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A11649	Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.; Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, and the booke of the Psalmes	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?	1627 (1627)	STC 219; ESTC S106799	2,398,875	1,194

and Daniel was afraid and fell on his face and was in a deepe sleepe on his face toward the ground Dan. 8. 17 18. and Iohn fell at his feet as dead Rev. 1. 17. and Ezekiel fell on his face Ezek 1. 28. and 3. 23. and 43. 3. and 44. 4. Likewise when the spirit of prophesie came upon men they are said to fall or lye downe as did Saul 1 Sam. 19. 24. And in this place of Balaam the Chaldee translateth it lying downe the Greeke in a sleepe so after in vers 16. eyes uncovered or unvailed to wit to see the vision as the Chaldee saith and it was revealed unto him Vers. 5. How goodly or how good which word implieth profit pleasure beauty joy delight c. See the Notes on Gen. 1. 4. thy tents in Greek thy houses or dwellings but tents are a moveable habitation fitting the people of God in this world Hebr. 11. 9. and a warlike life Ier. 6. 3. Afterward the Church is called the tents of Iakob Mal. 2. 12 and the tents of Iudah Zach. 12. 7. And lakob their f●ther is noted to have dwelled in tents Gen. 25. 27. Moreover when this people were seated in Canaan their dwelling places were called their Tents 2 Chron. 10. 16. and 7. 10. So this is meant of the state of the Church not only then present but throughout all ages thy tabernacles or thy habitacles dwelling places which have their name of vicinitie or neerenesse together This therefore noteth the communion of the Church with Christ and one with another and is by Targum Ionathan expounded the Tabernacle of the congregation which is set among you and your tabernacles which are round about it O house of Israel O Israel that is O Israelites The Church is named after their father Iakob and Israel Iakob is their name in respect of their owne infirmitie whereupon it is said Feare not thou worme Iakob Esay 41. 14. and by whom shall Iakob arise for he is small Amos 7. 2. 5. but Israel is the name of their power and prevailing with God and men See the Annotations on Gen. 32. 28. Vers. 6. spred forth or stretched out implying both length and bredth and large extent of Israels habitations compared therefore to valleyes or bournes which are long large pleasant to behold and watered with rivers whereby they are fruitfull as Song 6. 11. as Gardens which are inclosed set with pleasant and wholesome plants and by rivers are made alwaies fresh greene and fruitfull Wherefore the Scripture likeneth the Church to a garden full of pleasant fruits Song 4. 12. 16. Esay 61. 11. by the river in Greeke by rivers whereby the gardens are made greene and fruitfull without which they wither Therefore when God threatneth judgement to Israel he saith ye shall be as a garden that hath no water Esay 1. ●0 and promising mercy he saith Thou shalt be like a watered garden Esay 58. 11. Hereby was signified that river of God full of water Psal. 65. 9. the river the streames whereof make glad the citie of God Psal 46. 4. even the Word and Spirit of the Lord which refresheth and comforteth his people as it is written Their soule shall be as a watered garden and they shall not sorrow any more at all Ier. 31. 12. Lign-aloes-trees or as some thinke Santalltrees in Hebrew Ahalim which hath affinity with the ●ame of Aloes derived of it The Greeke translateth it Tents but the Chaldee Spices The Lig● aloes is a tree growing in Arabia and India which giveth a sweet odour and is like the Thyine wood mentioned in Revel 18. 12. and is here used to signifie the good fame of the Church and report of her graces which is as a sweet smell Ie●●●●● hath planted this signifieth the excellencie of this tree above others and the growth in the n 〈…〉 ll place where it best prospereth so the Cedars are said to be planted by him in Psal. 104. 16. and he is the Planter of his Church Ier. 2. 21. 