offer in his tent offrings of showting-glee I sing wil and sing-psalm to JAH verse 7 My voice Iehovah hear when I cal and be gracious to me and me answer verse 8 To thee mine heart saith Thou hast said for my face seek doe yee thy face Iehovah doe I seek verse 9 Hide not thy face from me turn not thy servant back in wrath my succour been hast thou ô God of mine health leav me not neither forsake me now verse 10 My father and my mother both though they should me forsake yet would Iehovah gathering unto himself me take verse 11 Iehovah teach thou me thy way and my conductour be in path of righteousnes because of them that envie me verse 12 Give not me to my foemens will for lying witnesses doe up against me stand and he that breatheth violentnes verse 13 I fainted had except I had beleeved for to see Iehovahs goodnes in the land of them that living bee verse 14 Expect Iehovah earnestly confirmed be and strong wax let thine heart and earnestly think for Iehovah long PSALM XXVIII 1 A Psalm of David VNto thee Iehovah doe I call my rock cease not-as-deaf from me least thou be silent from me and I be made-like to them that goe-down the pit verse 2 Hear thou the voice of my supplications-for-grace when I cry-out unto thee when I lift-up my hands unto the oracle of thine holinesse verse 3 Draw me not with the wicked and with the workers of painful-iniquity that speak peace with their next-freinds and malice is in their heart verse 4 Give thou to them according-to their work according to the evil of their practises according to the deed of their hands give thou to them render their reward unto them verse 5 Because they wil not discreetly-attend unto the works of Iehovah and to the deed of his hands he wil break them down and wil not build them-up verse 6 Blessed be Iehovah for he hath heard the voice of my supplications-for-grace verse 7 Iehovah my strength and my shield in him my heart trusted and I was holpen and my heart sheweth-gladsomnes with my song wil I confess him verse 8 Iehovah is a strength to them and he is the strong fort of the salvations of his anointed verse 9 Save thou thy peoples and bless thy inheritance feed them and advance them even for ever PSALM XXVIII Sing this as the 32. psalm verse 1 IEhovah unto thee I crie my Rock cease not as deaf from me least thou be mute from me and I them that goe-down the pit like be verse 2 Voice of my suits-for-grace hear thou when unto thee I out-doe-crye when I lift up mine hands unto thine Oracle of sanctitie verse 3 Draw not thou me with men graceless and with them that work painful-sin that with their neighbours speak of peace and malice is their heart within verse 4 Give thou to them as is their fact as is their practises offense give them as is their handy act render to them their recompense verse 5 Because they not intentive-heed unto Iehovahs works imploy neither unto his handy deed he wil not build them but destroy verse 6 JAH blessed be for he hath heard the voice of my requests for grace verse 7 JAH is my strength and shield my heart trusted in him and holp I was My heart therfore shewes-gladsomnes and I le confess him with my song verse 8 JAH is their strength and fort he is of his Ointeds salvation verse 9 O give thy folk salvation-free and bless thou thine inheritance and even unto eternitie doe thou them feed and them advance PSALM XXIX 1 A psalm of David GIve yet to Iehovah sonns of the mighties give ye to Iehovah glorie and strength verse 2 Give ye to Iehovah the glorie of his name bow down your selves to Iehovah in the comly-honour of the sanctuerie verse 3 The voice of Iehovah is upon the waters the God of glory thundereth Iehovah upon many waters verse 4 The voice Iehovah is with able power the voice of Iehovah with comly-honour verse 5 The voice of Iehovah breaketh the cedars and Iehovah breaks-asunder the cedars of Lebanon verse 6 And he maketh them leap like a calf Lebanon and Shirjon like a yong Unicorne verse 7 The voice of Jehovah striketh flames of fire verse 8 The voice of Jehovah maketh the wildernes to tremble Jehovah maketh the wildernes of Kadesh to tremble verse 9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hindes tremblingly-to-travel and maketh-bare the forrests and in his Pallace every one saith glorie verse 10 Jehovah sate at the Floud and Jehovah shal sitt King for ever verse 11 Jehovah wil give strength to his people Jehovah wil bless his people with peace PSALM XXIX Sing this as the 24. Psalm verse 1 O Give unto Iehovah yee the sons of the mighty O give unto Iehovah yee glory and potency verse 2 O give unto Iehovah yee his names glorious-renown in th'honourable sanctuarie bow to Iehovah down verse 3 Jehovahs voice on water is thunder doth Gods honour Jehovah on waters many verse 4 Jehovahs voice with powr Jehovahs voice with comlines verse 5 Jehovahs voice doth-break the cedars Lebanons cedars Jehovah quite-doth-break verse 6 And like unto an heifer-yong he makes them up-to-spring the Lebanon and Shirjon mount like Unicorns yongling verse 7 Jehovahs voice strikes flames of fire verse 8 Jehovahs voice doth make the desert quake Jehovah makes the Cadesh desert quake verse 9 Jehovahs voice doth make the hindes to travel-tremblingly