannot escape to the mountaine lest evill cleave unto mee and I dye Behold now this citie is neere to flee thither and it is a little one oh let mee escape thither is it not a little one and my soule shall live And he said unto him Loe I accept thy face for this thing also that I will not overthrow the City for the which thou hast spoken Hast thee escape thither for I cannot doe any thing till thou be come thither therefore he called the name of the City Zoar. The Sunne came-forth over the earth and Lot entred into Zoar. And Iehovah rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrha brimstone and fire from Iehovah out of the heavens And hee overthrew these Cities and all the plaine and all the inhabitants of the Cities and that which grew on the ground And his wife looked from behind him and shee was a pillar of salt And Abraham gat-up-early in the morning unto the place where hee had stood before Iehovah And hee looked toward Sodom and Gomorrha and toward all the land of the plaine and he saw and loe the smoke of the land went-up as the smoke of a fornace And it was when God destroyed the Cities of the plain that God remembred Abraham and sent Lot out of the mids of the overthrow when he overthrew the Cities in the which Lot dwelt And Lot went-up out of Zoar dwelt in the mountaine and his two daughters with him for he feared to dwell in Zoar and he dwelt in a cave he and his two daughters And the firstborne said unto the yonger out father is old and there is not a man in the land to come in unto us after the way of all the earth Come let us make our father drinke wine and let us lye with him and keepe-alive seed of our father And they made their father drinke wine in that night and the firstborne went-in and lay with her father and he knew not when she lay-downe or when she arose And it was on the morrow that the firstborne said unto the yonger Behold I lay yesternight with my father let us make him drinke wine this night also and goe thou in lye thou with
sinne the word evill is added by Moses in Num. 14. 37. to shew that this their diffamation was very sinfull eateth up consumeth in Chaldee killeth the inhabitants which may bee understood of their civill warres whereby they devoured one another For the Amorites had conquered the Moabites Num. 21. 28 29. the Caphtorims or Philistines had destroyed the Avims Deut. 2. 23. This phrase was after used against the land when the Heathens had destroyed the Israelites in it Thou land eatest up men and hast bereaved thy nations Ezek. 36. 13. of statures or of dimensions of measures that is of great stature tall and bigge as the Greeke translateth exceeding tall men And as the Prophet openeth it high as Cedars strong as Oakes Amos 2. 9. An example of such a man of stature we have in 2 Sam. 21. 20. that had on every hand fix fingers and on every foot six toes c. and another of an Egyptian five cubits high with a speare in his hand like a weavers beame 1 Chron. 11. 23. So in Ier. 22. 14. an house of measures or of statures is for a large high house Vers. 33. Giants Hebr. Nephilim such as were before Noes floud see Gen. 6. 4. with the annotations as Grashoppers or as locusts that is low weake base in comparison with them So it is said of God He sitteth upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants thereof are as Grashoppers Esai 40. 22. in their eyes that is they so esteemed us And by reason hereof it may be the spies passed thorow their land more safely whiles these mightie men despised and neglected them as the Philistine disdained to meddle with little David 1 Sam. 17. 42. The Hebrew Doctors to shew this feigne this explanation We heard them say one to another there are pismires in the vineyards like unto men Chazkuni on Num. 13. 33. CHAP. XIIII 1. The Israelites weepe and murmure at the newes that the spies brought out of Canaan and speake of returning into Egypt 〈◊〉 Iosua aâ—d Caleb labour to still and encourage them but the Israelites would have stoned them 11. God threatneth to destroy the people 13. Moses intreateth for them and obtaineth pardon 23. The murmurers are deprived of entring into the land and condemned to wander fortie yeares in the wildernesse and die there 36. The spies who raised the evill report die by a plague 39. The people hearing the sentence of God against them mourne and offer themselves to goe up but Moses forbiddeth them 44. Yet they presume to goe up and are smitten by their enemies ANd all the congregation lifted up and gave their voice and the people wept that night And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron and all the congregation said unto them Oh that wee had died in the land of Egypt oâ— in this wildernesse oh that wee might die And wherefore doth Iehovah bring us unto this land to fall by the sword our wives and our little-ones shall be for a prey were it not better for us to returne into Egypt And they said every man unto his brother Let us make a captaine and let us returne into Egypt And Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the sonnes of Israel And Ioshua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh which were of them that searched the land rent their clothes And they said unto all the congregation of the sonnes of Israel saying The land which wee passed thorow to search it is an exceeding good land If Iehovah delight in us then hee will bring us into this land and will give it unto us a land which floweth with milke and honey Onely rebell not yee against Iehovah and you feare not the people of the land for they are bread for us their shadow is departed from them and Iehovah is with us feare them not But all the congregatioÌ„ said to stone them with stones and the glory of Iehovah appeared in the Tent of the Congregation before all the sons of Israel And Iehovah said unto Moses How long will this people provoke me and how long will they not beleeve in me for all the signes which I have done amongst them I will smite them with the pestilence and disinherit them and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they And Moses said unto Iehovah Then the Egyptians shall heare it for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them And they will say to the inhabitants of this land for they have heard that thou Iehovah art among this people that thou Iehovah art seene eye to eye and that thy cloud standeth over them and in a pillar of a cloud thou goest before them by day and in a pillar of fire by night Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man then the nations will say which have heard the fame of thee saying Because Iehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them therefore he hath slaine them in the wildernesse And now I beseech thee let the power of the Lord bee great according as thou hast spoken saying Iehovah is long suffering much in mercie forgiving iniquitie and trespasse and clearing will not cleare the guilty visiting the iniquitie of the fathers upon the sonnes unto the third and unto the fourth generation Pardon I beseech thee the iniquitie of this people according unto the greatnesse of thy mercie and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even untill now And Iehovah said I have pardoned according to thy word But assuredly as I live aâ—â— the earth shall bee filled with the glory of Iehovah For all the men which have seene my glory and my signes which I did in Egypt and in the wildernesse have tempted me these ten times and have not â—earkned to my voice If they shall see the land which I sware unto their fathers neither shall any of them that provoked me see it But my servant Caleb because there was another spirit in him and hee followed me fully even him will I bring into the land whereinto he went his seed shall possesse it Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwelt in the valley to morrow turne yee and journey you into the wildernesse by the way of the red sea And Iehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying How long shall I pardon this evill congregation which murmure against me I have heard the murmurings of the sonnes of Israel which they murmure against me Say unto them Aâ— I live assuredly saith Iehovah if I doe not so unto you as ye have spoken in mine eares Your carkasses shall fall in this wildernesse and all that were mustered of you according to your whole number from twentie yeares old and upward which have murmured against mee If you shall come into the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to make you dwell therein save Caleb the sonne
his bosome his armes as Esai 49. 22. or lap Vers. 8. we blesse you the Chaldee addeth and they answer them not we blesse you c. taking this latter branch to be the harvest mens answer as in Ruth 2. 4. PSAL. CXXX The Psalmist praying out of deepe afflictions professeth his hope and patience and exhorteth Israel to the like A Song of degrees OVt of the deepes doe I call unto thee Iehovah Lord heare my voyce let thine eares be attentive to the voyce of my supplications for grace If thou shouldest observe iniquities O Iah Lord who shall stand But with thee is forgivenesse that thou maist be feared I earnestly expect Iehovah my soule earnestly expecteth and for his word doe I hopefully wait My soule for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning watchmen for the morning Let Israel hopefully wait for Iehovah for with Iehovah there is mercy and with him is much redemption And he will redeeme Israel from all his iniquities Annotations DEeps or low places that is great calamities Psal. 69. 3. 15. with hearty deepe affections and lowlinesse of minde Vers. 3. shall stand or can subsist meaning no man can Vers. 6. watchmen or warders keepers Which the Chaldee explaineth thus more than they which observe the morning watch which they observe that they may offer the morning sacrifice for or to the morning Vers. 8. his or their iniquities see the note on Psal. 25. 22. PSAL. CXXXI David professeth his humilitie and exhorteth Israel to hope in God A Song of degrees of David IEhovah mine heart is not haughty neither are mine eyes lofty neither walke I in great matters and too marvellous for me If I have not composed and stilled my soule as a weaned child with his mother as a weaned child with me is my soule Let Israel hopefully wait for Iehovah from this time and for ever Annotations HAughty or lifted up with pride see Deut. 17. 20. Prov. 16. 5. 2 Chron. 32. 25 26. Psal. 101. 5. marvellous that is too hard for me high and above my reach as Psal. 139. 6. Vers. 2. If I have not that is Surely I have an oath whereof part is concealed see Psal. 95. 11. Ier. 49. 20. composed or put fit and in order The Chaldee expoundeth it If I have not put my hand on my mouth and silenced my soule till it might heare the words of the Law as a weaned child on his mothers brests c. stilled or made silent refraining it from noisome lusts as a weaned child that is meeke modest humble submissive simple c. See Mat. 18. 1 2 3 4. PSAL. CXXXII Davids care to bring home the Arke of God 8 His prayer at the removing thereof 11 The Lords oath and promises to David to the Church A Song of degrees IEhovah remember unto David all his affliction How he sware unto Iehovah vowed unto the Mightie one of Iakob If I enter into the tent of mine house If I goe up on the pallet of my beds If I give sleepe to mine eyes slumber to mine eie-lids Vntill I find a place for Iehovah dwelling places for the Mighty one of Iakob Loe we heard it was in Ephrathah we found it in the fields of the wood We will goe into his dwelling places we will bow downe our selves at the footstoole of his feet Arise Iehovah to thy rest thou and the Arke of thy strength Let thy Priests be cloathed with justice and let thy gracious Saints joyfully shout For thy servant Davids sake turne not away the face of thine Anointed Iehovah sware unto David truth he will not turne from it of the fruit of thy wombe will I set upon thy throne If thy sonnes keepe my Covenant and my Testimony that I shall teach them also their sonnes even to perpetuitie shall sit upon thy throne For Iehovah hath chosen Sion hath desired it for his seat This is my rest even to perpetuitie here will I sit for I have desired it Her victuals I wil blessing blesse her poore I wil satisfie with bread And her Priests I will cloath with salvation and her gracious Saints shall shouting shout joyfully There will I make the horne of David to bud I have ordained a lampe for mine Anointed His enemies will I cloath with shame and on him his crowne shall flourish Annotations VNto David or for him that is for good unto him or David with all his affliction So Psal. 137. 7. affliction or humiliation afflecting care for to have the Arke brought home unto him 1 Chron. 13. 1 2 3 12. and 15. 1 2. c. or to build God an house 2 Sam. 7. 1 2. Vers. 2. the Mightie one in Greeke the God of Iakob so called first by Iakob himselfe Gen. 49. 24. This title is also given to other things as Psal. 78. 25. and 22. 13. Vers. 3. If I enter that is surely I will not enter see Psal. 95. 11. and 89. 36. Compare this care of David with the contrary negligence of the people Hag. 1. 4. 2 Sam. 7. 1 2. mine house mentioned 1 Chron. 15. 1. Vers. 5. finde that is prepare or build so Act. 7. 46. Also in Psal. 36. 3. finding is accomplishing for Iehovah that is for his Arke to rest in which the Chaldee explaineth a place for the house of the Lords Sanctuarie dwelling places or habitacles see Psal. 43. 3. Vers. 6. it Gods Arke vers 8. Ephraâ—hah the country of Ephraim the citie Shilo where Gods house and Arke had long continued Iudg. 18. 31. and 21. 19. 1 Sam. 1. 3. therefore an Ephraimite is called an Ephrathite Iudg. 12. 5. the fields of the wood in the citie of Kirjath-jearim that is the Citie of the woods where the Arke was twentie yeares after it came home from the Philistines 1 Sam. 6. 21. and 7. 1 2. It was also called Balle the plaines of Iudah 2 Sam. 6. 2. Vers. 7. at the foot stoole or towards it meaning the Sanctuarie see Psal. 99. 5. Vers. 8. thy rest the Sanctuary builded for thy name as 1 Chr. 28. 2. 2 Chr. 6. 41. Arke or Chist Coffer w ch was made of Shittim or Cedar wood overlaid with plates of gold whose cover called the Mercie-seat was also of pure gold on which were two glorious Cherubs of gold from whence God gave his Oracle Exod. 37. 1 2 6 7. Num. 7. 89. In this Arke were the two Tables of the Law or Testimonie written with the finger of God Deut. 10. 3 4 5. This Arke is called Gods strength and glorie Psal. 78. 61. For Arke of thy strength the Chaldee saith the Arke wherein thy Law is Vers. 9. cloathed with justice that is let them justly and holily administer their Priests office So Iob speaking of his just administration saith I put on justice and it cloathed me my judgement was as a robe and crowne Iob 29. 14. Therefore the Priests had holy garments to administer in Exod. 28. 2 3. In 2 Chron. 6. 41. and after here in
