they went to Baal-pehor and separated themselves unto that Shame Bosheth Hos 9 10. and so Jeremy calleth the Idols Shame or Confusion Ier. 3 24. and 11 13. the dead idols that have no life or breath and so are opposed to the livig God Ier. 10 5 10. 1 Thes 1 9. Vers 29. brake in with violence killing 24. thousand men Num. 25 9. Vers 30. Phineas nephew of Aaron the Priest he being zelous for the Lord thrust thorow with a spear Zimri and Cozbi that wrought abomination Num. 25 7 8 c. Vers 31. for justice for a just action though don without ordinary authoritie and God rewarded him for it Num. 25 11 12 13. Vers 32. Meribah that is Contention where they strove with the Lord Num. 20 13. See Ps 95.8 evil was Gods displeasure towards Moses who uttering his anger for it was 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 Iudg. 1 21 27 29 30.31 33. though God commanded them Exod. 23 32 33. Vers 36. idols or images named in Hebrue of the curious labour spent in framing and serving them Ier. 10.9 Isa 44 9 12 13 15. or of sorowes that they bring to such as worship them Psalm 16 4. somtime they are called Gods 2 Sam. 5 21 compared with 1 Chron. 14 12. a snare a scandal as the Greek saith whereby they fel into miseries Iudg. 2 12 13 14 15. Exod. 23 33. Vers 37. devils the idols forementioned whereby devils are worshipped and not God as 1 Cor. 10 19 20. Rev. 9 20. 2 Chr. 11.25 Deut. 32.17 Lev. 17 7. Devils here are called Shedim Wasters in opposition to Shaddai God Almighty Psal 68. â—5 Vers 39. whored committed spiritual whordom that is idolatrie see Psal 73 27. Iudg. 2.17 Eze. 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. Iudg. 3. and 4. and 7. and 11. and 15. Nehem. 9 28 30. by their counsel that is purposely and advisedly as 1 Chron. 12 19. Vers 46. gave them that is procured mercy or favour towards them Vers 47. from the heathens among whom diverse Israelites were scattred by reason of their often troubles at home So 1 Chron. 16 35 36. to glory that we may glorie or commend our selves The fifth Book Annotations Psalm CVII THe fifth book 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 Judea as the Chaldee explaineth it the southern sea for the main sea was west-ward Ios 23 4. and so is often used for the West Vers 4. desert way Hebr. desert of way meaning where no was as verse 40. see also Isa 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 city Hebr. city of habitation or seating so vers 7 36. that is no harbour or place of refreshing for wild and venemous 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 9. with good or good-things as the Greek explaineth it see Psalm 65 5. Luk. 1 53. Vers 10. shadow of death that is terrible darknes meaning hereby sore afflictions in body and soul See Psal 23 4. Isa 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. barrs that is all the most strong hinderances so Isa 45 2. Vers 17. Fools evil disposed persons so named of their unadvised-rashnes see Psal 38 6. are afflicted or bring affliction on themselves Vers 18. soul that is appetite see the like in Iob 33 20. and the contrary in Psal 78 18. gates that is imminent peril 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-offrings see Psal 50 14. Vers 23. doe labour that is occupy or get their living so Rev. 18.17 Vers 25. rayseth-up or maketh-stand which noteth also the continuance of the storm See an example Ion. 1 4. Vers 29. he setteth or restoreth-firm See Mat. 8 26. Ion. 1 15. Vers 30. because they or when they that is the wayes Vers 32. the sitting or the Assise session of the Elders or Senators the governours of the people Vers 33. He putteth rivers that is he turneth watry fruitful places to a dry barren desert Rivers here as waters in Isa 32 20. Eccles 11 1. are put for most fertile grounds as wildernes for a dry barren ground Deut. 8.15 yssues that is places where water-spring are thirstines that is a thirsty dry land Vers 34. saltnes that is a salt barren land so Ier. 17 6. Iob 39 9. for salt causeth barrennes Deut. 29.23 Iudg. 9.45 Vers 35. land of drought that is a dry barren land compare Isa 41.18 Vers 37. yield fruitful revenue Hebr. make fruit of revenue or increase see Psal 1 3. Vers 39. And they are that is And again when he curseth them they are minished c. the contrary to the former blesseth is to be understood as in the law Deut 28 4.18 restraint either of liberty by imprisonment as Isa 53 8. or of any blessing Vers 40. contempt a base contemptible estate so Iob 12 21. deformed-wildernes or wild ground unordered so Iob 12 24. Vers 41 rayseth up or setteth in a high place safely so 1 Sam. 2 8. Psal 113 7 8 Vers 