and bares the woods in his Pallace ech-one doth say glory verse 10 At floud Jehovah sate and King Jehovah sitts for aye verse 11 JAH gives his people strength with peace his people bless will JAH PSALM XXX Sing this as the 27. Psalm verse 2 IEhovah I will thee exalt for thou hast drawn-up me and hast at me mine enemies not joifull made to be verse 3 I cryde to thee ô JAH my God and thou didst heal-me-safe verse 4 Jehovah thou hast brought my soul up from the lowest-grave Thou hast kept-me-alive from them that down the pitt doe goe verse 5 Ye that are his Saints-gracious sing-psalm Jehovah to and unto the remembrance of his sainctity confess verse 6 Because a moment in his wrath life in his favour is Weeping shall lodge at even-tide But joy at morning-day verse 7 And I said in my quiet-ease I shall not move for ay verse 8 O Jah thou in thy favour hast strength to my mount setled but thou didst hide-away thy face and I was-soon-troubled verse 9 To thee Jehovah doe I cal and ask Jehovah grace verse 10 What profit in my blood when I goe-down to rotting-place Shal dust confess to thee shal it shew-forth thy veritee verse 11 Jehovah hear and shew-me-grace ô Jah my helper bee verse 12 My mourning thou converted hast to me into a dance my sack-cloth thou unloosed hast and girtt me with joyance verse 13 That my glorie to thee may sing and may
were brought-down by their iniquitie verse 44 Yet he did see in their distresse when as he heard their cry verse 45 And toward them his covenant he kept-in-memorie and in his mercies multitude repented verse 46 And did give them to compassions before all that them led-captive verse 47 Save us O LORD our God and us from heathens jointly-rayse for to confesse thine holy name to glorie in thy prayse verse 48 Blest be Jehovah Isr'els God from aye and unto ay and let al people say Amen O prayse th'eternal-Jah PSAM CVI. verse 1 HAlelu-jah Confesse ye to Iehovah for he is good for his mercie endureth for ever verse 2 Who can expresse the powers of Jehovah can cause to hear all his praise verse 3 O blessed are they that keep judgment is he that dooth justice in all time verse 4 Remember me Jehovah with the favourable-acceptation of thy people visit me with thy salvation verse 5 To see the good of thy chosen to rejoyce with the joy of thy nation to glorie with thy inheritance verse 6 We have sinned with our fathers we have doon-crookedly we have doon wickedly verse 7 Our fathers in Aegypt did not prudently-mind thy marveilous works they remembred not the multitude of thy mercies but turned-rebellious at the sea at the red sea verse 8 Yet he saved them for his name sake to make known his power verse 9 And he rebuked the red sea and it was dried-up-and he led them in the deeps as in the wildernes verse 10 And he saved them from the hand of the hater and redeemed them from the hand of the enemie verse 11 And the waters covered their distressers one of them was not left verse 12 And they beleeved in his words they sang his prayse verse 13 They made hast they forgat his works they wayted not for his counsel verse 14 But lusted with lust in the wildernes and tempted God in the desert verse 15 And he gave to them their request and sent leannes into their soul verse 16 And they envyed at Moses in the camp at Aharon the holy-one of Jehovah verse 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan and covered over the congregation of Abiram verse 18 And a fire burned in their congregation a flame burnt up the wicked verse 19 They made a calf in Horeb and bowed themselves to a molten idol verse 20 And turned their glorie into the form of an oxe that eateth grasse verse 21 They forgat God their saviour that did great things in Aegypt verse 22 Marveilous works in the land of Cham fearful things by the red sea verse 23 And he sayd to abolish them had not Moses his chosen stood in the breach before him to turn his wrathful-heat from corrupting them verse 24 And they contemptuously-refused the land of desire they beleeved not his word verse 25 But murmured in their tents they heard not the voyce of Jehovah verse 26 And he lifted up his hand to them to fel them in the wildernes verse 27 And to fel their seed among the heathens and to fann them in the lands verse 28 And they were joyned to Baal-pehor and did eat the sacrifices of the dead verse 29 And moved-indignation by their actions and the plague brake in upon them verse 30 And Phineas stood and executed-judgment the plague was restrained verse 31 And it was counted to him for justice to generation and generation for ever verse 32 And they caused fervent-wrath at the waters of Meribah and evil was to Moses for their sake verse 33 For they bitterly-provoked his spirit and he pronounced it with his lips verse 34 They abolished not the peoples which Jehovah had sayd unto them verse 35 But mixed themselves among the heathens and learned their works verse 36 And served their idols and they were to them for a snare verse 37 And they sacrificed their sonns and their daughters to Devils verse 38 And shed innocent blood the blood of their sonns and of their daughters whom they sacrificed ro the idols of Canaan and the land was impiously-distayned with blouds verse 