Gen. 20. 16. V. 16. currant or passing to and so allowed of Merchants as the Greek turneth it which the Chaldee amplifieth thus that was taken for merchandise in every Countrey Vers. 17. was made sure the Hebrew is stood up that is was made stable sure and confirmed as the Greek translateth it in the last verse of this chapter And this purchase thus assured to Abraham was a propheticall signe that his posterity should have the inheritance of that land even as Ieremies buying of his uncles field before witnesses was a signe of the Iewes returne into the possession of this land Ier. 32. 7. 9. 10. 15. 43. 44. Vers. 19. in the cave or deâ— thus carefully bought and described where it lay for a monument to posterity In this cave also Abraham himselfe was buried with his wife at his death Gen. 25. 9. Likewise Isaak his sonne with Rebekah his wife and Iaakob with Leah his wife Gen. 49. 31. and 50. 13. The Patriarchs hereby testifying their faith in the promises of God for the inheritance of this land and of life eternall figured hereby as before is observed on v. 4. Herewith may bee compared the purchase of the potters field bought with the price of Christs blood to bury strangers in Mat. 27. CHAP. XXIV 1 Abraham sweareth his servant to take a wife for Isaak not of the Canaanites but of his own kinred 8 The conditions of the oath 10 The servants journey 12 his prayer 14 his signe 15 Rebekah meeteth him 18 fulfilleth his signe 22 receiveth jewels 23 sheweth her kinred 25 and inviteth him home 26 The servant blesseth God 28 Laban entertaineth him 34 The servant sheweth his message and what had befalne him by the way 50 Laban and Bethuel acknowledge Gods worke and grant Rebekah for a wife unto Isaak 58 Rebekah also consenteth to goe 62 Isaak walking out to meditate in the field meeteth her 67 She is brought into Sarahs tent and becommeth Isaaks beloved wife ANd Abraham was old was come into dayes and Iehovah had blessed Abraham in all things And Abraham said unto his servant the eldest of his house that ruled over all that he had put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh And I will make thee swear by Iehovah God of the heavens and God of the earth that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanite among whom I dwell But thou shalt goe unto my land and unto my kinred and shalt take a wife unto my son Isaak And the servant said unto him If so be the woman will not be willing to goe after me unto this land shal I returning return thy son unto the land from whence thou camest-out And Abraham said unto him Beware thou least thou returne my son thither Iehovah God of the heavens which tooke mee from my fathers house and from the land of my kinred and which spake unto me and which sware unto mee saying unto thy seed will I give this land he will send his Angell before thee and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence And if the woman will not be willing to go after thee then shalt thou be cleare from this my oath only thou shalt not returne my son thither And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his lord and sware to him concerning this matter And the servant tooke ten camels of the camels of his lord went and all the goods of his lord in his hand and he arose went to Mesopotamia unto the city of Nachor And hee made the camels to kneele downe without the Citie by a well of water at the time of the evening at the time that women which draw water goe forth And he said Iehovah God of my lord Abraham I pray thee bring it-to-passe before mee this day and doe mercy unto my lord Abraham Behold I stand by the well of water and the daughters of the men of the citie come-out to draw water And let it be that the damsel to whom I shall say bow downe I pray thee thy pitcher and let me drinke and shee shall say drinke thou and I will give thy camels drinke also be the same thou hast evidently-appointed for thy servant Isaak and therby shall I know that thou hast done mercy unto my lord And it was before he had made an end of speaking that behold Rebekah came-out who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah the wife of Nachor Abrahams brother and her pitcher upon her shoulder And the damsell was of a very good countenance a virgin neither had any-man knowne her and shee went down to the well and filled her pitcher and came-up And the seruant ran to meet her and he said let me drinke I pray thee a little water out of thy pitcher And she said drinke my lord and she hasted and let down her pitcher upon her hand and gave him drinke And she made-an-end of giving him drinke and said I will draw for thy camels also untill they have made-an-end of drinking And she hasted and emptied her pitcher into the trough and ran againe unto the well to draw and drew for all his camels And the man wondring at her held his peace to know whether Iehovah had prospered his way or not And it was when the camels had made-an-end of drinking that the man tooke an earering of gold half a shekel was the weight therof two bracelets for her hands ten shekels of gold was the weight of them And he said whose daughter art thou tel me I pray thee is there in thy fathers house place for us to lodge And she said unto him I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah whom she bare unto Nachor And she said unto him with us is both straw and provender enough place also to lodge And the man bended-down-the-head and bowed-himselfe unto Iehovah And hee said Blessed be Iehovah God of my lord Abraham who hath not left off his mercy and his truth from with my lord I being in the way Iehovah led me to the house of the brethren of my lord And the damsell ran and told her mothers house according to these words And Rebekah had a brother and his name was Laban and Laban ranne unto the man without unto the well And it was when he saw the earering and the bracelets upon his sisters hands and when hee heard the words of Rebekah his sister saying thus spake the man unto mee that hee came unto the man and behold hee was standing by the camels at the well And hee sayd Come in thou the blessed of Iehovah wherefore standest thou without and I have prepared the house and place for the camels And the man came into the house and hee ungirded the camels and he gave straw and provender for the camels and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him And there was set meat before him to eat and he said I
of Melchisedek Gen. 14. and many the like are set downe in few words That men might consider Gods wisedome and providence in things of least esteeme among men Compare 1 Cor. 1. 25. 27. 28. halfe a shekel a weight called in Hebrew bekagh which signifieth cleft or cut in the mids and so the Law expoundeth it to be halfe a shekel Exod. 38. 26. the Greeke translateth it a drachm or dram which if it were halfe the common shekell weighed 80 grains of barley the holy shekell was double so much see Gen. 20. 16. ten to weet shekels as the Chaldee expresly addeth such words as are easie to bee understood are often omitted so a thousand 2 Sam. 8. 4. for a thousand charrets 1 Chron. 18. 4. the three 1 Chron. 11. 18. for the three mighty men 2 Sam. 23. 16. and many the like Vers. 24. Bothuel in Greeke Bathouel sonne of Melcha Vers. 26. bowed himselfe or adored worshipped Iehovah The former word signifieth the bending or stooping with the head this meaneth the bowing or prostrating of the whole body usually called worshipping or adoration So Exod. 4. 31. Gen. 22. 5. Vers. 27. mercy or gracious kindnesse see v. 49. brethren that is kinsfolke see Gen. 13. 8. or brethren is put for brother as the Greeke and Chaldee translateth it and so it is after explained v. 48. Ver. 31. blessed of Iehovah an honourable title used as it seemeth in those times by many as Gen. 26. 29. Ver. 33. there was set to weet by Laban or he set for the Hebrew hath a double reading to afford both senses and so the Greeke translateth he set and the Chaldee they set and here the word meat or bread as the Greeke expresseth is to bee understood as elsewhere other words which the scope of the place sheweth as hee put in Syria 1 Chron. 18. 6. for he put garisons in Syria 2 Sam. 8. 6. See Exod. 34. 7. not eat an example of a diligent and faithfull servant preferring his worke for which he was sent before his food So the Apostle teacheth servants obedience in singlenesse of their heart as unto Christ not with eye-service as men pleasers c. Eph. 6. 5. 6. 7. 8. Vers. 36. after her old-age that is after shee was wexen old and so without natural strength to bear see Gen. 18. 11. all that he hath wherein he also was a figure of Christ whom the Father hath made heyre of all things Heb. 1. 2. and of true Christians who with him shall inherit all things Rev. 21. 7. So againe in Gen. 25. 5. Vers. 38. If thou shalt not goe understand wishing a curse to thy soule if thou goe not for so imprecations were annexed with solemne othes but not expressed see Gen. 21. 23. The Greeke translateth but thou shalt goe which is also the meaning and so expressed before in v. 4. family that is kinred or as the Greeke saith my tribe and so before in v. 4. and after v. 40. 41. Vers. 40. have walked and pleased as the Greeke translateth and that by his calling and faith in his promises as before v. 7. see Gen. 5. 22. and 17. 1. with and before thee see vers 7. Vers. 41. execration or curse as the Greeke here translateth it Before it was called simply an oath vers 8. and so the Chaldee still hath it here but this word and the forme of the oath in v. 38. sheweth it was also with imprecation of evill if he did breake his promise So Gen. 26. 28. Deut. 29. 12. 14. 19. 21. The Hebrew Alah is by the Apostle in Greeke ara that is acurse Rom. 3. 14. and in Num. 5. 21. both are joyned an oath of cursing Ver. 42. if thou be now or O bee thou I pray thee for it was a prayer as the 12. verse before sheweth and as oathes so prayers were often uttered after this manner as in Luke 12. 49. if it were already kindled that is O that it were as the Syriacke translation explaineth it I desire that it were already kindled So in Psal. 139. 19. If thou wouldst slay the wicked that is O that thou wouldest and sundry the like see Gen. 28. 20. Vers. 45. in my heart or unto my heart the Greek saith in my mind This was not expressed before in vers 15. Vers. 46. from upon her from her shoulder and to put upon her hand as was said verse 18. and so the Greeke here joyneth them both Vers. 47. her face or nose forehead from whence it hung downe on the nose so Ezek. 16. 12. See before in ver 22. Verse 48. way of truth that is the true the right way Vers. 49. doe mercy and truth that is deale mercifully and truly or kindly and faithfully which two things as they are often spoken of God towards men as before in v. 27. and Gen. 32. 10. 2 Sam. 2. 6. Psal. 25. 10. and 57. 4. and 61. 8. and 89. 15. and 98. 3. and 138. 2. so of men toward men as here and in Gen. 47. 29. Ios. 2. 14. The first word signifieth a gracious kind and mercifull affection the other a true and faithfull disposition constantly to performe what is spoken or expected of these both it is said let not mercy and truth forsake thee Prov. 3. 3. Vers. 50. the thing or the word is come forth unto thee the Greeke turneth it speake against thee evill or good that is any thing at all against it but doe rest in the will of God A like speech is in Gen. 31. 24. Vers. 53. vessels or instruments ornaments jewels c. The word is large signifying all things for use or ornament precious things or dainties and by conference with other places the word seemeth to be meant of the precious or dainty fruits of the earth the Greeke translateth it onely gifts This word is used in Deut. 3. 3. 13. 14. 15. Song 4. 13. 2. Chron. 21. 3. and 32. 23. Ezr. 1. 6. The holy Ghost seemeth to expresse it in Greeke by opora that is summer or autumn-fruit Rev. 18. 14. Vers. 55. dayes at least ten or thus dayes or ten meaning a yeere or ten moneths The Greeke interpreteth it about ten dayes but the Chaldee addeth or ten moneths and so it may well be understood 〈◊〉 yeere of dayes that is a full yeere or at least tenne moneths Dayes is often used for a yeere as is shewed on Gen. 4. 3. Vers. 57. her mouth that is aske her consent or what she will say The Chaldee translateth it and heare what she saith The mouth is put for that which commeth out of the mouth which the holy Ghost expoundeth the word Luke 4. 4. from Deut. 8. 3. Hereupon the mouth is often used for speech or words as in Gen. 41. 40. and 45. 21. Exod. 17. 1. Num. 9. 20. Deut. 1. 26. Psal. 49. 14. Vers. 59. her nurse named Deborah whom Iaakob buried with lamentation Gen. 35. 8. she was sent for honourable respect and to have tender care
rumpe c. Of these rites see the notes on Leviticus 3. 4. 9. c. for the same order in most things waâ— for all these sacrifices Whether it were a 〈…〉 fest Trespass-offring or a doubtfull Trespass-offring â—ee killed it and sprinkled the blood as is before declared And flayed it and tooke out the inwards and salted them and strowed them on the fire upon the altar And if he would bring them in a vessell he might and the residue of the flesh was eaten by the males of the Priests in the court as the sin-offring Maimony treat of offring the sacrifices ch 9. s. 1. V. 4. which is upon or and that which is upon the flanks in Gr. upon the thighes it was a distinct thing from the former see the notes on Lev. 3. 4. A like phrase is in Psal. 133. 3. the dew of Hermon which descendeth that is and the dew which descendeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mountaines of Sion V. 〈◊〉 Fire-offring in Chaldee an oblation and the G 〈…〉 deth a smell of sweet saâ—our V. 〈◊〉 of the Burnt-offring and so of other like offrings Touching this point the Heb canons say All 〈◊〉 of the most holy things were the Priests 〈◊〉 they were sacrifices of the congregation or sacrifices of particular persons But the skins of the leight holy things were the owners And every Burnt-offring whose flesh was not meet to bee offred on the altar the Priest had no right to the skin thereof All the most holy things unto which pollution hapneth before they be flayed their skins belong not to the priests if after they be flayed the priests have their skins And all the skins the men of custodie which serve in their course doe divide them among them from sabbath evening to Sabbath evening He that taketh his burnt-offring for the maintenance of the Sanctuary likewise he that sanctifieth his goods if there be males among them whose right is to be offred for Burnt offrings the Priests have not their skins for it is written THE PRIEST THAT OFFRETH A MANS BVRNT-OFFRING particularly distinguishing it from the burnt-offrings of the Sanctuary But those skins are sold and fall to the reparation of the Sanctuary Whether it bee man or woman stranger or servant the skins of their sacrifices are the Priests hee saith not A mans burnt-offring but to except the sanctuaries Maim treaâ— of offring the sacrif c. 5. s. 19. 20. 21. This ordinance compared with the coats of skin wherewith God clothed our naked first parents Gen. 3. 21. and with the goats skins wherwith Iakobs hands were covered when hee got the blessing Gen. 27. 16. may lead us to the gift of God in bestowing upon us Christ and his righteousnesse to be clothed with him by faith and sanctification partaking of his death and sufferings Rom. 13. 13. 14. Phil. 3. 9. 10. V. 9. the pan or the flat plate Of these see the notes on Lev. 2. 5. 6. 7. for the Priest or the priests even his that offreth it The scripture thus speaketh as the Hebrew doctors observe of this and the other sacrifices to teach that the Priest who is meet for to serve hee hath his part in them to eate the same And he that is not fit at the houre of the offring as one that is uncleane he hath no part to eat although he be purified at evening But in this matter of parting all is for those that offer in the same day And they all have their parts in all thâ— holy things of the sanctuary one as much as an other Maimony treat of offring the sacrifice chap. 10. Sect. 14. This figured our thankfulnesse unto God for his graces which wee should use and imploy unto his honour communicating unto them that teach us the word in all good things Gal. 6. 6. 1 Cor. 9. 7 11. Vers. 10. dry that is not mingled with oile as the Greeke translateth Such were the Meat-offrings of the sinner and the like see Levit. 5. 11. one as another Hebr. man as his brother that is every man alike as the Greeke explaineth it From this word man The Hebrew doctors say A childe hath not a share no not in the light holy things although it be lawfull for him to eat even of the most holy things Likewise a woman or one that is both man and woman have no share in the holy things of the sanctuarie at all for it is said MAN AS HIS BROTHER But hee that hath a blemish whether continuall or transitory whether he be borne with his blemish or is unblemished and yet disabled hee hath a share and eateth as it is written The bread of his God even of the most holy and of the holy shall he eat Lev. 21. 22. He also that is meet to eat But if he be unclean he hath no portion to eat at evening And the high Priest eateth not by share but taketh what he pleaseth Maimony treat of offring the sacrifice chap. 10. Sect. 17. c. Vers. 12. for Confession or for thanksgiving the Greeke translateth it for Praise and the sacrifice of praise with confessing to Gods naâ—â—e is mentioned by the Apostle Heb. 13. 15. alluding to this law See before in Levit. 3. This Confession the Hebrews as Sol. Iarchi on this place say was for mercies and deliverances received from God as by them that goe downe into the sea or that travel through the deserts or have beene prisoners or sicke and recovered for such are bound to make confession as it is written Let them confesse unto the LORD his mercie c. and let them sacrifice the sacrifice of Confession Psalme 107. 4. 10. 17. 21. 22. 23. c. If for any of these a man hath vowed Peace-offrings with these Peace-offrings of Confession he is bound to bring the bread here spoken of and they are not to be eaten but that day and that night with the sacrifice Maim in trea of offring the sacrifices c. 9. s. 3. c. sheweth that there were foure sorts of Peace-offrings One the Peace-offrings of the congregation three the Peace-offrings of particular persons The peace-offrings of the congregatioÌ„ they were killed their blood sprinkled as is before declared TheÌ„ they were flayed their inwards taken out with the fat salted burnt on the altar And the remainder was eaten by the males of the Priests in the court as the Sin-offring and as the Trespasse-offring for they were most holy The Peace offrings of particular men were of three sorts The one was Peace-offrings brought without bread as the Peace-offrings of the Chagigah or Passeover Deut. â—6 and Pentecost or feast of weekes these are called simply Peace-offrings The second sort was brought with bread for a vow or for a voluntary-offring this is called Confession or Thanksgiving and the bread thereof is called the bread of the Confession The third sort was that which the Nazirite offred in the day of the accomplishment of his Naziriteship this was also brought with bread and