42. all inâ—urious-evil that is all evil persons that deny Gods providence or blame his administration shall have their mouthes stopped so Iob 5 16. and so pride is for prowd persons Psal 36 12. Vers 43. Who is wise a complaint how few there be that mark 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 Annotations Psalm CVIII Vers 2. YEa with my glorie that is with my soul and tongue as Psal 16 9. or Yea my glorie to weet shall sing This Psalm is composed of the 57. Psalm from the 8. verse to the end and of the 60. Psalm from the 7. verse to the end see the annotations there Vers 7. answer me or us see Psal 60 7 c. Vers 14. valiantnes that is valiantly and so prevaile as Balaam prophesied Num. 24 18.
and 25. and 26. and 27. and many other See the note on Psal 10.10 flee or flitt In the Hebrew there is a double reading Flee-thou and Flee-yee meaning David in speciall and his retinew with him to your mount or from your mount but the Greek and Chaldee supplieth the word to In mounts rocks and caves David hidd himself from Sauls persecution 1. Sam. 23.14 and 24.3.4 as a bird This noteth his danger who was hunted as a partrich on the mountains 1. Sam. 26.20 and his fear as in Isa 16.2 Hereupon is that proverb As a bird fleeing from her nest so is a man fleeing from his place Prov. 27.8 Vers 3. For the foundations or the things-set-up The original word Shathoth signifieth things-orderly-set and disposed and may be applied to many things as in buildings to the foundation in hunting unto nets or snares in the common wealth unto constitutions or positive-lawes in warrs unto engins or leaguers as Psal 3.7 in the mind of man unto purposes plots deliberations in religion unto faith which is the foundation and beginning of the hypostasis or the hypostasis that is the subsistence and expectation of things hoped for Hebr. 3.14 and 11.1 According to all or most of these may this sentence be applied either to the plotts purposes snares set for Davids ruine but pulled down by the Lord or to Sauls estate and kingdome which seemed setled but by the Lord was overthrowne or to Davids estate and faith which the enemies boasted to be come to nought The Greek version of the Lxx. translateth thus for the things-that thou hast-perfected they have destroyed are cast-down or shal be broken-down destroyed Vers 4. pallace of his holynes or his holy pallace or Temple which here may be taken for very heaven as also in Hab. 2.20 for the holy places made with hands were antitypes or answerable similitudes of the true sanctuary Heb. 9.24 Vers 5. prove the just or trie them by the persecution of the wicked as wel as by other afflictions Psal 66.10.11.12 his soul that is Gods soul doth hate This is attributed to God after the manner of men as he is also said to have eyes hands eares c. So Levit. 26.11 my soul shall not loath you Vers 6. snares hereby is often meant in scripture strange sodain and inevitable judgements Iob 22.10 and 18.9.10 Isa 8.14 and 24.17.18 fire and brimstones such was the wrath that fell on Sodom and the cities by it Gen. 19 24. and was threatned unto Gog Ezek. 38.22 and figureth the vengeance of eternal fire Iude 7. Rev. 20.10 wind of burning-stormes or of blasting-tempests that is a horrible-blasting whirlewind David felt such from his persecutors Psal 119.53 and here they feel such from God for persecuting him Ieremy applieth this word to the burning-storm of hunger Lam. 5.10 but it is properly a hideous burning tempest rushing out of the darksom cloud such as the Euangelist calleth anemos tuphonicos a smouldry-burning wind named in Greek Euroclydon Act. 27 14 the portion of their cup that is the due measure of their punishment See Psal 75 9 and 16.5 Vers 7 loveth justices that is all manner justice both to punish the evil and preserve the good both just causes and persons his face or their faces in mysterie of the holy Trinitie as often in the scripture See Psal 149 2. The Hebrue here may be Englished the face the aspects of them or of him See the note on Psal 2.3 wil view the righteous usually-vieweth the right And this noteth the manifesting of Gods care and favour towards the righteous both cause and person Annotations Psal XII Vers 2. SAve or help This word it largely used for al manner saving helping delivering preserving c. as to help or defend from injurie Exod. 2.17 2. King 6.26.27 to deliver from all adversities Psal 34.7 as from sicknes Matt. 9.21 Mark 6.56 from drowning Mat. 8 25. from shipwrack Act. 27.31 from hands of enemies Psal 18.4 Iude 5. from sin Mat 1.21 from death Mat. 27.40 from wrath Rom. 5.9 and infinite the like And is not onely a