39 And they defiled them by their works and whored by their practises verse 40 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against his people and he abhorred his inheritance verse 41 And he gave them into the hand of the heathens and their haters ruled over them verse 42 And their enemies oppressed them and they were humbled under their hand verse 43 Many times did he deliver them and they bitterly-provoked by their counsel and were brought-down by their iniquitie verse 44 Yet he saw when distresse was on then when he heard their shril-cry verse 45 And he remembred toward them his covenant and repented according to the multitude of his mercies verse 46 And gave them to tender-mercies before al that led-them-captives verse 47 Save thou us Jehovah our God and gather us from the heathens for to confesse unto the name of thine holynes to glorie in thy praise verse 48 Blessed be Jehovah God of Israel from eternitie and unto eternitie and let all the people say Amen Halelu-jah The fifth Booke PSALM CVII Sing this as the 18. Psalm verse 1 COnfesse ye to Jehovah thankfully for he is good for ever his mercy verse 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say whom he from foes hand hath redeemd-away verse 3 And gather them out of the lands did hee from east from west from north frō the sea verse 4 They in the wildernes in desert way wandred no dwelling city find-did they verse 5 Hungry and thirsty eke that them within their soul hath saynting-overwhelmed bin verse 6 And to the LORD they cryde in their distresse he freely-tid them from their anguishes verse 7 And in a right way he did make them goe a dwelling citie for to come unto verse 8 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his marvels eke to sonns of man-earthly verse 9 For he the thirsty soul hath satiated and hungry soul with good replenished verse 10 They that in darknes and deaths shadow bide in yron and affliction fast-tyde verse 11 Because against Gods words they did rebell and did despise the Highest-ones counsell verse 12 Then humbled he their heart with toilsom-grief they stumbled-down and none did yeild releif verse 13 And they the LORD in their distresse besought he sav'd thē frō their sorowes verse 14 He thē brought frō darknes deaths shade broke their bands verse 15 Let them confesse Jehovahs mercy and his marvels to mens sonns verse 16 For dores of brass he broke and hewd-asunder yron barrs verse 17 Fools for the way of their transgression and for their vices have-affliction verse 18 Al meat their soul abhorreth-lothsomly and to the gates of death approch they nye verse 19 When to the LORD they cry in their distresse he saveth them out of their anguishes verse 20 He sendeth forth his word and them healeth from their corruptions delivereth verse 21 Confesse they to Jehovah his mercy his
takest-knowledge of him the son of wretched-man that thou makest-account of him verse 4 Earthly-man is like to vanitie his-daies are as a shadow that passeth-away verse 5 Jehovah bow thy heavens and come-down touch the mountains and they shall smoke verse 6 Lighten the lightning and scatter-them-asunder send thine arrowes and disturb them verse 7 Send thy hands from the high place release me and deliver me from the many waters from the hand of the sonns of the stranger verse 8 Whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 9 O God I will sing unto thee a new song with psalterie and ten-stringed instrument I will sing-psalmes to thee verse 10 That giveth salvation unto kings that releaseth David his servant from the evill sword verse 11 Release me and deliver me from the hand of the sonns of the stranger whose mouth speaketh false-vanitie and their right-hand is a right-hand of falshood verse 12 That our sonns as plants grown-great in their youth our daughters as corner stones cut after the similitude of a palace verse 13 Our garners full affording from meat to meat our flocks bringing-forth-thousands increased-by-ten-thousands in our streets verse 14 Our Oxen loden no breaking-in and none going-out and no out-crie in our streets verse 15 O blessed is the people whose state is such O blessed is the people whose God is Jehovah PSAM CXLV Sing this as the 60. Psalm verse 1 I Let thee extoll my God ô King and blesse thy name everlasting and unto perpetuitie verse 2 I will thee blesse in ev'ry day and praise thy name t'eternal-aye and unto perpetuitie verse 3 Jehovah great and praised is vehemently and his greatnes of it no searching-out can be verse 4 Laud shall the generations each to other thine actions and they shall shew thy worlks-mightie verse 5 I talk will of th'honour-comly of glory of thy majestie and thy words marveilous that are verse 6 And they shall speak of the strongnes of thine acts-fearfull thy greatnes I also will the same declare verse 7 Of multitude of thy goodnes the memorie they shall expresse thy justice also shout they shall verse 8 JAH full of grace is and pitty long suffring and great in mercy verse 9 Good is Jehovah unto all And his commiserations are over all his actions verse 10 LORD all thy works shall thee confesse and thy saints-gracious blesse thee verse 11 They tell of thy kingdoms glorie speak also of thy