〈◊〉 by the waters The Cedar is one of the goodli●st trees for talnesse bignesse strength and durance with the timber of it the Temple was built 1 King 6. 9 10. by the waters it best flourisheth and signifieth the glory of the kingdome of Israel as it is written of the kingdome of Assyria Behold the Assyrian was a Cedar in 〈…〉 non with faire branches and with a shadowing shrend of an high stature c. The waters made him great the deepe ●et him up on high with her rivers running re●●●d about his plants c. Ezek 31. 3 4. See also Psal. 1. 3. Vers. 7. Hee shall poure waters or water shall flow out of his buckets speaking of Israel This parable is translated by the Greeke Interpreters thus There shall come forth a man out of his seed and shall have dominion over many nations and his kingdome shall be higher than Gog and his kingdome shall be increased And by the Chaldee Paraphrast thus There shall grow up a King which shall be anoi●ted of his sonnes and shall have dominion over many peoples and his King shall be mightier than Ag●g and his kingdome shall be exalted And Targum Ionathan expoundeth it to the like effect and the exposition accordeth with other Scriptures which speake of the propagation of children by the similitude of waters fountaines eisternes and the like as Heare yee this O house of I●kob c. which are come forth out of the waters of Iudah Esay 48. 1. and yee of the fountaine of Israel Psal. 68. 27. And Solomon speaking of wife and children in the lawfull state of marriage saith Drinke waters out of thine owne cisterne and running waters out of thine owne well Let thy fountaines be dispersed abroad and rivers of waters in the streets Let them be onely thine owne c. Prov. 5. 15. 18. And againe speaking of the harlot he saith Stollen waters are sweet Prov. 9. 17. Thus Balaam prophesieth here of Israels great increase and of the glorie of their kingdome in David and Solomon but chiefly in Christ. Otherwise by waters may be understood the Word and Spirit of God as Ioh. 3 5. and 4. 10. and 7. 38 39. which should plentifully be poured out in the Church that they might with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation as Esay 12. 3. his seed in many waters this seed may be understood as before of children and many waters of many peoples as in Revel 17. 15. Esay 57. 19. Psal. 144. 7. Or seed may meane corne sowen in watry moist and fruitfull places to bring forth much increase as Blessed are yee that sow beside all waters that send forth thither the sect of the Oxe and the Asse Esay 32. 20. higher than Agag the King of the Amalekites whom Saul the King of Israel subdued 1 Sam. 15. 8. and it seemeth this was a common name to all the Kings of Amalek as Pharaoh was to all the Kings of Aegypt

reformation As for the outward sacrifices God testifieth I desired mercie and not sacrifice and the knowledge of God more then Burnt offrings Hos. 6. 6. and David saying that the Lord delighted not in sacrifice nor would accept of a Burnt-offring addeth The sacrifices of God are abroken spirit c. Psal 51. 18. 19. And the wisest of the Scribes of old could say that to love God with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soule and with all the strength and to love his neighbour as himselfe is more then all Burnt-offrings and Sacrifices Mark 12. 33. CHAP. II. 1 The meat-offring of flowre with oile and incense 4 The Meat-offring baked in the oven Cakes or Wafers 5 The Meat-offring baked on a plate 7 or in a frying-pan 11. all without Leaven 12. 