helping in trouble but a riddance out of it as one Euangelist saith let us see if Elias wil come and save him Matt. 27.49 an other saith if Elias wil come and take him down Mark 15.36 the faithfull are diminished or faiths fidelities are ceased The orginal word is used both for true and faithfull persons 2 Sam. 20 19. and for truthes or fidelities Isa 26.2 Vers 3. false-vanity or vain falshod This word Shav noteth out vanity both of words and deeds Exod. 20.7 Ier. 2.30 and often that which is also false Exo. 23.1 as that which Moses in Exo. 20 16. calleth witnesse of falshood Sheker relating it he calleth false-vanitie Shav Deut. 5.20 with his next friend or his neighbour his friend with whom he is associate Sometime this word is used for a special friend 2 Sam. 13.3 Psal 35.14 Prov. 17.17 but often generally for a neighbour or next as the new testament translateth it in Greek Mat. 19.19 from Levit. 19.18 And who is our neighbour our Lord teacheth us Luk. 10.29.36 with lip of flatteries that is smoth deceitful speeches a lip being somtime put for a speech or language Gen. 11.1 Of such deceivers that had taught their tongues to speak lyes Jeremy also complayneth Chap. 9.4.5 a heart and a heart that is a double heart and deceitfull So stone and stone Ephah and Ephah Deut. 23.13.14 meaneth double and deceitful weights and measures The men of Zabulun are commended for that they were not thus of a heart and a heart 1. Chron. 12.33 Vers 5. our lips are with us or are ours that is we have skil power and liberty to speak who shall controule us Vers 6 set in salvation that is deliver out of all misery and safely settle in health and prosperous estate he shall have breathing or he meaning God will give breathing or respiration to him that is to every poor man as after in verse 8. or he wil breath-out that is speak plainly to him The Greek changing the person translateth parrhesiasomai that is I wil-speak plainly with him So it noteth the bold assured comfort which God by promise giveth to the afflicted whose faithful word is therefore commended in the verse following This word somtime is used for plain and confident breathing out or uttering of the truth Habak 2.3 Prov. 12.17 Or we may understand it of the wicked thus I will set in salvation him whom he puffeth at that is whom the wicked boldly defieth as this word was used before Psal 10.5 or whom he hath insnared Vers 7. The sayings or the words promises tried examined fined as in fire The like praise of Gods pure word is in Psal 18.31 and 119.140 Prov. 30.5 a subliming fornace of earth This fornace called Ghnalil a sublimatorie of subliming or causing to ascend upward is the best and choisest vessel for trying and subliming of metall called
made and set it in the body So in Isa 51.16 he is said to plant the heavens Vers 10. man knowledge here is to be understood shall not he know Such imperfect speeches through passion of mind are often in scripture Psal 6.4 2 Sam 5.8 supplied in 1 Chron. 11.6 Vers 11. the thoughts of earthly-men the inward disceptations and reasonings of all men even the wisest This sentence Paul alleageth against the wisdom of the world 1 Cor. 3.20 and as an expositor in stead of men he putteth the wise Vers 12. the man Hebr. geber the mightie chastenest or nurturest instructest as this word is Englished Deut. 4.36 which this place seemeth to have reference unto For chastisement or restraint is by word or deed And here the doctrine of Gods law is opposed to all wise mens cogitations Vers 14. not leave his people not give them over or reject them as the Greek turneth it to weet those whom he hath fore-knowen and chosen because it hath pleased the Lord to make them his people as 1 Sam. 12.22 Rom. 11.1.2 c. Vers 15. judgement shall return to justice that is severity to mercy the rigour of the law changed to the elemencie of the gospel So judgement is often used for sentence of punishment as Ier. 52.9 and justice for grace and mercy see Psal 24.5 or judgement which in the affliction of Gods people and prosperity of the wicked seemeth to be parted from justice shall return into it when the godly are delivered and the wicked punished after it so the Greek turneth it or after him meaning God Vers 16. who will rise up or who standeth up namely to assist me meaning no man doth Vers 17. an helpfulnes that is a full help see Psal 44.17 in silence the place of stilnes and silence that is the grave as the Greek explaineth it so Psal 115.17 see also Psal 49.13 Vers 18. is moved or slippeth see Psal 38.17 Vers 19. my cogitations my carefull troubled thoughts perplexed as the branches of a tree for so the word properly signifieth therefore the Greek turneth it sorowes So Psal 139.23 Vers 20. of woefull evils or of mischiefs the mischievous tyrannous throne of the unrighteous judge shall it have fellowship or be joyned with thee O God! meaning it shall not as Shalt thou build 2 Sam. 7.5 is Thou shalt not build 1 Chron. 