powerfulnes verse 12 To make known unto Adams sonns his powerfull-operations his kingdoms comly gloriousnes verse 13 Kingdom of all eternitie thy kingdom is thy soveraigntie is also throughout all ages verse 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and rightneth-up the crooked all verse 15 All eyes are unto the looking their meat in due time thou givest verse 16 Thine hand thou op'nest and sillest desire of ev'ry living thing verse 17 The LORD in all his waies righteous and is in all his works bounteous verse 18 The LORD neer all that call on him all that in truth him call unto verse 19 His fearers pleasure he will doe and hear their outcry and save them verse 20 The LORD preserves all them that be his lovers but the wicked he abolish will them all away verse 21 My mouth the LORDS praise shall proclame let all flesh blesse his holy name also for ever and for aye PSALM CLXV 1 An hymne of David I Will extoll thee my God O King and blesse thy name for ever and aye verse 2 In every day will I blesse thee and praise thy name for ever and aye verse 3 Great is Iehovah and praised vehemently and of his greatnes there is no search verse 4 Generation to generation shall land thy works and they shall shew thy powers verse 5 The comly-honour of the glorie of thy majestie and the words of thy marveils will I talk of verse 6 And the strength of thy fear-ful acts they shall speak of and thy greatnes it will I declare verse 7 The memorie of the multitude of thy goodnes they shall utter and thy justice they shall shout verse 8 Gracious and pitifull is Iehovah long suffring and great in mercie verse 9 Good is Iehovah unto all and his tender-mercies are over all his works verse 10 All thy works shall confesse thee Iehovah and thy gracious-saints blesse thee verse 11 They shall tell the glorie of thy kingdom and speak of thy power verse 12 To make-known to the sonns of Adam his powers and the glorie of the comly-honour of his kingdom verse 13 Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eternities and thy dominion in every generation and generation verse 14 Iehovah upholdeth all that fall and up-righteneth all that are crooked verse 15 The eyes of all look-attentively unto thee and thou givest to them their meat in his time verse 16 Openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living-thing verse 17 Iust is Jehovah in all his waies and mercifull in all his works verse 18 Neere is Iehovah to all that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth verse 19 He will doe the desire of them that fear him and will hear their crie and will save them verse 20 Iehovah preserveth all them the love him and all the wicked he will abolish verse 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Iehovah and let all flesh blesse the name of his holynes for ever and aye PSAL. CXLVI 1 Halelu-jah MY soul praise thou Iehovah verse 2 I will praise Jehovah in my life I will sing-psalmes to my God while I am verse 3 Trust not ye in bounteous-princes in son of Adam with whom is no salvation verse 4 His spirit goeth-forth he returneth to his earth in that day his thoughts perish verse 5 O blessed is he in whose help the God of Jaakob is whose hope is in Iehovah his God verse 6 Which made heavens and earth the sea and all that in them is which keepeth truth for ever verse 7 Which doth judgment to the oppressed giveth bread to the hungrie Iehovah looseth the bound verse 8 Iehovah openeth-the-eyes of the blind Iehovah-up-rightneth the crooked Iehovah loveth the just verse 9 Iehovah keepeth the strangers setteth-upright the fatherlesse and the widow and overthroweth the way of the wicked verse 10 Iehovah shall reign for ever thy God O Sion to generation and generation Helelu-jah PSALM CXLVI Sing this as the 97. Psalm verse 1 HAlelu-jah My soul with-praise doe thou Jehovah celebrate verse 2 I with praising will celebrate Iehovah my life th'row I while I am Psalm to my God will sing verse 3 In Princes-bountifull trust doe not ye in mans son with whom no salvation is verse 4 His Spirit goes-forth turn to his earth doth hee in that day perish doe his purposes verse 5 Blest he that Jakobs God hath for his ayd whose hope doth in Iehovah his God stay verse 6 In him which heavens earth sea hath made
* 2. Sam. 12.10 pangs of death compassed * 2. Sam. 22.5.6 him about the floods of Belial the ungodly men made him afrayd the cords of hell compassed him the snares of death prevented him his * Psal 55.4.5 heart was sore pained within him and the terrours of death fell upon him fearfulnes and trembling came upon him and horrour overwhelmed him His * Psal 31.11 life was spent with grief his yeers with sighing his strength fayled and his bones were consumed But alwayes in his fears * Psal 56.3 4. he trusted in God and was not afrayd what flesh could doe unto him in his distress * 2. Sam. 22.7 he called upon the Lord cried to his God who heard his voice out of his Temple and drew him out of * vers 17.18 c. many waters from his strong enemie and from them that hated him and brought him forth into a large place and delivered him because he delighted in him He gave him the * vers 36. c. shield of his salvation and girded him with strength to