our shield For in him our heart shall rejoyce for in the name of his holinesse doe we trust Let thy mercie Iehovah be upon us even as we hopefully wait for thee Annotations BEcommeth the word denoteth a faire and comely grace for which a thing is to be liked and desired So Psal. 93. 5. and 147. 1. The Apostle expresseth it in Greeke by faire or beautifull Rom. 10. 15. from Esa. 52. 7. Vers. 2. with harpe or with sitterne in Hebrew Kinnor a musicall instrument invented by Iubal Gen. 4. 21. used for mirth and joy Psal. 137. 1 2. Esa. 24. 8. Gen. 31. 27. and therefore is called the pleasant harpe Psal. 81. 3. opposed unto mourning Iob 30. 31. in skill on this instrument David excelled 1 Sam. 16. 16. 23. and with this and other they used in Israel to celebrate the Lord with gladnesse 1 Chron. 13. 8. and 15. 16. 28. and 25. 1. Nehem. 12. 27. So spiritually in the New Testament Rev. 14. 2. with Psalterie or Lute or Uioll In Hebrew Nebel an instrument so called of the forme which as seemeth was with a round hollow bulke much like a bottle fo◠Nebel is also a bottle or pitcher 1 Sam. 10. 3. Lam. 4. 2. and of this the Greeks and Latines had their instruments named Nablé Naulon Nablium The Greeke here calleth it Psaltérion ten stringed instrument this differed from the Psalterie Psal. 92. 4. therefore the word with is here supplied Vers. 3. a new song A thing is said to be new which is alwayes fresh renewed upon new occasions and so permanent as Iob saith my glorie was new with me So Love is both an old and a new commandement 1 Ioh. 2. 7 8. Or these new songs mentioned here and Psal. 40. 4. and 96. 1. and 98. 1. and 144. 9. Esai 42. 10. may have reference to the state of things under the Gospell where there is a new covenant Heb. 8. 8. 13. new heavens and new earth Rev. 21. 1. a new man Ephes. 2. 15. and 4. 24. a new Ierusalem Revel 21. 2. and all things new 2 Cor. 5. 17. Rev. 21. 5. See also Rev. 5. 9. and 14. 3. doe well playing c. that is make good musicke or melodie So 1 Sam. 16. 17. 18. Esa. 23. 16. And this melodie we are now willed to make to the Lord in our hearts Ephes. 5. 19. The Hebrew Nagan whereof commeth Neginoth Psal. 4. 1. properly is to play with the hand upon an instrument 1 Sam. 19. 9. Vers. 4. in faith that is faithfull true and constant for so this word is often used as Exod. 17. 12. Moses hands were with faith that is steddy firme constant Vers. 5. the earth is full the like is said Ps. 119. 64. For God doth good unto all both just and unjust Matth. 5. 45. and saveth man and beast Psal. 36. 7. V. 6. the host of them that is the many creatures in them as Angels Suune Moone Starres c. Ps. 148. 1 2 3 5. Gen. 2. 1. So mention is made of the powers or hosts of heaven Matt. 24. 29. Spirit or breath thus Iehovah his Word and his Spirit are noted to be the maker of the world as in Gen. 1. Vers. 7. giveth the deepes that is putteth or disposeth the deepe waters into treasuries or in cellars secret store-houses hidden from the eye of man called elsewhere the secret roome of the deepe Iob 38. 16. So God is said to have treasuries or store-houses of winde Psal. 135. 7. of snow and haile Iob 38. 22. of darkenesse Isa. 45. 3. and the like The Chaldee translateth he putteth the waters into the treasuries of the deeps Vers. 9. it stood that is existed firme and stable and so continued So Psalm 119. 91. Vers. 10. dissipateth or maketh frustrate undoeth abrogateth a word opposed to ratifying confirming stablishing Isa. 8. 10. and 19. 3. bringeth to nought annihilateth and breaketh Vers. 11. shall stand that is continue and have effect whatsoever men purpose to the contrary See Isa. 14. 24. 27. and 46. 10. Prov. 19. 21. Vers. 12. is God to wit by speciall covenant and favour though all the earth be his Gen. 17. 7. Exod. 19. 5. and this is by the new Covenant Heb. 8. 10. So Psal. 144. 15. Vers. 15. altogether or alone The Hebrew jachad sometime signifieth alone without others Iob 34. 29. Ezra 4. 3. and so the Greeke Interpreters tooke it here translating it kata monas alone or by himselfe sometime it signifieth wholly or every whit Iob 10. 8. sometime together or in one Ps. 2. 2. All these agree well here for God onely and wholly formeth every mans heart and spirit Zach. 12. 1. whereupon he is called the Father of spirits Hebr. 12. 9. and the God of the spirits of all flesh Num. 16. 22. Vers. 16. Of a power that is of an armie so called because there are strong valiant and active men Psal. 136. 15. Vers. 17. A horse is falshood that is a false and deceitfull helpe cannot save a man but faileth those that trust in him Zach. 10. 5. Ps. 76. 6. The horse is here used for all warlike furniture this being above other creatures strong fierce and couragious Iob 39. 22 28. and therefore is prepared for the day of battell but salvation is of the Lord Pro. 21. 31. Vers. 18. The eye of Iehovah that is his care and providence for good as the next verse sheweth and as Ps 32. 8. Zach. 12 4. 1 Pet. 3. 12. Sometime the Lords eye is on men for evill Amos 9. 4. 8. Vers. 20. for Iehovah in Chaldee for the redemption of the Lord. Vers. 21. in him Chaldee in his word PSAL. XXXIV David praiseth God for his deliverance and exhorteth others thereto by his experience 9 They are blessed that trust in God 12 Hee exhorteth to the feare of God 16 The priviledges of the righteous and miseries of the wicked 1. A Psalme of David when he had changed his behaviour before Abimelech and he had driven him away and he was gone 2. I Will blesse Iehovah in all time continually his praise shall be in my mouth 3. In Iehovah my soule shall glory the meeke shall heare and shall rejoyce 4. Magnifie ye Iehovah with me and let us extoll his name together 5. I sought Iehovah and he answered me and rid me free from all my feares 6. They looked to him and flowed and their faces be not ashamed 7. This poore afflicted man called and Iehovah heard and saved him out of all his distresses 8. The Angell of Iehovah pitcheth a campe about them that feare him and releaseth them 9. Taste ye and see that Iehovah is good O blessed is the man that hopeth for safety in him 10. Feare Iehovah ye his Saints for there is no want to them that feare him 11. The Lions are impoverished and an hungred but they that seeke Iehovah shall not want any good 12. Come sonnes hearken to me I will learne you the feare of
sonne Hebel that is vanitie Gen. 4. 2. and here David saith that all Adam every man is Hebel vanitie Solomon in Ecclesiastes declareth this at large See also Psal. 62. 10. though setled or standing stedfast and in good estate in Greeke living The Chaldee saith but all just ones live for ever Vers. 7. walketh in an image or in a shadow that is obscurely changeth daily leadeth an imaginary life rather than a life it selfe and so soone passeth hence He fleeth as a shadow and abideth not Iob 14. 2. So Paul saith the fashion or hiew of this world goeth away 1 Cor. 7. 31. The Chaldee explaineth it otherwise walketh in the image of the Lord. make a sturre or a tumult disquieting themselves and one another he heapeth that is any one heapeth up to wit goods and knowes not who shall enjoy them See Eccles. 2. 18 19. Vers. 9. put me not or expose make me not to be the reproach of the foole of Nabal whereof see Psal. 14. 1. Vers. 10. I am dumbe or tongue-tied This is a profession of his patient sufferance of the things laid upon him by God And so did David carry himselfe 2 Sam. 16. 10. and Aaron Levit. 10. 3. Vers. 11. the striking or buffeting this noteth the greatnesse and oft reiteration of his trouble Vers. 12. melt that is consume away as a moth to wit as a moth-worme consumeth or perisheth which is suddenly as Iob 4. 19. they are destroyed before the moth Or as the moth consumeth garments so thou with thy rebukes consumest them as Hos. 5. 12. Iob 13. 28. Isa. 50. 9. and 51. 8. that which is to be desired of his or his desirable meaning his beautious grace best strength dignitie and every whit of him that is amiable to be desired or liked which the Greeke expoundeth to be his soule the Chaldee his bodie Vers. 13. unto my teares which cry unto God as bloud is said to cry Gen. 4. 10. or which are joyned with earnest prayers as Heb. 5. 7. a stranger with thee This is taken from the Law Levit. 25. 23. The land is mine yee are but strangers and sojourners with me The like acknowledgement is also in 1 Chron. 29. 15. Hence saith the Apostle They confessed that they were strangers and pilgrimes on the earth and they that say such things declare plainly that they seeke a country to wit an heavenly Hebr. 11. 13 14 16. Vers. 14. Stay or Leave off to wit thine anger or affliction or Looke away shut the eye as this word sometime signifieth Isa. 6. 10. and let me refresh or that I may recover strength This speech is taken from Iob 10. 20 21. Igoe to wit unto death See Gen. 15. 2. and 25. 32. and 5. 24. PSAL. XL. David prophesieth of Christs afflictions and deliverance 7 the abolishing of leg all sacrifices and the oblation of himselfe 10 Whereupon the righteousnesse of God is preached unto the Church 13 His many troubles against which he prayeth 15 The confusion of his enemies and joy of these that love his salvation To the Master of the Musicke Davids Psalme WAiting I waited for Iehovah and he bended unto mee and heard my cry And he brought me up out of the pit of sounding calamitie out of the mire of mudde and set up my feet upon a rocke hee ordered steadily my steps And he hath given into my mouth a new song a praise to our God many shall see and feare and shall trust in Iehovah O blessed is the man that putteth Iehovah his secure trust and respecteth not unto the proud and them that turne aside unto a lye Thou Iehovah my God hast made many thy marvellous works and thy thoughts towards us none can count them in order unto thee would I declare and speake of them they are mightily increast moe than can be told Sacrifice and oblation thou wouldest not mine cares hast thou digged open burnt-offering and sin offering thou askedst not Then said I loe I come in the roll of the booke it is written of me My God I delight to doe thy acceptable will and thy law is within my bowels I have preached the glad tidings of justice in the great Church loe I close not up my lips Iehovah thou knowest Thy justice I have not covered within my heart thy faith and thy salvation have I said I have not concealed thy mercy and thy truth to the great Church Thou Iehovah close not up thy tender mercies from mee let thy bounteous mercy and thy truth continually preserve me For innumerable evils have assailed mee round about my iniquities have taken hold on mee and I am not able to see they are mightily increased moe than the haires of my head and my heart forsaketh mee Vouchsafe Iehovah to deliver mee Iehovah make haste to my helpe Let them be abashed and ashamed together that seeke my soule to make an end of it let them be turned backward and blush that delight mine evill Let them be made desolate for a reward of their shame that say to mee aha aha Let all that seeke thee be joyfull and rejoyce in thee let them say continually magnified be Iehovah they that love thy salvation And I poore afflicted and needy the Lord thinketh on me thou art my helpe and my deliverer my God delay not Annotations DAvids Psalme or a Psalme of David but Davids name is here fet first which elsewhere commonly is last or a Psalme concerning David that is Christ who is called David in the Prophets Hos. 3. 5. Jer. 30. 9. Ezek. 34. 23. and 37 24. Of him this Psalme intreateth as the Apostle teacheth Hebr. 10. 5 6 c. Vers. 2. Waiting or expecting the doubling of this word noteth earnestnesse constancie patience bended to wit his eare as is expressed Psal. 17. 6. Vers. 3. pit of sounding calamity or dungeon of tumultuous desolation which ecchoed and resounded with dreadfull noises denoting hereby the greatnesse of Christs afflictions mire of mud that is muddy or durty mire or clay signifying fast cleaving afflictions So Psal. 69. 3. set up or stablished set fast my feet on a rocke that is on firme ground opposed to the former mud Vers. 5. respecteth not or turneth not the face which implieth liking or inclination of the mind and affections Iob 36. 21. the proud or stout that in confidence of their strength carry themselves insolently turne aside to a lye swarve or revolt to deceiveable falshood meaning Heretikes and Idolaters Vers. 6. thy thoughts thy good meanings or purposes none can count in order or they cannot be orderly counted or propounded The Chaldee paraphraseth it is not possible for to order unto thee thy praise Here the word is used for ordering of speech as in Iob 32. 14. Sometime it is used for matching or comparing so the Greeke turneth it here in thy thoughts there is not any that can be likened to thee would I or if I would declare mightily increase or strong to wit in number many
or of archers the â—â—ut or 〈◊〉 of the cane that is such as use canes or reeds whereof speares or arrowes were made Of this word company see before vers 11. It may also be read the wild beasts of the reeds meaning the savage wicked people So the Chaldee turneth it the armies of sinners mighty bulls the high Priests and great personages see Psal. 2â— 13. that submitteth that is the Hypocrite which â—aineth subjection as the former were professed enemies or till â—e that is every one submit as Deut. 33. 29 The word signifieth such submission as when one casts downe himselfe at the feet as to be trodden on so Prov. 6. 3. he hath scattered this is spoken to the Church of God The Greek turneth it as the former Scatter thou Vers. 32. Princely Ambassadours Heb. Chashmannim a word not used but here The Greeke saith Presbeis Ambassadours Egypt in Hebrew called Mitsrajim the name of the sonne of Cham the sonne of Noah Gen. 10. 6. who called the country where he his posterity dwelt by his owne name In Greek and in the new Testament it is alwaies called Egypt This is a prophesie of the calling of the Gentiles to the faith as the Chaldee saith that they may be made proselytes Aethiopia in Hebrew Cush another sonne of Cham brother to Mâ—sraim and Canaan Gen. 10. 6. the country where he and his children dwelt is called by his name Cush in Greeke Aethiopia The people we call back Moores hastily stretch Hebr. make run nothing the readinesse of that nation to offer gifts and sacrifices or as the Châ—â—dee explaineth it to spread out their hands in prayer and to receive the Gospell See Act. 8. 27 c. Vers. 34. of heavens of antiquitie that is the most ancient and highest heavens which were since the world began noting hereby Gods powerfull Majestie and helpe to his Church as Deut. 33. 26. will give or giveth usually his voice that iâ— speakes aloud or thundereth see the notes on Psal. 46. 7. and 29. 3. Some Apostles were called Sonnes of thunder Mark 3. 17. and Christs powerfull voice raiseth the dead Ioh. 5. 25. Vers. 35. Give the strength that is strong praise and the glory of the Kingdome see Psal. 8. 3. Vers. 36. Sanâ—tuaries the holy and most holy places of the Tabernacle and Heaven it selfe see Psal. 43. 3. the people that is as the Greeke explaineth his people So the soule Psal. 69. 2. foâ— my soule see Psal. 45. 4. Blessed be God Hereupon God was called in Israel the Blessed one as Mark. 14. 61. Art thou Christ the sonne of the Blessed that is the son of God Mat. 26. 