17.4 See also Psal 5.5 which frameth or he that frameth or formeth by a decree or for a statute a law Vers 21. run-by-troup's combine and gather together as banded to fight in Greek they hunt for Vers 23. will turn Hebr. hath turned that is will assuredly turn in their malice or for their evil Annotations Psalm XCV Vers 1. COme or Goe to The holy Ghost by David thus exhorteth Israel to laud the Lord and obey his voice For he penned this psalm Heb. 3.7 4.7 the Rock meaning Christ as the Apostle sheweth Heb. 3.6.7 the Greek translateth it God our saviour Vers 2. prevent come first and speedily Vers 3. great God or great Potentate Ael So Christ is also intituled Tit. 2.13 all Gods Angels Princes or false Gods Psal 8.6 and 82.6 and 96.4.5 Vers 4. deep-places or deep closets Hebr. searchings that is deep secret places for which search is made Iob 28.1.2 c. and which cannot by mans search be found Iob 38.4.5.6.18 strong-heights or wearisom-heights high mounts which weary men to clime them but the word hath also a signification of strong and not being wearyed Num. 23.22 Vers 7. of his hand that is of his guidance Psal 77.21 See also Psal 100.3 to day hereby is meant the whole time wherein Christ speaketh by his gospel Heb. 3.7.13.15 and 4 7.8 Vers 8. in Meribah that is in the Contention or Provocation as the Greek turneth it The name of a place in the wildernes where Israel contented with Moses and tempted the Lord saying Is the Lord among us or no because there was no water for the people to drink Therefore he called the place Massah Tentation and Meribah Contention Exod. 17 1.2-7 Also an other place where again they contended with Moses and with the Lord Num. 20.1.3.13 day of Massah that is of Tentation by day againe we may understand the whole space wherein they tempted God ten times as is said Num. 14.22 so the day of salvation 2 Cor. 6.2 is the time thereof Yet ther was a special day and place of Tentation named Massah Exod. 17.2.7 whereupon Moses warned the people Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God as ye tempted him in Massah Deut. 6.16 Vers 9. tempted me hereupon the Apostle saith they tempted Christ 1 Cor. 10.9 my work that is works Heb. 3.9 both in miraculous mercies giving them bread from heaven and waters out of the rocks c. Psal 78 15-23 c. and in punishments for their rebellions Psal 78.31.33 c. Heb. 3.17 For work somtime signifieth reward Psal 109.20 Iob 7.2 Levit. 19.13 Vers 11. if they shall enter that is they shall not enter Heb. 3 11.18 a part of the oath is not uttered see Psal 89.36 This oath was made at Cadesh where the people through unbeleef refused to enter the promised land Num. 14.21.22.23.30.32 Heb. 3.17.19 my rest the land of Canaan Deut. 12.9 1 Chron. 23.25 a figure of a better rest which we that have beleeved the word doe enter into Heb. 4.3 for if that land wherein now they were had been their rest David would not have spoken of an other Ther remaineth therefore a Rest for the people of God let us study to enter into it Heb. 4.8.9.11 Annotations Psalm XCVI Vers 1. A New song c. see Psal 33 3. This Psalm is a part of that song wherewith God was celebrated when the Ark of his covenant was brought with joy into Davids citie from Obed-edoms house 1 Chron. 16.23 c. And it containeth a prophesie of Christs kingdome and of the calling of the Gentiles from idols to serve and praise the living God Vers 2. preach-the-good-tidings or Evangelize see Psal 40 10. Vers 4. praised and praise-worthy see Psal 18 4. Vers 5. Vain-idols or things of naught as the Apostle openeth this word saying we know that an idol is nothing in the world 1 Cor. 8 4. Aelim and Aelohim in Hebrue are Gods of Strength Aelilim Idols as being Al-Aelim not Gods without strength So elswhere they are plainly called lo Aelohim no Gods 2 Chron. 13 9. un-able to do good or evil and un-profitable Ier. 10 5. Isa 44 9 10. And as the name of God is joyned with things to shew their excellencie Psal 36 7. so is this contrariwise to shew their vanitie as of Physicians Iob 13.4 of shepheards Zach. 11.17 of false doctrine Ier. 14.14 The Greek here turneth it daimonia devils by which name idols are called 1 Cor. 10.19.20 Rev. 9.20 2 Chron. 11.15 Vers 6. beauteous-glorie for this in 1 Chron. 16 27. is written joyfulnes Vers 7. Give c. Compare