14. The Meat-offring of the first fruits in the eare 13 The salt of the offrings AND a soule when it will offer an oblation of Meat-offring unto Iehovah his oblation shall be of fine-flowre and he shall powre oile upon it and put frankincense upon it And hee shall bring it unto the sonnes of Aaron the Priests and hee shall take thereout his handfull of the flowre thereof and of the oile thereof with all the frankincense thereof and the Priest shall burne the memoriall thereof on the Altar a Fyre offring of a savour of rest unto Iehovah And the remnant of the Meat-offring shall be Aarons and his sonnes it is Holy of holyes of Iehovahs Fyre offrings And when thou shalt offer an oblation of a Meat-offring baked in the oven it shall be of fine-flowre unlevened cakes mingled with oile or unlevened wafers anoynted with oile And if thy oblation be a Meat-offring on a pan it shall be of fine-flowre mingled with oile unlevened Thou shalt part it in pieces and powre oile thereon it is a Meat-offring And if thy oblation be a Meat-offring of the frying-pan it shall bee made of fine-flowre with oile And thou shalt bring the Meat-offring which shall be made of these things unto Iehovah and he shall offer it unto the Priest and hee shall bring it unto the Altar And the Priest shall take-up from the Meat-offring a memoriall thereof and shall burne it upon the Altar a Fyre offring of a savour of rest unto Iehovah And the remnant of the Meat-offring shall be Aarons and his sonnes it is Holy of holyes of Iehovahs Fyre offrings No Meat-offring which yee shall offer unto Iehovah shall be made with leven for ye shall not burne any old-leven nor any honey in a Fyre offring unto Iehovah In the oblation of the first-fruits ye shall offer them unto Iehovah but they shall not ascend on the Altar for a savour of rest And every oblation of thy Meat-offring thou shalt salt with salt and thou shalt not let cease the salt of the covenant of thy God from on thy meat-offring with every oblation of thine thou shalt offer salt And if thou shalt offer a Meat-offring of first fruits to Iehovah thou shalt offer for the Meat-offring of thy first fruits greene-ears-of-corne parched in the fire ground-corne out of the full-eare And thou shalt put oile upon it and lay frankincense upon it it is a Meat-offring And the Priest shall burne the memoriall of it of the ground-corne thereof and of the oile thereof with all the frankincense thereof a Fyre offring unto Iehovah Annotations ASoule that is a person or man as the Chaldee translateth it Therefore in the next words he saith his oblation and he shall poure as shewing a man to be meant See the notes on Gen. 12. 5. and 14. 21. when it or if he will offer to weet voluntarily A particular person might bring a voluntary meat-offring though he were the anoynted Priest but the Congregation brought no voluntary Meat-offring saith Chazkuni on this place an oblation of Meat-offring Hebr. korban Minchah that is the offring or gift called Minchah which was of things without life as flowre cakes wafers c. Minchah was generally any solemne gift or Present unto God or man 1 Sam. 10. 27. in speciall a present or sacrifice unto God Gen. 4. 3. 4. more specially an offring of the fruits of the earth of us now called a Meat-offring we might call it a Wheatoffring for it was for the most part of the flowre of wheat Ezek. 45. 13. 15. 1 Chron. 21. 23. Exod. 29. 2. The Greeke sometime keepeth the Hebrew name Manaa Ezek. 46. 5. 7. 11. c. in this place and often elsewhere Thusia a sacrifice and in Psal. 40. 7. prosphora an offring and this the Apostle followeth Heb. 10. 5. 8. 10. and the former Thusia is approved in Mark 9. 49. from Levit. 2. 13. and in Act. 7. 42. from Amos 5. 25. Of these some were Meat-offrings of the Congregation some of particular persons The congregations offrings were three the waved sheafe Levit. 23. 10. 11. the two wave-loaves Levit. 23. 17. and the shew bread made every weeke Levit. 24. 〈…〉 This Shew bread came not on the Altar but was all eaten by the Priests The particular persons Meat offrings were nine and all of them came to the Alta● 1. The poore mans Meat offring for sinne Levit. 5. 11. 2. the jealousy offring Num. 5. 15. 3. The Meat-offring of Initiation which every Priest offred when he first entred into his service Levit. 8. 26. 28. 4. The Meat-offring which the high Priest offred every day Levit. 6. 20. 5. The Meat offring of fine 〈…〉 re 6. The Meat offring baked on a plate 7. in a 〈…〉 ing-pan 8. in an oven 9. or wafers all mentioned in Levit. 2. and all these five kindes came for vowe● or for voluntary offrings Maimony treat of offring the sacrifices chap. 12. Sect. 1. 3. 