63. PSAL. LXIX David the father and figure of Christ complaineth of his great afflictions 14 He prayeth for deliverance 23 He devoteth his enemies to destruction 31 He praiseth God for the salvation of his Church To the Master of the Musicke upon Shoshannim a Psalme of David SAve me O God for waters are entred even to the soule I sinke downe in the mud of the gulfe where no standing is I am entred into the deeps of waters and the streaming floud overfloweth me I am weary with my crying my throat is burnt mine eyes faile I attentively waiting for my God Many are moe than the haires of my head they that hate me without cause mighty are they that would suppresse me mine enemies falsly that which I tooke not away then I restored O God thou knowest my foolishnesse and my guiltinesses are not concealed from thee Let not them be abashed for me that hopefully expect thee Lord Iehovih of hosts let them not be ashamed for mee that seeke thee O God of Israel For for thy sake doe I beare reproach shame covereth my face I am become a stranger to my brethren and a forreiner to my mothers sonnes For the zeale of thine house hath eaten me up and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me And I wept with fasting afflicted my soule and it was for reproacheâ— to me And I made my rayment sacke cloth and I was to them for a Proverbe They that sit in the gate spake against me and they that drinke strong drinke made melodies And I my prayer is to thee Iehovah in time of acceptation O God in multitude of thy mercy answer thou me in the truth of thy salvation Deliver me out of the mire and let mee not sinke downe let mee bee delivered from my haters and out of the deeps of waters Let not the streaming floud of waters oâ—erflow me neither let the gulfe swallow me neither let the pit shut her mouth upon me Answer mee Iehovah for thy kinde mercy is good according to the multitude of thy tender mercies turne the face unto me And hide not thy face from thy servant for distresse is on me make haste answer me Draw neere to my soule redeeme it because of mine enemies ransome thou me Thou hast knowne my reproach and my shame and my dishonour before thee are all my distressers Reproach hath broken my heart and I am full of heavinesse and I looked for some to mone me but none came and for comforters but I found none But they gave me gall for my meat and in my thirst they gave me vineger to drinke Let their table be before them for a sâ—are and for recompences for a trap-fall Let their eyes be darkened that they see not and make their loines to shake continually Powre out upon them thy detesting ire and let the burning wrath of thine anger take them Let their Castle be desolate within their tents let there not be a dweller For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they tell of the sorrow of thy wounded ones Give thou iniquity unto their iniquity and let them not come into thy justice Let them bee wiped out of the Booke of the living and let them not be written with the just And I poore afflicted and sorrowing let thy salvation O God lift me up I will praise the Name of God with a song and magnifie him with confession And it shall be better to Iehovah than a young Bull that hath hornes that parteth the hoofe The meeke shall see it they shall reioyce the seekers of God and your heart shall live For Iehovah heareth the needy and despiseth not his prisoners Praise him let heavens and earth seas and all that creepeth in them For God will save Sion and build the Cities of Iudah and they shall dwell there and have it for inheritance And the seed of his servants shall possesse it and they that love his name shall dwell therein Annotations SHoshannim that is six-stringed instruments or Lilies see Psal. 45. 1. Vers. 2. Save me c. David in his troubles being a figure of Christ prayeth for deliverance from tentations and persecutions under the similitude of waters mud myre pit deeps streames c. and that this Psalme had accomplishment in Christ the Evangelists shew Mat. 27. 48.
out of one stocke or tree and these were twelve Num. 13. 3 5 16. Vers. 56. And they tempted The Israelites notwithstanding all former mercies tempted God and sinned in Canaan their possession as is manifested in the booke of Iudges Vers. 57. like their fathers whose carkasses fell in the wildernesse For of six hundred thousand men that came out of Egypt not any one came into Canaan save Caleb and Ioshua Exod. 38. 26. Num. 14. 29 30. and 26. 64 65. a warping bow or bow of deceit that shooteth awry and so deceiveth So Hos. 7. 16. Vers. 58. high places Temples Chapels consecrated places on mountaines where the nations used to sacrifice and Israel imitated them Num. 33. 52. Deut. 12. 2. 1 Kings 11. 7. and 12. 31 32. and 14. 23. to jealousie to jealous anger for which a man will not spare in the day of vengeance nor can beare the sight of any ransome Prov. 6. 34 35. unto this God is moved by idolatry which is spirituall fornication Exod. 20. 4 5. Deut. 31. 16 17. and 32. 21. Vers. 59. abhorred or refused with loathsomnesse and contempt So after vers 67. Vers. 60. the dwelling place the tabernacle set in Shilo 1 Sam. 1. 3. There God dwelt among men Exod. 29. 44. 45 46. Vers. 61. his strength the Arke of his covenant called the Arke of his strength Psal. 132. 8. this was captived by the Philistims 1 Sam. 4. 11. The Chaldee translateth it his Law beauteous glory or fatrenesse magnificence meaning the Arke fore-mentioned as Phineas wife said the glory is departed from Israel for the Arke of God is taken 1 Sam. 4. 20 22. Vers. 62. shut up that is delivered his people to the sword of the Philistims who killed thirty thousand Israelites 1 Sam. 4. 10. Vers. 63. The fire that is Gods wrath by the sword of the Philistims as verse 21. So in Ezek. 30. 8. a fire in Egypt signifieth as the Chaldee there expoundeth it a people strong like fire were not praised by hymnes and songs as was the wont at their espousals and marriages that is they were not married Vers. 64. Their Priests Hophni and Phineas 1 Sam. 4. 11. The Hebrew is singularly His Priests and so before and after his choise young men c. meaning Israels who is spoken of as of one man But the Scripture useth these phrases indifferently as All Aedom was servants 2 Sam. 8. 14. for which in 1 Chron. 18. 13. is written All Aedom were servants Of this name Priests see Psal. 99. 6. wept not that is lamented not at their funerall for Phineas wife her selfe died in travell 1 Sam. 4. 19 20. Vers. 65. awaked stirred up himselfe to punish the Philistims where as before he seemed to sleepe as Psal. 44 24. after wine or by reason of wine that is when hee hath drunke wine which cheareth and encourageth the heart so did God behave him-selfe Vers. 66. behinde that is in the hinder secret parts as the Chaldee addeth with emerods in their hinder parts for so God smote the Philistims with pilos or hemoroids for abusing his Arke 1 Sam. 5. 1 6. 9 12. eternall reproach by this punishment and the monuments thereof for the Philistims were forced to make similitudes of their hemoroids and secret parts of gold and send with the Arke home to Israel as an oblation for their sinne 1 Sam. 6. 4 5 11 15 17. Vers. 67. herefused or abhorred despised as verse 59. the tent of Joseph that is the tribe of Ephraim the sonne of Ioseph where the Tabernacle and Arke had remained many yeares in Shiloh God returned not the Arke thither but to Bethshemesh and Kirjathjearim cities of Iudah 1 Sam. 6. 12. and 7. 1 2. Wherefore Shiloh is used after for an example of judgement Ier. 7. 12 14. and 26. 6 9. Or this may be meant of the ten tribes of Israel of whom Ephraim of Ioseph was chiefe which were cast off for idolatrie and captived by the Assyrians 2 Kings 17. Vers. 69. builded his Sanctuary the glorious temple by Solomon sonne of David 1 King 6. 1 2 3 c. like high places Kings palaces or towers The Greeke and Chaldee turne it Unicornes whose hornes are high Psal. 92. 11. For Ramim high places they read Remim Unicornes Vers. 70. from the fold of sheepe that is from base estate For David keeping his fathers sheepe was by Samuel anointed King over Israel 1 Sam. 16. 11. 13. 2 Sam. 7. 8. So Amos 7. 14 15. Vers. 71. to feed Iakob so the Greeke well explaineth the Hebrew phrase to feed in Iakob where in is to be omitted in English as the like phrase sheweth 1 Sam. 16. 11. 17. 34. the Hebrew it selfe often omitteth it as 2 Sam. 5. 2. and 7. 7. So here in the former verse he chose in David that is he chose David Kings are said to feed their people because their office is like to the good shepherds in guiding and governing See Psal. 23. 1. And Pastors are Princes Ier. 6. 3. and 12. 10. Vers. 72. discretion of his hands or Prudencies of his palmes that is with most prudent and discreet administration menaged he them figuring Christ herein who is called David and the great and good Pastor of his flocke Ezek. 34. 23. Ioh. 10. 11. Heb. 13. 20. PSAL. LXXIX The Psalmist complaineth of the desolation of Ierusalem 8 He prayeth for deliverance 13 and promiseth thankefulnesse A Psalme of Asaph O God the heathens are come into thine inheritance they have defiled the Palace of thine Holinesse they have laid Ierusalem on heaps They have given the carkasse of thy servants for meat to the fowle of the heavens the flesh of thy gracious Saints to the wilde beast of the earth They have shed their bloud like waters round about Ierusalem and there was none to bury them We are a reproach to our neighbours a scoffe and a scorne to them that are round about us How long Iehovah wilt thou be angry to perpetuitie shall thy jealousie burne as fire Powre out thy wrathfull heat upō the heathens which know thee not and upon the kingdoms which call not on thy Name For he hath eaten up Iakob and his habitation they have wonderously desolated Remember not against us former iniquities make haste let thy tender mercies prevent us for wee are brought very low Helpe us O God of our salvation because of the glory of thy Name and ridde us free and mercifully cover our sinnes for thy names sake Why shall the heathens say where is their God knowne be among the heathens before our eyes the vengeance of the bloud of thy servants that is shed Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thy face according to the greatnesse of thine arme reserve thou the sons of death And render to our neighbors seven-fold into their bosome their reproach wherewith they have reproached thee O Lord. And we thy people and sheepe of thy pasture will confesse to thee for ever to
sit at the threshold in the house of my God rather than to remaine in the tents of wickednesse For Iehovah God is a Sunne and a shield Iehovah will give grace and glory he will not withhold good from them that walke in perfection Iehovah of hosts O blessed is the man that trusteth in thee Annotations GIttith see Psal. 8. 1. Vers. 2. dwelling places or habitacles see the Notes on Psal. 43. 3. Vers. 3. for the courts that I may come into them for the Priests onely went into the Temple the people stood in the courtyards which were two 2 Kings 21. 5. See Psal. 65. 5. shout to wit for desire to come unto God Vers. 4. the sparrow or bird in Chaldee the dove the Hebrew tsippor is generally any bird Psal. 11. 1. Gen. 7. 14. specially the sparrow when other birds are named as here and Psal. 102. 8. for such haunt mens houses swallow or free bird called in Hebrew dror of libertie which this bird seemeth to have above others flying boldly and nestling about houses so Prov. 26. 2. The Greeke takes it here for the turtle dove which hath in Hebrew another name Psal. 74. 19. so also doth the Chaldee adding this reason because her young are lawfull to be offered on thine altar thine altars to wit are the places where the birds nestle neere unto them in houses or trees which sometime were by Gods tabernacle Ios. 24. 26. or understand as before I long for thine altars Vers. 6. the high wayes or causeyes namely which lead to thy house that is they which affect heartily long after and delight to goe up to thy house Spiritually these wayes or pathes are made by preaching of the Gospell Esa. 40. 3. and 35. 8. and 11. 16. Vers. 7. They that passing or of them that passe of Baca that is of mulberie trees which use to grow in dry places The Greeke saith vales of teares Both meane that through wants and afflictions we must come into the kingdome of God This valley was neere unto Ierusalem as may be gathered by 2 Sam. 5. 22 23. Ios. 15. 8. put him or set him that is God making him by faith a well of life unto them for he is the fountaine of living waters Ier. 2. 13. Or set it that is the valley making it a fountaine by digging wels therein And this may be an allusion to that well digged by the Princes and Captaines of Israel Num. 21. 16 18. also with blessings c. that is bountifully abundantly the raine shall cover them Raine figureth out the doctrine of the Gospell Deut. 32. 2. Isa. 45. 8. Ioel 2. 23. Revel 11. 6. the raine of blessings is a bountifull abundant raine Ezek. 34. 26. as to sow with blessings 2 Cor 9. 6. is to sow abundantly or liberally and blessing is liberalitie 2 Cor. 9. 5. Prov. 11. 25. So God would cause a bountifull raine of grace and comfort to cover them that goe up to his house in Ierusalem as elsewhere hee is said to refresh his inheritance with the raine of liberalities strowed upon it Psal. 68. 10. whereas on the contrary who so will not goe up to Ierusalem to worship the King the Lord of hosts upon them shall come no raine Zach. 14. 17. The Greeke turneth this sentence thus the Lawgiver or Teacher shall give blessings the originall Moreh being ambiguous sometime signifying a Teacher Iob 36. 22. sometime raine Ioel 2. 23. Isa. 30. 20. so that from the Hebrew it may also be interpreted with blessings the teacher shall cover them the meaning much like the former the Teacher being God or Christ in whom we are blessed with all spirituall blessings in heavenly things Eph. 1. 3. The Chaldee expounds it with blessings hee will cover them that continue in the doctrine of his Law Some understand bracoth blessings to be here as brecoth pools digged and filled with raine Both meane one thing Vers. 8. from power to power that is increasing their power or strength daily more and more as the Apostle saith wee are changed into Gods image from glory to glory 2 Cor. 3. 18. and Gods justice is revealed from faith to faith Rom. 1. 17. our faith and glory increasing more and more Prov. 4. 18. Or from army to army from troupe to troupe respecting the troupes of Israel which went all the males thrice every yeare to appeare before the Lord Exod. 23. 14 17. The Hebrew Chajil power is used sometime for an army of men Psal. 33. 16. and sometime for riches Psal. 49. 7. which also may be implied here he shall appeare or till he that is every one of them appeares according to the law Exod. 34. 23. Zach. 14. 16. Vers. 10. of thine anointed or Messiah our Lord Christ in whom God respecteth us or David his figure and father in the flesh called also Gods anointed 2 Sam. 23. 1. Vers. 11. than a thousand to wit in any other place sit at the threshold that is be in the lowest roome and basest estate as the Greeke saith be cast downe or an abject And by Gods house may be meant his tabernacle as Luk. 11. 51. with Mat. 23. 35. to remaine or abide my whole life long Vers. 12. is a Sun or will be a Sun that is a light Isa. 60. 19. Rev. 21. 23. understanding hereby all blessings and comforts by Christ the Sunne of righteousnesse Mal. 4. 2. PSAL. LXXXV The Psalmist out of the experience of former mercies prayeth for the continuance thereof 9 He promiseth to wait thereon out of confidence of Gods goodnesse To the master of the musicke a Psalme to the sonnes of Korach THou hast beene favourable to thy land O Iehovah thou hast returned the captivity of Iakob Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people thou hast covered all their sin Selah Thou hast gathered away all thine exceeding anger thou hast turned from the fervencie of thine anger Turne thou us O God of our salvation and cause thine indignation against us to cease Wilt thou be angry with us for ever wilt thou draw out thine anger to generation and generation Wilt not thou turne and revive us that thy people may rejoyce in thee Shew us Iehovah thy mercy and give as thy salvation I will heare what God Iehovah will speake for hee will speake peace unto his people and unto his gracious Saints and let them not returne to unconstant folly Surely his salvation is neere to them that feare him that glory may dwell in our land Mercy and truth are met justice and peace have kissed Faithfulnesse springeth out of the earth and justice looketh downe from heaven Also Iehovah will give the good and our land shall give her fruit Iustice shall goe before his face and he will put her footsteps in the way Annotations TO the sonnes or of them See Psal. 42. 1. Vers. 2. hast been favourable to or hast favourably accepted beene well pleased to wit in times past This also respecteth the promise Levit.