battel and gave him the necks of his enemies that he destroyed those that hated him Therefore he gave thanks unto the Lord * vers 50. among the nations and sang praises unto his name * Psal 57.8 awaking up his glorie awaking up his Psalterie and Harp awaking himself early to praise the Lord among the peoples and to sing unto him among the nations so he sang of his * Psal 59.16 power he sang loud of his mercy in the morning that God had been his defence and refuge in the day of his distresse And thereof this book of Psalmes most whereof David made is a glorious testimonie wherin by manifold psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songs he set forth the praises of God his own faith in his word exercise and delight in his Law with narrations of Gods former and present mercies and prophesies of future graces to be fulfilled in Christ whom he being a Prophet * Act. 2.30 knew that he should be the fruit of his loines concerning the flesh and should sit upon his throne whose incarnation afflictions death resurrection ascension and eternall glorious kingdom and priest-hood he sang by the spirit with such heavenly melodie as may not onely delight but draw into admiration every understanding heart and comfort the afflicted soule with such consolation as David himself was comforted of the Lord. And these his Psalmes have ever since by the Church of Israel by * Mat. 21.16.42 Christ and his Apostles and by the Saints in all ages been received and honoured as the oracles of God cited for confirmation of true religion and sung in the publike assemblies as in Gods Tabernacle and Temple where they sang praise unto the Lord with the * Rom. 4.6 and 11.9 words of David and with the instruments which * 2. Chron. 29.30 he had made over their * 2. Chron. 7.6 burnt-offrings and sacrifices Now because many things * 2. Chr. 29.25.27.28 both for phrase and matter are difficult to such as are not acquainted with Davids language I have out of my slender store annexed a few breif notes comparing the Scriptures and conferring the best Expositors especially the ancient Greek and Chaldee versions wherby if any help of understanding may arise the praise be to God the comfort to his people FINIS ANNOTATIONS VPON THE BOOKE OF PSALMES Annotations Psalm I. THe book of Psalmes so our Lord himself intitleth it Luk. 20.42 but the Hebrew title Tehililum signifieth Hymnes or Prayses According to the Greek it is called the Psalter V. 1. O blessed or O happy or Welfares the man A joyfull acclamation for the mans welfare and felicities as going-right-forward and so having good successe Contrary hereunto is Woe or Alas Eccs 10.16.17 Luk. 6 20.24 This word Ashrei in the Hebrew is alwayes applied to men and so differeth from an other word Baruc blessed which is ascribed both to God and men Psal 115.15.18 the contrary whereto is cursed Psal 37.22 doth not walk or hath not walked But the time past and time to come are in the Hebrew often used for to expresse continued actions Walking signifieth one conversation both touching faith and workes Psal 119.1 Gen. 5.24 compared with Heb. 11.5.6 2 Petr. 2.10 Iud. 11. To walk in the counsell of any is either to doe as they advise and suggest as did Ahaziah 2 Chron. 22.3.4.5 or by imitation to doe like others before as did Israel Mich. 6.16 But in every respect the counsell of the wicked should be farre from us Iob 21.16 and 22.18 Wicked that is ungodly so our English word meaneth being made of the old Danish wgudelig or we may call them according to the originall Restles turbulent unjust ungracious The Hebrew rashaugh signifieth restlesnes and is opposed to quietnes Iob 34.29 Such men are without peace in themselves and seek to disturb and molest others Proverb 4.16 likened therefore to the raging sea Isa 57.20.21 And because for their evil deeds they are often brought forth to judgement and condemned therefore is this name given to condemned persons Psal 109.7 Iob 27.7 And as to make just or justifie is to acquit or absolve in judgement Psal 82.3 so to make or pronounce wicked is to condemn Psal 37.33 and 94.21 Deut. 25.1 Way track or trode This word also signifieth any religion doctrins manners actions administration or course of life Psal 5.9 and 25.4 and 86.11 Act. 18.25.26 and 22.4 2 Petr. 2.2.15.21 sinners or misdoers erronious enormous Though there is no man just on earth that doth good and sinneth not Eccl. 7.22 yet such are usually called sinners as be given to vice and have the course of their life evil Gen. 13.13 1 Sam. 15.18 Psal 26.9 and 104.36 Mat. 26.45 Luk. 7.37 Iohn 9.16.31 In this respect they that are born of God are said not to sin 1. Iohn 3.9 and Solomon opposeth the sinner to the good man Eccle. 9.2 See the note on Psal 4.5 nor sit in the seat or and hath not sitten c. To sit is to abide continue dwell Psal 2.4 and 101.6.7 and 132.14 or to company and have familiarity with any Psal 26.4.5 And the original moshab here Englished seat is diversly used as for a seat or chayr to sit on 1 Sam. 20.25 Iob 29.7 which noteth authoritie somtime an habitation or dwelling Psal 107.4.7 and 132.13 sometime an assise session or assemblie Psal 137.32 And so may it here be taken for the assemblie of the scornfull The scornfull Proud-rhetoricall-mockers Losels The word importeth pride as the Lord scorneth tho scorners Prov. 3.34 that is resisteth the proud Iam 4.6 1 Pet. 5.5 It implieth also eloquence often used in mocks Iob 16.20 Vers 2. Hath his delight or his pleasure is law or doctrine See the note on Psal 19.8 Iehovah or the Lord as the Greek and the new Testament usually expresseth â—t The opening