4. The Minchah or Meat-offring was primarily a figure of Christ his oblation who gave himselfe for us an Oblation and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour Eph. 5. 2. So the Apostle openeth it in Heb. 10. from the 40. Psalme Sacrifice and Oblation Minchah thou wouldest not but a bodie hast thou prepared mee c. Above when he said Sacrifice and Oblation and Burnt offrings and offrings for sin thou wouldest not c. then said he Loe I come to doe thy will O God c. By the which will we are sanctified through the offring of the body of Iesus Christ once Heb. 10. 5. 8. 9. 10. So that in the Oblation of Christs body this legall service was accomplished and ended for it served also to expiate sinnes as the Lord sware that the iniquitie o 〈…〉 Elies house should not be purged with sacrifice or Minchah Meat-offring for ever 1 Sam. 3. 14. and as David sheweth saying If the Lord have styrred thee up against mee let him smell that is favourably accept a Minchah or Meat-offring 1 Sam. 26. 19. Therefore when Christ himself was come this Meat offring ceased as was foretold in Dan. 9. 27. he shal cause

and for the high places where Angels dwell Mat. 22. 30. Hereupon Paul mentioneth the third heaven 2 Cor. 12. 2. And Heaven is called Gods throne Esa. 66. 1. sometime put for God himselfe Dan. 4. 26. and the kingdome of heaven is expounded the kingdome of God Matth. 11. 11. and 13. 11. with Luk. 7. 28. and 8. 10. And the Evangelists expresse it in Greeke Heaven or Heavens indifferently Luk. 6. 23. with Mat. 5. 12. V. 9. be gathered or flow together as with intent to an expected place This Hebrew word is used onely for the gathering together of men and of waters to one place which is the Ocean or mayne sea from which many armes of seas are derived Or each to his severall place Hereby all the face of the earth is no longer covered with waters as till this third day it was the waters standing above the mountaines Psal. 104. 6. So now all rivers goe into the Sea their common receptacle Eccles. 1. 7. it was so At Gods rebuke the waters fled at the voyce of his thunder they hasted away to the place which he had founded for them Psal. 104. 7. 8. And hee put the deepes into treasuries Psal. 33. 7. as appeareth by the waters springs that come out of the bowels of the earth Iob 28. 4. 10. and he shut up the sea with doores and set barres and sayd hitherto shalt thou come but no further Iob 38. 8. 10. 11. and so the earth is founded upon the seas and stablished upon the rivers Psalm 24. 2. the waters which were above are put beneath and men are sayd to goe downe not up to the sea in ships Psal. 107. 23. V. 10. Earth so named of the Hebrew Aerets which implieth a thing trod and run upon by the creatures on it and heavenly orbes about it The same word spoken of particular places we English land as the land or earth of Canaan Gen. 12. 5. The earth is the midst or centre of the world and round in forme as a globe or circle Esa. 40. 22. It is sayd to be founded on her bases euen strong foundations Mic. 6. 2. that it shall never be moved Psal. 104. 5. and yet it hangeth upon nothing Iob 26. 7. Seas that is each place where waters are gathered together is called a Sea Wherefore not onely the mayn Ocean but other lakes and pooles yea and greater vessels that hold waters are called seas as the brasen sea which Solomon made for the Priests to wash in conteyning 3000. bathes of water 2. Chro. 4. 2. 5. 6. So that which one Evangelist calleth a lake Luk. 8. 33. another calleth a sea Matth. 8. 32. And seas in Hebrew Iamim are named of Majim waters and of the tumultuous noyse which they make Wherupon the Prophets apply the name of waters and seas to troubles and troublesome peoples Ier. 51. 42. Rev. 17. 15. Esa. 57. 20. Psal. 65. 8. V. 11. yeelding Hebr. making that is bearing and bringing forth From this fruitfulnesse of the earth are many arguments of Gods praise in Psal. 104. 14. 15. 16. The holy Ghost compareth mans nature hereunto Heb. 6. 7. and men are likened to trees their words and workes to fruites Ier. 17. 7. 8. Math. 3. 