and somtime waneth and seemeth to be gone yet is continually renued and so stable a fit resemblaâ—ce of the throne or Church of Christ which hath not alwaies one face or appearance in the world though it be perpetnall and a witnesse the Moone and perpetuitie of it with the successive course of night and day is made a witnesse of Gods faithfulnesse in his covenant Ierem. 33. 20 21. Christ also himselfe is called a faithfull witnesse Rev. 1. 5. Esay 55. 4. and faithfull meaneth Stedfast as 2 Sam. 7. 16. compared with 1 Chron. 17. 14. and that lyeth not Prov. 14. 5. Vers. 39. But thou or And thou a word of grieâ—e and indignation as Psal. 2. 6. â—â—thaâ— complaineth of the miseries of the Church whereby all the former promises seeme to be frustrated Vers. 40. his crowne or diademe prophaned by casting to the ground Nezer a separation is figuratively used for a crowne or garland such as Kings wore 2 Sam. 1. 10. and high Priests Exod. 29. 6. as being a signe of their separation from others in respect of some dignitie or holinesse and hereof the Nazarites had their name Numb 6. 2 5 7. So Psal. 132. 18 Vers. 42. rob or rifle him meaning Christ in his members for that which is done to any one of them is done unto him Act. 9. 4. Mat. 25. 40 45. Vers. 4â— his brightnesse or puritiâ— that is the splendent glory and dignitie of the kingdome defiled and prophaned by the enemies Vers. 46. daies of his youth of his strength and vigour hastening old age and misery upon him Hos. 7. 9. See the contrarie Psalm 103. 5. Io◠〈◊〉 25. Vers. 48. how transitory or of what worldly time of what short durance See Psalm 39. 6. the Greeke turneth it what my substance is Compare herewith Ioh 10. 9 1â— c. Vers. 49. see death that is die So Luke 2. 26. Psal. 16. 10. The Chaldee saith see the Angell of death the hand of hell the power of the grave or of death See Psal. 49. 16. 10. Vers. 51. of all great peoples or of all the many the multitudes of peoples Vers. 52. the foot-steps or foot-soles that is the wayes life actions and sufferings Psal. 56. 7. and 49. 6. This referred to Christ respecteth the oracle Gen 3. 15. that the Serpent should bruise the foot-sole of the womans seed Referred to Christians which follow his foot-steps in sâ—iffering and dying with him that wee may be glorified with him 1 Pet. 2. 21. Rom. 8. 17. it noteth the scandall of the crosse of Christ to the Iews a stumbling blocke and to the Greekes foolishnesse 1 Cor. 1. 23. 1 Pet. 4. 13 14. The Chaldee understands it of the sâ—acknesse of the foot-steps Vers. 53. Blessed be These be words of faith and joy as finding an issue out of the temptation and rejoycing in the midst of tribulation as Rom. 7. 24 25. 2 Cor. 1. 3 4 c. and Amen Thus is this third Booke of the Psalmes also concluded See the notes on Psal. 41. 14. and 72. 19. The fourth Booke PSAL. XC Moses setting forth Gods providence 3 complaineth of humane fragilitie 7 divine chastisements 10 and brevitie of life 12 He prayeth for the knowledge and sensible experience of Gods good providence A prayer of Moses the man of God LOrd thou hast beene to us an habitation in generation and generation Before the mountaines were borne and thou hadst brought forth the earth and the world even from eternitie unto eternitie thou art God Thou turnest sory man unto contrition and sayest returne ye sons of Adam For a thousand yeares in thine eyes are as yesterday when it is past and as a watch in the night Thou carriest them away with a floud they are as a sleepe in the morning as the grasse that is changed In the morning it flourisheth and is changed at the evening it is cut downe and witheâ—eth For we are consumed in thine anger and in thy wrathfull heat wee are suddenly troubled Thou hast set our iniquities before thee our hidden sins to the light of thy face For all our dayes doe turne away in thine exceeding wrath wee have consumed our yeares as a thought The daies of our years in them are threescore and ten yeares and if they be in strengths fourescore yeares and their pride is molestation and painfull iniquitie for it is cut downe speedily and we flie away Who knoweth the strength of thine anger and according to thy feare thine exceeding wrath To number our dayes so make thou us to know that wee may apply the heart to wildome Returne Iehovah how long and let it repent thee concerning thy servants Satisfie us in the morning with thy mercy that wee may shout and rejoyce in all our daies Make thou us rejoyce according to the daies thou hast afflicted us the yeares wherein we have seene evill Let thy worke appeare unto thy servants and thy comely honour into their sonnes And let the pleasantnesse of Iehovah our God be upon us and the worke of our hands establish thou upon us yea the worke of our hands establish thou it Annotations THe man of God that is the Prophet as Deut. 33. 1. For a Prophet a Seer and a man of God were all one 1 Sam. 9. 6 8 9 10 11. The Chaldee Paraphrast sheweth it here saying A Prayer that Moses the Prophet of the Lord prayed when the people of the house of Israel had sinned in the wildernesse This Psalme hath reference to that history in Numb 14. an habitation or mansion in all our travels in this terrible wildernesse Exod. 33. 14. Deut. 8. 15. and 33. 27. Vers. 2. were borne this and the next word brought forth are similitudes taken from procreation of children to signifie the creation of the world Like speeches are in Job 38. 28 29. of the raine dew ice and frost Vers. 3. unto contrition till he be contrite or broken that is even to death as the Chaldee explaineth it Thou turnest man for his sinne unto death returne the body to the earth Psal. 146. 4. and the spirit to God Eccles. 12. 7. Vers. 4. a watch a ward or custodie which is about three houres space for the Iewes divided the day into twelve houres Ioh. 11. 9. and so the night which they subdivided into foure watches Matt. 14. 15. named the evening midnight cock-crowing and dawning Mark 13. 35. Luke 12. 38 39. Mat. 24. 43. See also Exod. 14. 24. 1 Sam. 11. 11. Vers. 5. a sleepe the Chaldee paraphraseth If they turne not thou wilt bring death upon them which is like a sleepe unto them and in the world to come they shall be changed as the grasse which is cut downe Vers. 6. is changed or changeth to wit the estate thereof that is sprouteth or groweth as the Chaldee explaineth it And so the Hebrew which generally signifieth a change passage or shifting is sometime used for the better to sprout Ioh 14. 7 So to change the strength
Esay 40 31. is to râ—nue â—r increase it Vers. 8. our hidden sinnes or sins of our youth as the Chaldee here taketh it The Hebrew word will beare both so also the sense for we have both secret sins Psal. 19. 13. and sins of our youth Psal. 25. 7. which God often punisheth us for Ioh 20. 11. to the light of thy face that is knowing remembring manifesting and punishing them Ier. 16. â—7 â—sâ—l 109. 14. 15. For the Lord lightneth things that are â—iâ— in darknesse and maketh the counselt of the heart manifest 1 Cor. 4. 5. he is of pure eyes and cannot sâ—â—evill Hâ—b 1. 13. therefore David prayeth hide thy face from my sinnes Psal. 5â— 1â— Vers. 9. doe turne away or turne the face decline as the day drawing to an â—nd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. 〈◊〉 as a thought or 〈…〉 word a sound that passeth out of the mouth as Iâ—b 37. 〈◊〉 as a taâ—e that iâ— told for mans life is a breath or â—â—pour Psal. 39. 6. 〈…〉 4. 14. and so the Chaldee translateth it as the breath of the mouth in winter Moses bewaileth the decaying of the people in the wildernesse for they came out of Aegypt six hundred thousand men Exod. 12. 37. and not one feeble among them Psalm 105. 37. and being mustered at mount Sina from twentie yeares old and above they were 603 550. men besides the tribe of Levi Numb 1. 46 47. but for their sinne at Kadesh God sware their carkasses should fall in the wildernesse Numb 14. 28 29. which came so to passe For being â—ustered about 38. yeares after there was of all that armie not left a man alive save Caleb and Josua Numb 26. 63 64 65. Vers. 10. if they the yeares be in strâ—ngths that is most strong and valid or if by reason of great strength their pride or prowesse that is the excellencie or lustihead of those yeares the bravest of them is but misery painfull iniquitie paine and misery the punishment of sin Iniquitie is often put for the punishment of it Psal. 32. 5. Vers. 11. according to thy feare or as thy feare that is who knoweth or acknowledgeth thy wrath so as thy feare teacheth men to doe meaning by feare either Gods law as Psal. 19. 10. or his fearefull judgements upon sinners which should strike a feare into mens hearts Deâ—â— 13. 11. Psalâ— 119. 120. Ion. 1. 16. Or as thy feare that is so as to feare thee for thy wrath and by it to depart from evill as Prov. 16. 6. 2 Coâ— 5. 10 11. or even according to thy feare so is thy wrath The Chaldee paraphraseth who knoweth to turn away the strength of thy anger but the just which feare thee appeasing thy wrath Vers. 12. may apply or may bring may make come to wisdome or may get a heart of wisdome that is a wise heare and so may bring it to thee when we shall come to judgement Vers. 13. how long wilt thou afflict us as the Chaldee paraphraseth or wilt thou deferre to helpe us See Psal 6. 4. repent thee to wit of the evill intended or inflicted upon thy servants as Deut. 32. 36. Iâ—eâ— 2. 13. Ion. 3. 10. Ier. 18. 8. Vers. 14. in the morning that is early after the darke night of afflictions see Psalm 5 4. and 30. 6. Vers. 15. the yeares c that is as wee have beene many dayes and yeares afflicted so let us have many yeares of comfort Vers. 16. thy comely honour or magnificence in releasing us from trouble and refreshing us with mercie Vers. 17. the pleasantnesse or beautie that is the accomplishness of thâ— coâ—enant and promise to our fathers let now be seene upon us So the staffe beauty or pleasantnesse in the Lords hand signified his covenaâ—â— with them Zâ—ch 11. 7. 10. or generally it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gods â—â—â—â—ble grate and favour See 〈◊〉 27. 4. The Châ—ldee expâ—unds it the pleasantnesse of Paradise stablish or direct 〈◊〉 and â—â—re For the Lord worketh all our actions f 〈…〉 Esay 26. 12. and without him we can doe nothing Iob. 15. 5. PSAL. XCI The state of the godly 3 Their safetie 9 Their habitation 11 Their keepers 14 Their friend with the effects of them all HEe that sitteth in the secret of the most high shall lodge himselfe in the shadow of the Almighty I wil say of Iehovah my safe hope my fortresse my God in him will I trust For he will deliver thee from the snare of the Fowler from the wofull pestilence Hee will cover thee with his wing under his feathers thou shalt hope for safety his truth shal be a buckler and a shield Thou shalt not feare for the dread of the night for the arrow that flieth by day For the pestilence that walketh in the darknesse for the stinging plague that wasteth at noone-day A thousand shal fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand unto thee it shall not come neare Onely with thine eyes shalt thou behold and shalt see the reward of the wicked Because thou Iehovah my safe hope the most high thou hast put for thy mansion There shall not befall unto thee any evill and the plague shall not come nigh thy tent For his Angels will he command for thee to keepe thee in all thy waies Vpon their hands shall they beare thee up lest thou dash thy foot against a stone Thou shalt tread upon the fierce Lion the Aspe thou shalt tread downe the lurking Lion and the Dragon Because hee cleaveth unto me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because hee knoweth my name Hee shall call on mee and I will answer him with him will I be in distresse I wil release him and will honour him With length of daies will I satisfie him and will make him to see my salvation Annotations SEcret in Greeke helpe shall lodge or that lodgeth 〈◊〉 shadow that is defence as Numb 14. 9. So the Greeke saith protection the Chaldee addeth shadow of the clouds of the glory of the A 〈…〉 ghtie Vers. 2. I will â—ay or doe say namely to th 〈…〉 man for his further coâ—â—ort and assurance as vers 3 c. oâ— in his naâ—â— pâ—â—ting my selfe for an example The Greeke for more plainnesse changeth the person thus He shall say to the Lord thou art mine helper c. The Chaldee addeth David said I will say c. of Iehovah or to him that hee is my safe hope or my shelter Vers. 3. of the fowler as Psal. 124. 7. or hunter meaning the devill that hath the power of death and seeketh to destroy Heb. 2. 14. 1 Pet. 5. 8. the wofull pestilence Hebr. the pest of wofull evils that is the most wofull noysome and contagious pest Vers. 5. the dread of the night the dreadfull evill that terrifieth in the night Prov. 3. 25. Song 3. 8. arrow so the pestilence is called Deut. 32. Ezek. 5. 16. The Chaldee calleth it the arrow of the Angell of death Vers. 6.