is excellent and manifold wisdom so after prudencies for every excellent prudence and of sundry sorts So Solomon calleth the chief and most excellent wisdom wisdoms Prov. 1.20 and 9.1 Vers 5. a parable or a proverb in Hebrew Mashal which denoteth rule superioritie or excellencie because such speeches prevaile much in the minds of men and are in esteem The new Testament in Greek translateth it a parable Mat. 13.35 from Psal 78.2 of the Latine we name it a Proverb in old English or Saxon it was called a big-spell Somtime it is used in the evil part for a by-word Psal 44.15 and 69.12 mine hidden-matter my dark-question or grave-doctrine my riddle The Hebrew Chida riddle hath the name of sharpnes as proceeding from a sharp wit and needing the like to expound it See Iudg. 14.12.18 Numb 12.8 1 King 10.1 Prov. 1.6 The holy Ghost expresseth it in Greek by hidden things Mat. 13.35 from Psalm 78.2 Vers 6. Why should I fear This is the hidden doctrine or riddle which the Prophet propoundeth as in his own name and therefore also called it a parable By fear he meaneth dismay or discouragement See verse 17. the iniquity that is punishment or death which is the wages of sin see Psal 31.11 and by foot steps or foot-soles he meaneth his wayes or works Or he may call death the punishment of his heels or feet because the serpent bruiseth Christ and his people but in the heel Gen. 3.15 the sting of death being done away and it made a passage into life and glory 1 Cor. 15.55 57. Vers 7. their wealthy-wealthy-power their riches which are thus called because they are gotten by power given of God Deut. 8.18 with labour and industry and to the rich their goods are their strong-citie Prov. 10.15 therefore here they are said to trust in them contrary to 1 Tim. 6.17 Iob 31.24 Mark 10. â—4 glory at praise themselves vaunt contrary to Ier. 9.23 Vers 8. not redeeming redeeme that is shall in no wise or not at all redeeme Vers 9. So precious shal be or And dear costly is and consequently rare and gezon hard to obtain as Dan. 2.11 1 Sam. 3.1 of their soul that is of their life So Exod. 21.30 cease for ever that is it shall never be accomplished So ceasing is used for the not doing of a thing Deut. 23.22 Zach. 11.12 Vers 10. That he may live this is referred to the end of the 8. verse not give his ransom and so live And is here for That see Psal 43.4 Vers 11. unconstant-fool and brutish these two names are often joyned together as Psal 92.7 and 94.8 the one noting ficklenes and mutability called Cesil which is both the name of a fool and of a star that causeth change of weather and tempests whereupon Solomon speaketh of the restlesnes of this kind of folly Eccles 7.27 and of the tumultuousnes and light behaviour of such fools as having their eyes wandring unto the ends of the earth Prov. 9.13 and 17.24 the other noting want of discretion as bruit-beasts led with sensuality and caried with ardent furious affections 2 Pet. 2.12 Iude 10. See Psal 73.22 Vers 12. Their inward-thought or their meaning purpose This word signifieth the neerest and most secret thought or purpose the heart See Psal 5.10 and 55.5 and 64.7 their houses forever to weet shall continue by houses meaning their children or posterity as Psal 115.12 which they that want are said to be barren of house Psal 113.9 they proclaim their names on lands or they call lands their lands as the Greek explaineth it by their own names As the land of Canaaan of Mitsraim that is Aegypt of Asshur c. So Absalom called his pillat by his own name 2 Sam. 18.18 Cain his city by his sonns name Gen. 4.17 thus thinking to make their memory everlasting Or they proclaim their names seeking to be famous throughout the lands or countries Vers 13. But earthly-man or And Adam and this may be minded both for the first man Adam who continued not in his dignity and so for all his children in honour being as honour price dignity or estimation not lodge a night or not continue The word though it properly signifieth a nights-lodging or abiding Gen. 21.11 Exod. 23.18 yet is used also for longer continuance Psal 25.13 and 55.8 Zach. 5.4 are silenced that is are cut off the or perish The Hebrew word signifieth silence or stilries not onely in speech but in motion as the Sun was still of silent when it moved not Ios 10.12.13 and people destroyed are said to be silenced Isa 15.1 and the grave or death is called silence Psal 115.17 and things without life are in the Hebrew phrase dum or silent Habak 2.19 Exod. 15.16 Vers 14. unconstant-folly to them that is is their folly or a constant-hope to them that is is their confidence The originall word hath contrary significations unconstant-folly Eccl. 7 27. and constant-hope Psal 78.7 Iob 31.24 both wayes it may here be taken confident-hope in their own conceit but indeed folly The Greek turneth it a scandall or stumbling-block to them and their posteritie or yet those after them their successors their mouth that is their words doctrine counsell precepts The mouth is figuratively used for whatsoever commeth out of the same as word or commandement 1 Sam. 12.15 Iob 39.30 Num. 9.20 Deut. 1.26 Mat. 18.16 Luk. 19.22 Vers 13. they are put or laid or they put that is men put them An Hebrew phrase as Luk. 12.20 they shall fetch away thy soul that is it shal be fetched away The like is often used Psal 105 28. and 141.6 The Hebrew text it self somtime explaineth this as they had anointed David 2 Sam. 5.17 that is David was anointed 1 Chron. 