10. after his kinde so that men doe not gather figges of thornes nor grapes of the bramble Luke 6. 44. This also noteth the great varietie of hearbs weeds trees of sundry sorts and different qualities The like is after concerning beasts whose seed is or which hath it seed in it selfe whereby it is continued and yearely renewed For by seed sowne the hearbs and trees spring up againe 1. Cor. 15. 37. 38. And from this worke of God in nature the Apostle sheweth his worke in grace when the seede of God remaineth in us 1 Ioh. 3. 9. and from the springing up of seed after it is dead in the earth a similitude is taken of the fruit of Christs death of our bodies resurrectiō Ioh. 12. 24. 1 Cor. 15. 36. 37. V. 14. Lights or Lighters that is lightsome bodies or instruments that shew light This name Paul applieth to the saints that shine in the world Phil. 2. 15. for signes to signifie things both naturall and ordinary and extraordinary for mercy or judgement Luke 21. 25. Act. 2. 19. 20. Psal 65. 9. seasons or set times as summer winter spring and autumne Gen. 8. 22. which come by the course of the Sun the Moone also is for appoynted times Psal. 104. 19. so bee the Stars and constellations Iob 38. 31. 32. In Israel also the set times of Gods seruice were by them as new moones and festivities Numb 28. Of the stars Iob saith God maketh Arcturus which riseth in September and beginneth Autumne and Orion which ariseth in December and beginneth Winter and Pleiades which arise in the Spring and the chambers of the South that is the southerne stars which are for the most part hidden from us as in chambers but some arise to us in Summer as the dog-star and the like Iob 9. 9. dayes both large dayes of 24. houres from sun setting to sun setting and strict of 12. houres from sunne rising to sunne setting as is observed before on verse 5. a speciall use wherof is shewed in Psal. 104. 19. 23. and yeares that is and for yeares as the Greeke translateth it A proprietie of speech when a word oft before expressed is in the last branch omitted for brevity The like is in Hose 3. 4. Eph. 4. 11. Gal. 3. 28. A yeare hath the name in Hebrew of Changing or iteration which is by the revolutions of the sunne moone and starres For in saying yeares he may comprehend not onely the period or circuit of the sunne which is in 365. dayes and 6. houres but of the other planets also The Hebrew Doctors say The moneths of the yeare they are the moneths of the moone and the yeares that we count they are the yeares of the Sunne The dayes of the yeare of the moone are 354. The yeare of the Sun hath 365. dayes and a quarter which is sixe houres Maimony in Misn. in Kiddush hachodesh ch 1. S. 1. c. 8. S. 3. c. 9. S. 1. V. 16. the greater or the great light meaning the Sun Ps. 136. 8. which is called in Hebrew somtime Chammah the warme-sun Esai 30. 26. because none is hid from his heat Psal. 19. 7. sometime Cheres the glistering-sun Iob 9. 7. but usually it is named Shemesh that is a Minister or servant because by it GOD ministreth light heat and precious fruits to all people under heaven Deut. 4. 19. and 33. 14. The Sunne is in the midst of the planets as principall and when hee riseth he is glorious like a Bridegroome comming forth out of his chamber Psalm 19. 6. and hee is the greatest of all the heavenly lights By the accompt of our Astronomers the Sunne is 166. times greater and by the Hebrew Doctors reckoning about 170. times greater-than the earth Maimony

wilt compasse me Selah I will make thee prudent and will teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe I will give counsell mine eye shall be upon thee Be not ye as the horse as the mule without understanding whose mouth must be stopped with bit and bridle which come not neere unto thee Many pains are for the wicked but he that trusteth in Iehovah mercy shall compasse him Rejoyce ye in Iehovah and be glad ye just and shout joyfully all ye upright of heart Annotations AN instructing Psalme or A Psalme that maketh prudent that causeth understanding As in the 8. verse of this psalm he saith I wil make thee prudent or instruct thee This title is set before sundry other Psalmes whose sinne is covered meaning by the Lord Psal. 85. 