that is Contention where they strove with the Lord Numb 20. 13. See Psal. 95. 8. evill was Gods displeasure towards Moses who uttering his anger was for it deprived of comming into the land of Canaan Num. 20. 12. Deut. 3. 25 26. Vers. 34. the peoples the heathens in Canaan as is noted Iud. 1. 21. 27 29 30 31 33. though God commanded them Exod. 23. 32 33. Vers. 36. idols or images named in Hebrew of the curious labour spent in framing and serving them Ier. 10. 9. Isa. 44 9 12 13 15. or of sorrowes that they bring to such as worship them Psal. 16. 4. sometime they are called gods 2 Sam. 5. 21. compared with 1 Chro. 14. 12. a snare a scandall as the Greeke saith whereby they fell into miseries Iudg. 2. 12 13 14 15. Exod. 23. 33. Vers. 37. devils the Idols forementioned whereby deuils are worshipped and not God as 1 Cor. 10. 19 20. Rev. 9. 20. 2 Chron. 11. 15. Deut. 32. 17. Lev. 17. 7. Devils here are called Shedim Wasters in opposition to Shaddas God Almighty Psal. 68. 15. Vers. 38. with blouds that is with bloud-shed as the Chaldee expounds it with finnes of murder Vers. 39. whored committed spirituall whordome that is idolatry see Psal. 73. 27. Iudg. 2. 17. Ezek. 23. 7 37. Vers. 42. their haters the heathens round about as was prophesied Levit. 26. 17. and fulfilled Iudg. 3. 8 14. and 4. 2. and 6. 1. and 10. 7 8 9. and 13. 1. Vers. 43. Many times by Ehud Barak Gedeon Iephtah Samson c. Iud. 3. and 4. and 7. and 11. and 15. Nehem. 9. 28 30. by their counsell that is purposely and advisedly as 1 Chronicles 12. 19. Vers. 46. gave them that is procured mercy or favour towards them Vers. 47. from the heathens among whom divers Israelites were scattered by reason of their often troubles at home So 1 Chron. 16. 35 36. to glory that we may glory or commend our selves The fifth Booke PSAL. CVII The Psalmist exhorteth the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence 4 over travellers 10 over captives 17 over sicke men 23 over sea men 33 and in divers varieties of life COnfesse ye to Iehovah for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Let the redeemed of Iehovah say it whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the distresser And gathered them out of the lands from East and from West from North and from the sea They wandred in the wildernesse in the desart without way they found not a dwelling Citie Hungry and also thirstie their soule was overwhelmed in them And they cried unto Iehovah in their distresse he rid them free out of their anguishes And he led them in a right way for to come unto a dwelling Citie Let them confesse to Iehovah his mercie and his marvellous works to the sonnes of Adam For he hath satisfied the thirsty soule and filled the hungry soule with good They that sit in darknesse and the shadow of death bound in affliction and iron Because they turned rebellious against the Words of God and despised the counsell of the most high And hee humbled their heart with molestation they stumbled down and there was no helper And they cried unto Iehovah in their distresse he saved them out of their anguishes Hee brought them forth from darknesse and shadow of death and brake their bands Let them confesse to Iehovah his mercy and his marvellous works to the sonnes of Adam For he hath broken the doores of brasse and hewed asunder the barres of iron Fooles for the way of their trespasse and for their iniquities are afflicted Their soule abhorreth all meat and they approach to the gates of death And they cry unto Iehovah in their distresse he saveth them out of their anguishes Hee sendeth his word and healeth them and delivereth from their corruptions Let them confesse to Iehovah his mercy and his marvellous workes to the sons of Adam And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of confession and tell his works with shouting They that goe downe to the sea in ships that doe their labour in the many waters They doe see the workes of Iehovah and his marvellous acts in the deepe For hee saith and raiseth up the stormy wind and it lifteth up the waves thereof They mount up to the Heavens they goe downe to the deeps their soule in evill melteth away They reele and stagger like a drunken man and all their wisdome is swallowed up And they cry unto Iehovah in their distresse and he bringeth them out from their anguishes He setteth the storme to a silent calme and the waves thereof are quiet And they rejoyce because they are stilled and hee leads them unto the haven of their desire Let them confesse to Iehovah his mercy and his marvellous workes to the sonnes of Adam And let them exalt him in the Church of the people and praise him in the sitting of the Elders He putteth rivers to a wildernesse and issues of waters to a thirstinesse A land of fruit to saltnesse for the evill of them that dwell therin He putteth the wildernesse to a poole of waters and the land of drought to issues of waters And seateth there the hungry and they firmely prepare a dwelling Citie And sow the fields and plant Vineyards and they yeeld fruitfull revenue And hee blesseth them and they are multiplied greatly and their cattle hee diminisheth not And they are diminished and bowed down by restraint evill and sorrow He powreth contempt on bounteous Princes and maketh them erre in deformed wildernesse without way And raiseth up the needy from afflicting poverty and putteth his families as a flocke The righteous shall see and rejoyce and all injurious evill stop her mouth Who is wise and will observe these things and they shall understand the mercies of Iehovah Annotations THe fifth booke see Psal. 42 1. Vers. 2. whom he hath or that he hath redeemed them of the distresser or of distresse Vers. 3. the sea that is the south where the red sea was situate from Iudea as the Chaldee explaineth it the southerne sea for the maine sea was westward Ios. 23. 4. and so is often used for the West Vers. 4. desart way Heb. desart of way meaning where no way was as vers 40. see also Esa. 43. 19. This estate figureth out mens dispersion among the peoples of the world Ezek. 20. 35 36. when men are without the law Rom. 2. 14. dwelling citie Heb. citie of habitation or seating so verse 7 36. that is no harbour or place of refreshing for wilde and venomous beasts onely haunted there Ier. 2. 6. Deut. 8. 15. Compare also Eccles. 10. 15. Gen. 21. 14 15 16. Vers. 5. overwhelmed fainted see Psal. 61. 3. Vers. 7. citie this the Chaldee expoundeth of Ierusalem Vers. 9. with good or good things as the Greeke explaineth it see Psal. 65. 5. Luk. 1. 53. Vers. 10. shadow of death that is terrible darknesse meaning hereby sore afflictions in body
and soule See Psal. 23. 4. Esa. 49. 9. and 9. 2. Mat. 4. 15. Luk. 1. 79. affliction as with cords and fetters see Iob 36. 8 9 c. Vers. 16. barres that is all the most strong hinderances so Isa. 45. 2. Vers. 17. Fooles evill disposed persons so named of their unadvised rashnesse see Psal. 38. 6. are afflicted or bring affliction on themselves Vers. 18. soule that is appetite see the like in Iob 33. 20. and the contrary in Psal. 78. 18. gates that is imminent perill of death see Psal. 9. 14. Iob 33. 22. Vers. 20. healeth them example in Hezekiah 2 King 20. 1. 4 5 7. and the contrary in Asa 2 Chron. 16. 12 13. for God woundeth and healeth Deut. 32. 39. Hos. 6. 1. Iob 33. 19 24. corruptions that is corrupting diseases or corrupting graves whereinto they are ready to come see Psal. 7. 16. Iob 33. 28 30. Vers. 22. of confession that is thank-offerings see Psal. 50. 14. Vers. 23. doe labour that is occupie or get their living so Rev. 18. 17. Vers. 25. raiseth up or maketh stand which noteth also the continuance of the storme See an example Ion. 1. 4. Vers. 29. he setteth or restoreth firme See Mat. 8. 26. Ion. 1. 15. Vers. 30. because they or when they that is the waves Vers. 32. the sitting or the Assise session of the Elders or Senators the governours of the people whom the Chaldee calleth Wise men And from this Psalme and this verse of it the Hebrewes have this Canon Foure must confesse unto God The sicke when he is healed the prisoner when he is released out of bonds they that goe downe to sea when they are come up to land and waifaring men when they are come to the inhabited land And they must make confession before ten men and two of them wise men Psal. 107. 32. And the manner of confessing and blessing is thus He standeth among them and blesseth the Lord the King eternall that bounteously rewardeth good things unto sinners c. Maimony in Misr treat of Blessings chap. 10. sect 8. Vers. 33. He putteth rivers that is hee turneth watry fruitfull places to a dry barren desart Rivers here as waters in Isa. 32. 20. Eccles. 11. 1. are put for most fertile grounds as wildernesse for a dry barren ground Deut. 8. 15. issues that is places where water-springs are thirstinesse that is a thirsty dry land Vers. 34. saltnesse that is a salt barren land so Ier. 17. 6. Iob 39. 6. for salt causeth barrennesse Deu. 29. 23. Iudg. 9. 45. The Chaldee paraphraseth The fruitfull land of Israel he layeth waste like Sodom which was overthrowne for the evill of them that dwelt therein Vers. 35. land of drought that is a dry barren land compare Isa. 41. 18. Vers. 37. yeeld fruitfull revenue Heb. make fruit of revenue or increase see Psal. 1. 3. Vers. 39. And they are that is And againe when he curseth them they are minished c. the contrary to the former blesseth is to bee understood as in the Law Deut. 28. 4 18. Or as the Chaldee expoundeth it And when they sinne they are diminished restraint either of libertie by imprisonment as Isa. 53. 8. or of any blessing Vers. 40. contempt a base contemptible estate so Iob 12. 21. deformed wildernesse or wilde ground unordered so Iob 12. 24. Vers. 41. raiseth up or setteth in a high place safely so 1 Sam. 2. 8. Psal. 1 13. 7 8. Vers. 42. all injurious evill that is all evill persons that deny Gods providence or blame his administration shall have their mouthes stopped so Iob 5. 16. and so pride is for proud persons Psal. 36. 12. Vers. 43. Who is wise a complaint how few there be that marke these things and an intimation that every wise man will observe them so Hos. 14. 10. Ier. 9. 12. and they shall or as before who will understand PSAI. CVIII David incourageth himselfe to praise God 6 He praieth for Gods assistance according to his promise 11 His confidence in Gods helpe A Song a Psalme of David O God mine heart is firmely prepared I will sing and sing Psalme yea with my glory Raise up Psalterie and Harpe I will raise up at the day dawning I will confesse thee among the peoples O Tehovah and will sing Psalmes to thee among the Nations That thy mercy is great above the heavens and thy truth unto the skies Be thou exalted over the Heavens O God and over all the earth thy glory That thy beloved may be delivered save thou with thy right hand and answer me God spake by his holinesse I will bee glad I shall divide Shechem and measure the vally of Succoth Gilead shall be mine Manasseh mine and Aephrajim the strength of mine head Iehudah shall be my law-giver Moab my washing pot over Edom I shall cast my shooe over Palestina I will shout Who will leade mee along to the city of strong defence who will conduct me into Edom Wilt not thou O God which hadst cast us away and wouldst not goe forth O God in our hosts O give thou us helpe from distresse for false vanitie is the salvation of man Through God wee shall doe valiantnesse and hee will tread downe our distressers Annotations YEa with my glorie that is with my soule and tongue as Psal. 16. 9. or Yea my glory to wit shall sing This Psalme is composed of the 57. Psalme from the 8. verse to the end and of the 60. Psalme from the 7. verse to the end see the Annotations there Vers. 7. answer me or us see Psal. 60. 7 c. Vers. 14. valiantnesse that is valiantly and so prevaile as Balaam prophesied Numb 24. 18. PSAI. CIX David complaining of his slanderous enemies under the person of Iudas devoteth them 16 He sheweth their sinne 21 Complaining of his owne miserie he prayeth for helpe 29 He promiseth thankefulnes To the Master of the Musicke a Psalme of David O God of my praise cease not as deafe For the mouth of the wicked one and the mouth of deceit are opened against me they have spoken with me with a tongue of falshood And with words of hatred have they compassed meabout and warred against me without cause For my love they are adversaries to me and I give my selfe to prayer And they put upon me evill for good and hatred for my love Set in office over him the wicked one and let the adversary stand at his right hand When he shall be judged let him goe forth wicked and his prayer be to sinne Let his dayes be few his office let another take Let his sonnes bee fatherlesse and his wife a widow And let his sonnes wandering wander and beg and seeke out of their desolate places Let the Creditor insnare all that he hath and let strangers make spoile of his labour Let there bee none extending mercy to him and let there be none shewing favour to his fatherlesse children Let his posterity be appointed to cutting off in