14.8 in hell into a ditch to the lowest grave or state of death called Sheol See the note on Psal 16.10 or death shall feed them as a shepheard shall feed and rule them as Psal 78.72 or death shall feed on them to devour them as Ier. 50.19 at the morning the last day of judgement for then all that sheep in the dust of the earth shall awake rise the new day of eternall life shall begin their form their figure shape or image with all their beauty and proportion or their rock that is their strength or as the Greek saith their help that wherein they trust The Hebrew Tsur is usually a rock here it seemeth to be all one with Tsurah a form or figure and this is confirmed by the writing for though by the vowels and reading it is Tsur yet by the letters it is Tsir which is an image Isa 45.16 wear away in hell or wax old in the grave understanding the word in which is expressed in the Greek or without it thus Hell the grave shall wear away shall consume their form The Hebrew lehalloth being indefinite to wear-out with age is here of like signification as that which went before shall have rule The like
Hebraisme is in Ier. 14.5 Zach. 12.10 and 3.4 See also Psal 65.11 from his dwelling-place that is every of them coming from or being thrust out of his dwelling or home as the Greek saith they are thrust from their glorie V. 16. from the hand of hell that is from the power of the grave death damnation So of all the faithfull he saith I will redeeme them from the hand of hell Hos 13 14. but so can no man redeem himself Psal 89.49 Hand is put for power as Psal 22.21 And this is meant of the resurrection and redemption of body and soul from damnation by Christ for he will receive me or when he shall receive or take me meaning up into heaven where God himself is 1 Thes 4.14 Ioh. 14.3 This manner of speech is used in Gen. 5.24 Henoch was no more for God received him Vers 17. Fear thou not that is be not dismayed or overcome with fear The Hebrew phrase usually when it counselleth or prayeth against a thing meaneth the height and full measure of it So Fear not Gen. 50.19 and Grieve not Gen. 45 5. that is be not overcome with grief So lead us not into tentation Mat. 6 13. that is let us not be overcome with tentation 1 Cor. 10.13 Therefore that which one Euangelist writeth Fear not Mat. 28.5 another writeth be not astonied Mark 16.6 noting the excesse of fear Vers 18. take any thing Heb. take of all that is ought of all that he hath For we brought nothing into the world and it is certain that we can cary nothing out 1 Tim. 6.7 Iob 1 21. Vers 19. Though in his life that is whiles he liveth So Psal 63.5 and 104.33 and 146.2 he blesseth his soul that is himself as it is written Soul thou hast much goods laid up for many yeares live at ease eat drink and take thy pastime Luk. 12.19 will confesse thee will commend laud and celebrate thee doest good to thy self that is makest much of cherishest pamperest thy self So good is used for worldly pleasure and emoluments Psal 4.7 Vers 20. It shall come to weet the soul forespoken of or the person or Thou shalt come to the generation of his fathers that is to his wicked predecessors that are dead and gone as the godly also at their death are gathered to their fathers and people Iudg. 2.10 Deut. 32.50 or to the habitation of his fathers their house or lodge for so Dor is used for an habitation Isa 38.12 to continual-ay they shall not see or which for ever shall not see the light to weet the light of the living here on earth as Psal 56.14 Iob 33.28.30 nor the light of joy in the world to come being cast out into the utter darknes Mat. 8.12 Vers 12. understandeth not or discerneth not wanting prudence A repetition of the 13. verse with a litle change of jalin lodgeth into jabin understandeth Annotations Psalm L. Vers 1. A Psalm of Asaph that is made by him or to Asaph that is committed unto him to sing For Asaph was a Seer or Prophet which made Psalms as did David 2 Chron. 29 30. Also he and his sonns were singers in Israel 1 Chron. 