3. not by a man himselfe who must not cover but acknowledge sinne Psal. 32. 5. otherwise he shall not prosper Prov. 28. 13. Now God covereth sinne when hee imputeth it not as the verse following sheweth and as this is mans happinesse so for God not to cover it is woe and misery Nehem. 4. 5. Vers. 2. not impute not thinke count or reckon And this is an effect of his grace in Christ as it is written God was in Christ and reconciled the world to himselfe not imputing their sinnes unto them 2 Cor. 5. 19. And hereunto the Apostle applieth this Psalme thus David saith blessednesse is the mans unto whom God imputeth justnesse without works saying Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sinnes are covered Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sinne Rom. 4. 6 7 8. Vers. 3. because I ceased speaking or when I kept silence forbearing to confesse my sinnes as after vers 5. Like doctrine Elih● teacheth Iob 33. 19 22. Vers. 4. thy haud in Chaldee thy plague moisture the chiefe sap or radicall moisture which is an airy and oily substance dispred through the body whereby the life is fostered and which being spent death ensueth This word is used onely here and in Num. 11. 8. where it is applied to the best moisture or creame of oile Vers. 5. confesse Confessing of sinnes is when one freely manifesteth them accusing himselfe and praising Gods mercie which he expecteth in faith see Ios. 7. 19. against me my trespasses or concerning my trespasses but both the Greeke version plainly hath against me and elsewhere the Hebrew ghnalei here vsed seemeth to bee put for ghnalai as Psal. 108. 10. compared with Psal. 60. 10. the iniquitie of my sinne that is the guilt and punishment of it as Psal. 31. 11. And thus he that confesseth and forsaketh sinne shall have mercie Prov. 28. 13. for if wee acknowledge our sinnes God is faithfull and just to forgive us them 1 Ioh. 1. 9 See also Iob 33. 27 28. Vers. 6. the time of finding or time to finde which may be meant of the time when afflictions shall finde that is shall come vpon him as Psal. 116. 3 4. or the time when God may be found as Isa. 55. 6. and that time is when he is sought with the whole heart Deut. 4. 29. Ier. 29. 13. 2 Chron. 15. 15. To this latter the Chaldee applieth it saying of favour floud or inundation As waters signifie afflictions Psal. 69. 2. so a floud of waters denoteth great troubles and persecutions Dan. 9. 26. and 11. 22. Nahum 1. 8. Isa. 59. 19. Rev. 12. 15 16. The Chaldee paraphraseth in the time when many people 's come as waters they shall not come neare him to doe him evill Vers. 7. shouting songs of deliverance or of evasion that is thou wilt give me occasion by deliverance of me to sing many songs of praise unto thee Vers. 8. mine eie shall be upon thee or mine eie I will set upon thee that is I will have care of and looke well unto thee as Ier. 40. 4. Ezra 5. 5. Deut. 11. 12. Psal. 34. 16. So the Chaldee explaineth it I will counsell thee and set mine eie upon thee for good Or thus I will give counsel unto thee with mine eie that is with my care and providence Thus Christ counselled Peter with his eie Luk. 22. 61. So the eie is said to mocke Prov. 30. 17. Vers. 9. as the horse c. that is be not fooles and brutish so as ye must be ruled by force and rigour not by reason For unto the horse belongs a whip unto the asse a bridle and a rod to the fooles backe Prov. 26. 3. mouth must be stopped or jaw is to be tied Hebr. to stop for to be stopped active for passive as after Ps. 36. 3. which come not neare that is which will not obey or doe thee service unlesse they be forced and ruled by the bridle according to the saying of the Apostle Behold wee put bits into the horses mouthes that they should obey us Iam. 3. 3. Vers. 10. Many paines or Great smarts or sores are for the wicked So Solomon saith Affliction followeth sinners c. Prov. 13. 21. and 19. 29. and 24. 