the generation next after let his name be wiped out Let the iniquitie of his fathers bee remembred of Iehovah and the sinne of his mother bee not wiped out Let them bee before Iehovah continually and hee cut off the memory of them from the earth Because that hee remembred not to doe mercy but persecuted the poore afflicted and needy man and the smitten in heart to slay him And hee loved cursing and let it come unto him and he delighted not in blessing and let it bee farre from him And he cloathed himselfe with cursing as his raiment and let it enter as waters into his inward part and as oile into his bones Let it bee to him as a garment wherewith hee may cover himselfe and for a girdle wherewith hee may gird himselfe continually This be the worke of mine adversaries from Iehovah and of them that speake evill against my soule And thou Iehovih Lord doe with mee for thy Name sake for good is thy mercy deliver thou me For I am poore afflicted and needy and mine heart is wounded within me As a shadow when it declineth I am gone away I am tossed as the Grashopper My knees are feeble through fasting and my flesh is leane for fatnesse And I was a reproach to them they saw mee they shaked their head Helpe thou me Iehovah my God save me according to thy mercy And let them know that this is thine hand thou Iehovah hast done it Let them curse and doe thou blesse rise they up and be abashed and let thy servant rejoyce Let mine adversaries be cloathed with ignominie and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a cloke I will confesse Iehovah vehemently with my mouth and in the midst of many will I praise him For he will stand at the right hand of the needy to save him from them that judge his soule Annotations OF my praise that is which art praised of me as Psal. 22. 4. or which praisest and justifiest mee against the calumnies of mine enemies 2 Cor. 10. 18. Rom. 2. 29. Numb 12. 7 8. cease not or bee not silent see Psalme 28. 1. of diceit that is the deceitfull men as the Greeke explaineth it so pride for proud person Psalme 36. 12. are or have opened to wit themselves Vers. 4. and I prayer to wit I made or give my selfe to prayer as the Greeke and Chaldee saith I prayed or I am a man of prayer So I peace Psal. 120. 7. See also 1 Cor. 14. 33. Vers. 6. Set in office or Make visiter or over-seer see verse 8. the wicked one the devill as 1 Ioh. 2. 13 14. and 3. 12. and 5. 18. or generally wicked rulers the adversary in Hebrew Satan in Greeke the Devill who is an adversary to mankind 1 Pet. 5. 8. Rev. 12. 9. at his right hand to resist and overcome him Zach. 3. 1. and this is spoken of all his foes as of one man or of some one speciall as Doeg enemy to David 1 Sam. 22. 9 c. Iudas to Christ Ioh. 13. 2. But God is at the right hand of the poore vers 31. Psal. 16. 8. Vers. 7. wicked that is as the Greeke saith condemned See the Notes on Psal. 1. 1. to sinne that is turned to sinne and so abominable Prov. 28. 9. and 15. 8. Vers. 8. his office or charge visitation bishoprick Episcopée and this is applied to Iudas whose office was derived to Matthias Act. 1. 16 20 26. A Bishop and bishops charge so called of visitation is a common name to all overseers and offices Numb 4. 16. and 31. 14. Ezek. 44. 11. 2 King 11. 15. 2 Chron. 34. 12 17. Nehem. 11. 9. Vers. 9. fatherlesse or orphans and this is a curse of the law Exod. 22. 24. Ier. 18. 21. Vers. 10. wander rogue about as vagabonds Gen. 4. 12. Vers. 11. the Creditor he to whom he is indebted or the extortioner let him seise on all his goods his labour goods gotten by his labour Vers. 13. posteritie or his last end see Psal. 37. 37. to cutting off or appointed to be cut off to perdition or to destruction as the Greeke explaineth The verbe active is of passive signification as Psal. 32. 9. and 36. 3. Vers. 15. memory or memoriall Psal. 34. 17. Iob 18. 17. Vers. 16. smitten with griefe that is sorrowfull or as the Greeke saith pricked in heart So verse 22. See Psal. 102. 5. and 34. 19. Vers. 17. let it come or it shall come and so after Vers. 18. his raiment or a mantell let it enter or it entred It may be understood of his delight in cursing which pleased him as water and oile or of the efficacy of the curse that should pierce his owne bowels and bones as Num. 5. 22. Vers. 20. the worke that is the wage or reward due for his worke so Lev. 19. 13. Isa. 49. 4. Iob 7. 2. Ezek. 29. 20. Vers. 21. Iehovih the Name of God see Psal. 68. 21. doe to wit mercy as the next words shew and is expressed Psal. 18. 51. See also Psal. 103. 9. where the word anger is omitted Vers. 23. I am gone or am made to goe or depart namely towards my grave as Psal. 58. 9. See also Psal. 102. 12. 1 Chron. 17. 11. tossed as the grashopper or shaken off as the Locust which hath no nest or biding place but is driven to and fro being a fearefull creature Nahum 3. 17. Iob 39. 23. or which is carried away with the wind Exodus 10. 1◠Vers. 24. feeble or loosened so that I am ready to stumble and fall So Paul calleth them loose or feeble knees Heb. 12. 12. from Isa. 35. 3. for fatnesse or for oile that is for want of fat or oile as for the fruits is for want of the fruits Lam. 4. 9. for five is for want of five Gen. 18. 28. for fornication 1 Cor. 7. 2. is for to avoid fornication Or we may turne it without fat for the Hebrew min sometime signifieth without Iob 21. 9. Vers. 25. shaked or wagged a signe of scorne Psal. 22. 8. Vers. 27. thine hand that is thy handy worke Vers. 28. rise they up to wit against me as the Greeke explaineth it and be they abashed as disappointed of their purpose Vers. 30. of many or of the mighties of great men as the Chaldee saith of wise men but the Greeke translateth of many Vers. 31. at the right hand to assist contrary to Satan verse 6. that judge that is condemne and persecute him to death PSAL. CX David prophesieth of Christs Kingdome 4 his eternall Priesthood 5 his Conquest 7 and his Passion A Psalme of David IEhovah assuredly said unto my Lord Sit thou at my right hand untill I put thine enemies the footstoole of thy feet Iehovah will send out of Sion the rod of thy strength rule thou in the middes of thine enemies Thy people shall be voluntaries in the day of thy power in the beauties of holinesse of the wombe of the early morning
c. and thus it might be Davids infirmity or indeed every man in respect of God is alier and unable to helpe in time of need Numb 23. 19. Rom. 3. 4. Psal. 33. 17. Vers. 12. for all so the Greeke supplieth the word for and by rewards he meaneth benefits as vers 7. Compare 1 Thes. 3. 9. 2 Chron. 32. 25. Vers. 13. the cup of salvations or of healths that is of thanksgiving for Gods saving health and deliverance of me For mercies received the Israelites used to offer peace or thanke offerings whereof they did eat and rejoyce before the Lord and at their bankers tooke up the cup of wine in their hands and blessed God called thereupon the cup of blessing 1 Cor. 10. 16. So our Lord at the feast of the Passeover tooke the cup and gave thankes Luk. 22. 17. call on that is pray and praise God or call in that is proclaime and preach Gods mercies so vers 17. Vers. 15. Precious c. that is God will not easily suffer his Saints to be slaine see Psal. 72. 14. So the soule is said to be precious when the life is spared 1 Sam. 26. 31. 2 King 1. 13. Vers. 16. handmaid borne thy servant in thy house see Psal. 86. 16. bands that is hast set me at liberty as Iob 39. 8. from afflictions Esa. 28. 22. a similitude taken from captives Esa. 52. 2. Vers. 17. confession that is a thanke-offering see Psal. 50. 14. PSAL. CXVII The Gentiles are exhorted to praise God for his mercy and truth PRaise Iehovah all ye Gentiles laud him all ye peoples For his mercy is mighty towards us and the faithfulnesse of Iehovah endureth for ever Halelu-jah Annotations GEntiles or nations all which are exhorted to glorifie God for obtaining mercy by Christ who hath received us into the glory of God as the Apostle sheweth from this Scripture Rom. 15. 7. 11. PSAL. CXVIII An exhortation to praise God for his mercy 5 The Psalmist by his experience sheweth how good it is to trust in God 19 Vnder the type of the Psalmist the comming of Christ in his kingdome is expressed COnfesse ye to Iehovah for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Let Israel now say that his mercie endureth for ever Let the house of Aaron now say that his mercy endureth for ever Let them that feare Iehovah now say that his mercy endureth for ever Out of straight affliction I called on Iah Iah answered me with a large roomth Iehovah is for me I will not feare what man can doe unto me Iehovah is for me with them that helpe mee and I shall see on them that hate me It is better to hope for safety in Iehovah than to trust in man It is better to hope for safety in Iehovah than to trust in bounteous Princes All nations compassed me but in the name of Iehovah I cut them off They compassed me yea they compassed mee but in the name of Iehovah I cut them off They compassed mee as Bees they were quenched as a fire of thornes but in the name of Iehovah I cut thē off Thrusting thou thrustedst me to fall and Iehovah holpe me Iah is my strength and song and he hath beene to me for a salvation A voice of shouting of salvation is in the tents of the just the right hand of Iehovah doth valiantnesse The right hand of Jehovah is exalted the right hand of Iehovah doth valiantnesse I shall not die but live and shall tell the works of Iah Iah chastising chastised me and gave me not to the death Open ye unto me the gates of justice that I may enter into them may confesse Iah This gate of Iehovah into which the just shall enter I will confesse thee because thou hast answered me and hast been to me for a salvation The stone which the builders refused is become for head of the corner This was of Iehovah it is marvellous in our eies This is the day Iehovah made let us be glad and rejoyce in it Oh Iehovah save now oh Iehovah prosper now Blessed be hee that commeth in the name of Iehovah wee blesse you out of the house of Iehovah God is Iehovah and hath given light unto us binde ye the feast offerings with cords unto the hornes of the Altar Thou art my God and I will confesse thee my God I will exalt thee Confesse yee to Iehovah for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Annotations FOr he or that he is good so vers 29. Vers. 4. that feare strangers of all nations as before he mentioned the Church and Ministers see Psal. 115. 9. Vers. 5. with a large roomth that is by bringing me into it as is expressed Ps. 18. 20. and 4. 2. Vers. 6. for me to wit an helper as the Greeke explaineth which the Apostle followeth Heb. 13. 6. So the Chaldee saith the word of the Lord is for mine helpe so in vers 7. See also Ps. 56. 5 12. Vers. 7. with them that helpe mee in stead of all helpers see a like phrase Psal. 54. 6. The Greeke saith mine helper see on them to wit their reward or vengeance as the Chaldee explaineth See Psal. 54. 9. and 91. 8. Vers. 10. but in c. or in the name of Iehovah I trust that I shall cut them off The Greek agreeth with the former the Chaldee with this latter and so in the verses following Vers. 12. were quenched or on the contrary were kindled as both the Greeke and Chaldee doe translate it Sundry words signifie contraries as barac to blesse and to curse 1 King 21. 13. The fire of thornes is both soone kindled and soone quenched so Christs enemies for or but in the name c. Vers. 13. Thrusting c. that is Thou diddest sorely thrust speaking to the enemie the Chaldee explaineth it my sinne thrust mee to fall Thrusting thrust is an Hebraisme often used as after vers 18. So Cutting shall be cut off Numb 15. 30. that is shall die without mercy Heb. 10. 28. Vers. 14. song or melodie that is whom I sing laud unto This is taken from Exod. 15. 2. so Isa. 12. 3. for a salvation or a salvation that is hath saved or rescued me against mine enemies as 2 Sam. 10. 11. where the like phrase is used so after vers 21. the word for may be omitted as sometime in the Hebrew it selfe 2 Chron. 18. 21. compared with 1 King 22. 22. Vers. 15. salvation that is victorie as Psal. 98. 1. or thankes for salvation as Psal. 116. 13. See Rev. 19. 1. tents that is dwelling places but spoken of as in warres or for short continuance as Heb. 11. 9. So tents of the Saints Rev. 20 9. See also 2 Chron. 31. 2. Vers. 18. gave or delivered so Ezek. 31. 14. Vers. 19. gates of justice that is of Gods Sanctuary the gates whereof were to be opened by the Priests and Levites for men to come and serve the Lord 1 Sam. 3. 15. called gates of
justice because only the just and cleane might enter into them as vers 20. Isa. 26. 2. 2 Chron. 23. 19. Rev. 21. 27. Vers. 20. gate of Jehovah this the Chaldee expoundeth the gate of the Sanctuary of the Lord. Vers. 22. The stone c. By this stone is meant David himselfe and his Sonne Christ by the builders are meant the chiefe men of Israel that refused David and Christ to reigne over them Matth. 21. 42. Act. 4. 11. Of David the Chaldee expoundeth it The builders despised the young man which among the sonnes of Iesse was worthy to be made King and Ruler for head that is the chiefe corner stone which coupleth and fastneth the building See also Isa. 28. 16. 1 Pet. 2. 6 7 8. Ephes. 2. 20. 21. Vers. 24. made that is preferred in honour above others so making somtime signifieth as 1 Sam. 12. 6. and the making of a day is the sanctifying and observing of it Deut. 5. 15. Exod. 34. 21. Also day is the whole time of grace in Christ 2 Cor. 6. 2. Vers. 25. save now or I beseech thee save in Hebrew Hoshiah-na or Hosanna as it is sounded in Greeke Matth. 21. 9 15. where the people and children welcome Christ into Ierusalem singing Hosanna the Sonne of David that is praying God most high to save the King Christ who then came in the name of the Lord. Vers. 26. he that commeth that is the King Christ that commeth in the name power and authoritie of the Lord Luke 19. 38. we blesse you these seeme to be the Priests words whose office was to blesse Gods people in his house Num. 6. 23. Deut. 10. 8. 1 Chron. 23. 13. Vers. 27. the feast-offerings or festivitie This word often used for a festivall day as Psal. 81. 4. is sometime figuratively used for the sacrifices offered at those feasts as Exod. 23. 18. Isa. 29. 1. and so the Chaldee explaineth it here Thus Christ is called our Passeover 1 Cor. 5. 7. that is our Paschall lamb with cords This word is sometime used for thick twisted cords Iudg. 15. 13. sometime for thick branches of trees used at some feasts Ezek. 19. 11. Levit. 23. 40. Hereupon this sentence may two wayes be read binde the feast with thick branches or binde the sacrifices with cords both meane one thing that men should keepe the festivitie with joy and thankes to God as Israel used at their solemnities unto the hornes that is all the Court over untill you come even to the hornes of the altar intending hereby many sacrifices or boughes The Chaldee interpreteth it till he have offered him and powred the bloud at the hornes of the Altar PSAL. CXIX This Psalme containeth manifold praises of the Law of God and effects of the same with sundrie prayers and professions of obedience O Blessed are they that are perfect in way they that walke in the law of Iehovah 2. O blessed are they that keepe his testimonies they that seeke him with all the heart 3. Also they that worke not iniquity but walke in his waies 4. Thou hast commanded thy precepts to be observed vehemently 5. Oh that my waies were directed to observe thy statutes 6. Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy commandements 7. I will confesse thee with righteousnesse of heart when I shall learne the judgements of thy justice 8. I will observe thy statutes forsake thou me not very much 9. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way by taking heed according to thy word 10. With all my heart have I sought thee let me not wander from thy commandements 11. In mine heart have I hid thy sayings that I might not sinne against thee 12. Blessed art thou Iehovah learne mee thy statutes 13. With my lips have I told all the judgements of thy mouth 14. In the way of thy testimonies have I joyed as above all store of riches 15. In thy precepts will I meditate and will have respect unto thy waies 16. In thy statutes will I delight my selfe I will not forget thy words 17. Bounteously reward unto thy servant that I may live and observe thy word 18. Vncover mine eyes that I may see the marvellous things of thy law 19. A stranger I am in the earth hide not thou from me thy commandements 20. My soule is broken small with desire unto thy judgements in all time 21. Thou hast rebuked the proud accursed that wander from thy commandements 22. Turne thou from mee reproach and contempt for I have kept thy testimonies 23. Princes also did sit they spake against me thy servant meditateth in thy statutes 24. Also thy testimonies are my delights the men of my counsell 25. My soule cleaveth to the dust quicken thou me according to thy word 26. I told my waies and thou answeredst me teach me thy statutes 27. Make mee to understand the way of thy precepts and I will meditate on thy marvellous workes 28. My soule droppeth for heavinesse raise thou me up according to thy word 29. Take away from me the way of falshood and graciously give me thy law 30. The way of faithfulnesse I have chosen thy judgements I have proposed 31. I have cleaved to thy testimonies Iehovah let me not be abashed 32. I will run the way of thy Commandements when thou shalt inlarge mine heart 33. Teach me O Iehovah the way of thy statutes that I may keepe it unto the end 34. Make me to understand that I may keep 〈◊〉 law and observe it with all the heart 35. Make mee to tread in the path of thy commandements for in it I take pleasure 36. Incline mine heart unto thy testimonies and not unto covetousnesse 37. Turne away mine eies from seeing false vanity quicken me in thy waies 38. Confirme to thy servant thy saying which is given to the feare of thee 39. Turne away my reproach which I am afraid of for thy judgements are good 40. Loe I have a desire to thy precepts in thy justice quicken thou me 41. And let thy mercies come to mee O Iehovah thy salvation according to thy saying 42. And I shall answer him that reproacheth me because I have trusted in thy word 43. And pull not thou out of my mouth the word of truth very much because I have hopefully waited for thy judgements 44. And I will observe thy law continually for ever and perpetuall aye 45. And I shall walke in a large roomth because I have sought thy precepts 46. And I will speake of thy testimonies in the presence of Kings and not be ashamed 47. And I will delight my selfe in thy commandements which I have loved 48. And I will lift up my hands to thy commandements which I have loved and will meditate on thy statutes 49. Remember the word to thy servant for which thou hast made me hopefully to wait 50. This is my comfort in mine affliction that thy saying quickeneth mee 51. The proud have scorned me very greatly from thy law