20. PSAL. XXXIII God is to be praised for his goodnesse 6 for his powerfull workes 12 and for his providence 20 Confidence is to be placed in God SHout joyfully ye just in Iehovah praise becommeth the righteous Confesse ye to Iehovah with harpe with Psaltery with ten stringed instrument sing Psalme unto him Sing ye to him a new Song doe well playing on the instrument with triumphant noise For righteous is the word of Iehovah and all his worke in faith He loveth justice and judgement the earth is full of the mercie of Iehovah By the word of Iehovah the heavens were made and all the host of them by the spirit of his mouth He gathereth together as an heape the waters of the Sea he giveth the deepes into treasuries Let all the earth be in feare of Iehovan let all the Inhabitants of the world shrinke with feare for him For he said and it was he commanded and it stood Iehovah dissipateth the counsell of the Nations he bringeth to nought the cogitations of the peoples The counsell of Iehovah shall stand for ever the cogitations of his heart to generation and generation O blessed is the Nation whereof Iehovah is God the people that he hath chosen for a possession to himselfe From the heavens Iehovah doth behold doth see all the sonnes of Adam From the firme place of his dwelling he looketh forth unto all the inhabitants of the earth He formeth altogether their heart he discreetly attendeth unto all their works There is no King saved by multitude of a power a mightie man shall not be delivered by multitude of able strength A horse is falshood for salvation and shall not deliver by multitude of his power Loe the eie of Iehovah is unto them that feare him to them that hopefully wait for his mercie To rid free their soule from death and to keep them alive in famine Our soule earnestly waiteth for Iehovah he is our helpe and

26. 42. captivitie that is the company of captives or prisoners as Psal. 68. 19. See also Psal. 14. 7. Vers. 4. gathered away that is withdrawne ceased or asswaged as the Greeke interpreteth it So in Ioel 2. 10. the starres gather away that is withdraw their shining Vers. 5. Turne us to our former estate cause to cease or dissipate as Psal. 33. 10. Vers. 6. wilt thou draw that is continue see Ps. 36. 11. Vers. 7. wilt not thou turne and revive that is againe revive us See Psal. 71. 20. The Greeke saith O God thou turning wilt revive us For halo they read ha-al the letters transplaced Vers. 8. Shew us or Let us see that is enjoy S● Psal. 50. 23. Vers. 9. the God or the Almightie Ael and let them not or that they turne not to folly that is to sinne see Psal. 125. 3. The Greeke saith and to them that turne the heart to him Vers. 10. that glory may dwell or glory shall dwell meaning that glory of God which we are destitute of by sinne Rom. 3. 23. shall be restored by grace in Christ and God will dwell among men and communicate with them his glory Rev. 21. 3 11. Isa. 60. 1. they are changed into the same image from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3. 18. Or by glory is meant Christ the salvation of God who dwelt in our land when the word was made flesh and men saw the glory thereof as the glory of the onely begotten of the Father full of grace and truth Ioh. 1. 14. Vers. 11. are met that is come together which before seemed asunder and they have mutuall societie so meeting importeth Prov. 22. 2. Isa. 34. 14. The truth of Gods promises are in Christ fulfilled Luke 1. 68 69 c. Act. 13. 32 33. have kissed as friends use when they meet Exod. 4. 27. and 18. 7. a signe of concord love and joy So Christ is King of justice and of peace Heb. 7. 2. and the worke of justice by him is peace Isa. 32. 17. for being justified by faith men have peace towards God Rom. 5. 1. Luke 2. 14. Vers. 12. Faithfulnesse springeth or Truth buddeth out of the earth or land that is the land bringeth forth faithfull increase answerable to Gods blessings upon it The land figuring the minds of men Hebr. 6. 6 7 8. which by faith apprehend Gods mercy in Christ. from heaven the justice of God through faith not our owne justice which is of the Law Philip. 3. 