I have not declined 52. I remembred thy judgements of old O Iehovah and conforted my selfe 53. A burning horrour hath taken hold on me for the wicked the forsakers of thy law 54. Thy statutes have beene songs to me in the house of my pilgrimages 55. I remembred in the night thy name O Iehovah and observed thy law 56. This was to mee because I kept thy precepts 57. My portion Iehovah I have said to observe thy words 58. I have earnestly besought thy face with all the heart be gratious to mee according to thy saying 59. I thought upon my waies and turned my feet unto thy testimonies 60. I made haste and delayed not to observe thy commandements 61. Bands of the wicked have robbed mee thy law I have not forgotten 62. At mid-night will I rise to confesse unto thee for the judgements of thy justice 63. I am a companion to all that feare thee and that observe thy precepts 64. The earth is full of thy mercy Iehovah learne me thy statutes 65. Thou hast done good with thy servant Iehovah according to thy word 66. Learne mee goodnesse of reason and knowledge for I have beleeved in thy commandements 67. Before I was afflicted I was astray but now I observe thy saying 68. Good art thou and doest good learne me thy statutes 69. The proud have forged against me falshood I with all the heart doe keep thy precepts 70. Their heart is grosse as fat I in thy law have delighted my selfe 71. It is good for me that I was afflicted that I may learne thy statutes 72. The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver 73. Thine hands have made mee and fashioned me make me to understand that I may learne thy commandements 74. They that feare thee shall see me and rejoyce because I have hopefully waited for thy word 75. I know Iehovah that thy judgements are justice and with faithfulnesse thou hast afflicted me 76. Oh let thy mercy be to comfort me according to thy saying unto thy servant 77. Let thy tender mercies come to me that I may live for thy law is my delights 78. Let the proud be abashed for with falshood they have depraved me I doe meditate in thy precepts 79. Let those turne to mee that feare thee and that know thy testimonies 80. Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I be not abashed 81. My soule fainteth for thy salvation I hopefully wait for thy word 82. Mine eies faile for thy word saying when wilt thou comfort me 83. Though I am like a bottell in the smoake I have not forgotten thy statutes 84. How many are the dayes of thy servant When wilt thou doe judgement on my persecutors 85. The proud have digged for mee pits of corruption which are not according to thy law 86. All thy commandements are faithfulnesse with falshood do they persecute me help thou me 87. Almost they had consumed me in the earth but I have not forsaken thy precepts 88. According to thy mercy quicken thou me and I will observe the testimonie of thy mouth 89. For ever O Iehovah thy word is stedfast in the heavens 90. Thy faithfulnesse is to generation and generation thou hast stablished the earth and it shall stand 91. To thy judgements they stand this day for they all are thy servants 92. Vnlesse thy law had beene my delights then had I perished in mine affliction 93. For ever I will not forget thy precepts for by them thou hast quickened me 94. I am thine save thou me for I have sought thy precepts 95. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me I consider thy testimonies 96. Of all perfection I have seene an end large is thy commandement vehemently 97. O how I love thy law all the day it is my meditation 98. Thou makest mee wiser than mine enemies by thy commandements for for ever it is with me 99. I am more prudent than all my teachers for thy testimonies are my meditation 100. I am of more understanding than the Elders because I have kept thy precepts 101. I have restrained my feet from every evill way that I may observe thy word 102. I have not departed from thy judgements for thou hast taught me 103. How sweet are thy sayings to my palate more than honey to my mouth 104. By thy precepts I have gotten understanding therefore I hate every path of falshood 105. Thy word is a lampe to my foot and a light to my path 106. I have sworne and will ratifie it to observe the judgements of thy justice 107. I am afflicted very vehemently Iehovah quicken thou mee according to thy word 108. The free offerings of my mouth favourably accept thou oh Iehovah and learne mee thy judgements 109. My soule is in my hand continually and thy law I have not forgotten 110. The wicked have laid a snare for me and from thy precepts I have not strayed 111. I possesse for heritage thy testimonies for ever for they are the joy of mine heart 112. I have inclined mine heart to doe thy statutes for ever to the end 113. I hate vaine thoughts and I love thy law 114. Thou art my secret place and my shield I hopefully wait for thy word 115. Depart from me yee evill doers that I may keepe the commandements of my God 116. Vphold me according to thy saying that I may live and let me not be abashed for my hope 117. Sustaine me and I shall be saved and I will delight in thy statutes continually 118. Thou hast troden downe all them that stray from thy statutes for their deceit is falshood 119. Like drosse thou makest cease all the wicked of the earth therfore I love thy testimonies 120. My flesh feeleth horrour for dread of thee and I feare for thy judgements 121. I have done judgement and justice leave me not to mine oppressours 122. Be surety for thy servant for good let not the proud oppresse mee 123. Mine eyes faile for thy salvation and for the sayings of thy justice 124. Doe with thy servant according to thy mercy and learne mee thy statutes 125. I am thy servant give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies 126. It is time for Iehovah to doe they have made frustrate thy law 127. Therfore I love thy commandements above gold and above fine gold 128. Therefore all thy precepts of every thing I hold righteous I hate every way of falshood 129. Marvellous are thy testimonies therfore doth my soule keepe them 130. The opening of thy words giveth light giving understanding to the simple 131. I opened wide my mouth and panted for I longed for thy commandements 132. Turne the face unto me and be gracious to me according to the judgement towards those that love thy name 133. Firmely direct my steps in thy saying and let not any iniquitie have dominion over mee 134. Redeeme mee from the oppression of men and I will observe thy precepts 135. Make thy face
only to the doore of her house to seeke Christ but did goe about the city in the streets c. as before in chap. 2. 3. they smote me smiting is not onely with the hand or other like instrument but with the tongue as in Ier. 18. 18. Come and let us smite him with the tongue and generally to smite is to afflict by what meanes soever Esa. 53. 4. Psal. 69. 27. Here the Watchmen are more injurious then before in chap. 3. neither inquireth shee of these for her Beloved but being by them found out of the common course is smitten and wounded as an evill doer judged as a dishonest woman whose feet would not abide in her house no not by night is rebuked censured c. wounded me drew blood of me for it is a further degree of hurt then smiting 1 King 20. 37. Exod. 21. 25. So the husbandmen wounded the Lords seâ—vant Luk. 20. 17. watchmen of the walles watch-men in the citie are to looke that order and peace be kept of those that are within watchmen on the walles are to looke to enemies without that they breake not in and to warne the citie if â—â—â—s approach so these were other then the former from whom she escaping with stripes and wounds passeth from the streetes to the walles to seek Christ but is there as evill intreated These are in name the Ministers of Christ supplying the place of such as are mentioned in Esa. 62. 6. but of another kind not making mention of the Lord but persecuting those that seeke him tooke my veile or my scarfe it hath the name in the originall of spreading as being spred over her head to cover her Such veiles were worne of women partly for ornament as appeareth by Esa. 3. 23. partly for modesty and in signe of subjection to men especially their husbands 1 Corinth 11. 6. 7. 10. and an husband is to the wife a covering of the eyes Genes 20. 16. The taking away therefore of her veile seemeth to be a note of infamie disloyaltie or dishonesty imputed unto her as of idolatrie heresie schisme and the like so she was spoiled of her good name and reputation and counted among the light and lewd women For it appeareth by Ezek. 23. 25. 26. that they used to intreat dishonest women so disfiguring their faces stripping them out of their clothes and taking away their faire jewels Vers. 8. I adjure you I charge you by oath Here the spouse having with much adoe escaped from the watchmen meeteth with her friends the daughters of Ierusalem of whom see the notes on Song 2. 7. and 1. 5. where also shee adjured them upon other weightie cause what shall yee tell him this is an earnest and passionate kinde of speech shewing her great affection and and stirring up their care and diligence that if they who had not for the present the knowledge of Christ by his graces clearely manifested unto them as appeareth by their answer in v. 9. c. 6. v. 1. should finde him by being made partakers of his mercy through the revelation of his Gospell as in Rom. 10. 20. then they should tell or shew unto him in their prayers the state of this his afflicted Spouse sicke of love in Greeke wounded with love languishing with desire of his mercy of the forgivenesse of my sins of reconciliation c. See the notes on chap. 2. verse 5. Vers. 9. more then another beloved when God and Christ is preached the wicked take occasion to mention and magnifie other false gods and erroneous services Esa. 36. 18. 20. Act. 19. 26. 28. but they that belong to the heavenly Ierusalem desire to be informed further in the truth and to know the difference betweene true and false Christs worships ordinances c. as these here and so in Act. 17. 18. 19. 34. c. 28. 22. 23. 24. fairest among women See chap. 1. 8. Here the Spouse of Christ though in her sorrowes and miseries though persecuted and abused by wicked watch-men though in the darke night of tribulation is notwithstanding discerned and professed to bee faire and glorious by such as belong unto Christ Heb. 11. 24. 26. 1 Thes. 1. 5. 6. Vers. 10. White and ruddy She describeth Christ unto them in his beauty to stirre up both her own and their affections and to draw them after him For as the outward shew of idolaters allureth the unwise to affect and follow them Ezek. 23. 5. 6. 12. 14. 15. 16. so the true knowledge of Christ with his graces draweth the elect to seek and embrace him Act. 2. 22. 37. 41. and 3. 12. 13. c. and 4. 4. and 17. 11. 12. and by the Gospell preached Christ with his sufferings is evidently set forth Gal. 3. 1. Here as a goodly yong man hee is as in an image pourtrayed by his visible qualities his colours and by the parts of his body White and red as they shew the best temperature of man so here they may signifie in Christ First his Godhead Manhood for God in vision hath appeared all white as snow and as pure wooll Dan. 7. 9. and Christ in his glory had his face shining as the Sun and his raiment white as the light Matth. 17. 2. and in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily Colos. 2. 9. Man had his name Adam of Adamah the red mould of the earth out of which he was taken Genes 2. 7. and Christ who here is Adom red is the last Adam 1 Cor. 15. 45. and was partaker with his children of flesh and blood Heb. 2. 14. Secondly white denoteth his innocency in himselfe without spot of sin red his sinfull case by imputation for God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him 2 Cor. 5. 21. and so these two colours are used to signifie sinfulnesse and innocencie Esa. 1. 18. And consequently red betokeneth his sufferings to the shedding of his blood as white doth his victorie peace joy and comfort in God Rev. 7. 9. 13. 17. Eccles. 9. 8. And in respect of his administration white setteth forth his grace and mercy to repentant and beleeving sinners whom he justifieth sanctifieth and will bring into glory who therefore are said to be clothed in bysse white and cleane which is the righteousnesse of the Saints Revelation 19. 8. 14. and red his justice in punishing and doing vengeance on his enemies in token whereof his garments are said to be red dyed and dipt in blood Esa. 63. 1. 2. 3. Revel 19. 13. having the banner above tenne thousand or having banners of tenne-thousand Hebr. bannered above or of or with tenne-thousand Meaning either that he was the chiefest valiantest and most excellent of all or that hee had many banners and companies of warriers with him In the first sense the Greeke interpreteth it the chosen or choisest of tenne thousands in the latter the Chaldee Paraphrast and other Hebrew expositors