9. Vers. 13. the good or good things that is the good gift of the holy Ghost to sanctifie his people as Luk. 11. 13. compared with Matth. 7. 11. See also the Note on Psal. 65. 5. our land our earthly nature sanctified brings forth good fruits in Christ Mat. 13. 23. See Psal. 67. 7. Vers. 14. Iustice shall goe or He will cause justice to goe before him will put her footsteps or will set her in the way of his footsteps which seemeth to meane a setled course of walking in vertue Or when he shall put his footsteps into the way PSAL. LXXXVI David strengtheneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion 5 by the goodnesse and power of God 11 Her desireth the continuance of former grace 14 Complaining of the proud he craveth some token of Gods goodnesse A Prayer of David BOw downe thine eare Iehovah answer me for I am poore afflicted and needy Keepe my soule for I am mercifull thou my God save thy servant that trusleth unto thee Be gracious unto me Iehovah for unto thee doe I call all the day Rejoyce the soule of thy servant for unto thee Lord lift I up my soule For thou Iehovah art good and mercifully pardonest and much of mercie to all that call upon thee Give eare Iehovah to my prayer and attend to the voyce of my supplications for grace In the day of my distresse will I call unto thee for thou wilt answer me There is none like thee among the gods O Lord and none like thy works All nations whom thou hast made shall come and bow downe themselves before thee O Lord shall glorifie thy Name For great art thou and dost marvellous things thou art God thy selfe alone Teach me O Iehovah thy way I will walke in thy truth unite my heart for to feare thy Name I will confesse thee O Lord my God with all my heart and will glorifie thy Name for ever For thy mercy is great toward me and thou hast delivered my soule from the lowest hell O God the proud are risen up against me and the assembly of violent men seeke my soule and they have not set thee before them But thou Lord art a God pittifull and gracious long suffering and much of mercie and truth Turne the face unto me and be gracious to me give thy strength to thy servant and save the son of thine handmaid Doe with mee a signe for good and let my haters see and be abashed because thou Iehovah hast holpen mee and comforted me Annotations A Prayer the like title is of Psalme 17. To Christ may this Psalme fitly be applied Vers. 2. mercifull or a gracious Saint pious holy See Psal. 4. 4. This ti●e God taketh to himselfe Ier. 3. 12. Vers. 4. Lift I up See the Notes on Psal. 25. 1. The Chaldee saith lift I up my soule in prayer Vers. 5. mercifully pardonest or art propitious a forgiver the Chaldee addeth of them which turne to the Law See Psal. 25. 11. Vers. 8. among the gods Though there be that are called Gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be many gods and many Lords yet unto us there is but one God c. 1 Cor. 8. 5 6. all the gods of the peoples are idols Psal. 96. 5. Or by gods may be meant Angels as the Chaldee here explaineth it and the Princes of the world and none to wit can doe workes like thine or no workes are like thy works Psal. 13 6. 4. Vers. 11. Vnite my heart apply and knit it to thy feare onely and that with simplicitie Vers. 13. hell or grave the state of death see Ps. 16. 10. Vers. 14. the proud Compare this with Psalm 54. 5. Vers. 15. pitifull or full of ruth mercie and tender love When Gods name was proclaimed before Moses this title with other was in it Exo. 34. 5 6. long suffering Hebr. long of nostrils that is of anger long ere thou be angry The nose and anger have one name in Hebrew see Psalm 2. 5. Vers. 16. son of thine handmaid that is borne thy servant of godly parents that were thy servitors Of Christ this also was true the sonne of Mary the Virgin the handmaid of the Lord Luk. 1. 48. See the like speech Psal. 116. 16. Vers. 17. Doe with me a signe or Shew it me that is So deale with me in my deliverance and preservation that I may have my selfe and may be to others a signe for

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