25.2 The God of Gods that is God of all Angels Iudges and Rulers of the world or The mighty-God the God Iehovah Three titles of God here used together Ael Aelohim Iehovah So in Iosh 22.22 the going-in that is the West where the Sun setteth or after the Hebrew phrase goeth in as at the rising it is said to goe-out or come forth Gen. 19.23 Vers 2. out of Sion the state of the church under the Gospel Heb. 12.18.22 Psal 2.6 therefore in this Psalm the legall sacrifices appointed at mount Sinai are reproved and the worship of God in spirit and truth commended the wholl perfection or the Vniversalitie of beauty that is which is wholly and perfectly beautifull See the like praise of Sion Psal 48.3 Lam. 2.15 shineth-clearly as the sun shineth in his strength that is appeareth in glorious majesty This also is a sign of favour Iob 10 3. Psal 80.2 So God shined from mount Paran Deut. 33.3 Vers 3 Our God come a prayer to hasten his coming as in Rev. 22 20. or as the former our God will come fire shall eat that is consume devour So God is called an eating fire Deut. 4 24. that is as the Apostle expoundeth it a consuming fire Heb. 12.29 and the sight of his glory on mount Sinai was like eating consuming fire Exod. 24.17 and fire out of his mouth eateth Psal 18.9 a storm be moved a tempest raised which maketh fire the more fierce and forceable And these things signify Christs judgements against hipocriticall carnall worshipers see Mal. 3.1.2.3 Mat. 3.12 Vers 4. call to the heavens c. that heaven and earth may bear record as in Deut. 31.28 and 32.1 Isa 1.2 Vers 5. have stricken my covenant or have cut that is made covenant with me with sacrifices For at holy covenants the sacrifices were cut asunder and they went between the parts Gen. 15.10.13.18 Ier. 34.18 See Psalm 25.10 See also a covenant between God and his people with sacrifice Exod. 24 4.-8 Vers 6. And the heavens hereby may be meant the heavenly Angels as in Ioh 15.15 or the meteors in the aier thonder lightning c. Exod. 19.16.18 See also Psalm 97.6 and 89.6 he is judge himself in his own person and not by his servants onely as afore time Heb. 1.1.2 2 Tim. 4.1 Vers 7. testify to thee that is give thee contestations admonitions charges c. to cause the more obedience as Nehem. 9.29 2 King 17.15 Exod. 19.21.23 or testify against thee as this phrase somtime signifieth Deut. 4.26 and 31.28 that is convince thee of disobedience Both these are done in this Psalm vers 14.15.18.19 c. Vers 8. for thy sacrifices so elswere he saith I speake not to your fathers c. concerning sacrifices Ier. 7.22 are before me so the Greek explaineth it and so Israel used to weary God with outward offrings Isa 1.11.14 Mic. 6.6.7 Amos 4.4.5 Vers 9. goat-bucks the hee goats such with bullocks were principall in the sacrifices Num. 7.17.23 c. Psal 66.15 Vers 11. store-of beasts all sorts of beasts that range about So Psal 10.14 Vers 14. a confession a thank-offering There was an oblation in the law thus called Levit. 7.12.15 mentioned also in Psal 116.17 and 107.22 which the Apostle openeth exhorting to offer the sacrifice of praise continually to God that is the fruit of the lipps confessing to his name Heb. 13.15 See also Psa 95.2 vowe to the most high that is to God Gen. 14.18 so he that in Luk 6.35 is the Most high in Mat. 5.45 is our Father which is in heaven To him vowes were made with prayers Gen. 28.20 Psal 61.6 and paid with thanksgiving Psal 65.2 and 66.13.14 and by law their paiment was required Deut. 23.23 Eccles 5.5 Psal 76.12 and there were sâ—crifices for
them for he is the fountain of living waters Ier. 2.13 Or set it that is the valley making it a fountain by digging wells therein And this may be an allusion to that Wel digged by the Princes and Captains of Israel Num. 21 16.18 also with blessings c. that is bountifully and abundantly the rain shall cover them Rain figureth out the doctrine of the gospel Deut. 32 2. Isa 45.8 Ioel. 2.23 Revel 11 6. the rain of blessings is a bountifull abundant rain 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 rain of grace and comfort to cover them that goe up to his house in Jerusalem as elswhere he is said to refresh his inheritance with the rain 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 rain Zach. 14.17 The Greek turneth this sentence thus the Lawgiver or Teacher shall give blessings the originall Morch being ambiguous sometime signifying a Teacher Iob 36 22. sometime rain 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 Ephes 1.3 Some understand bracoth blessings to be here as brecoth pools digged and filled with rain Both mean one thing Vers 8. from power to power that is increasing their power or strength dayly more and more as the Apostle saith we 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 troup to troup respecting the troups of Israel which went all the males thrice every yeer to appear 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 Psalm 49.7 which also may be implied here he shall appear or till he that is every one of them appears according to the law Exod. â—4 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 weet in any other place sit at the threshold that is be in the lowest room and basest estate as the Greek saith be cast down or an abject And by Gods house may be meant his tabernacle as Luk. 11.51 with Mat. 23.35 to remain or abide my whole life long Vers 12. is a Sun or will be a Sun that is a light Isa 60.19 Reve. 21.23 understanding hereby all blessings and comforts by Christ the Sun of righteousnes Mal. 4.2 Annotations Psalm LXXXV Vers 1. TO the sonns or of them See Psal 42.1 Vers 2. hast been favourable to or hast favourably-accepted been wel-pleased to weet in times past This also respecteth the promise Levit. 26.42 captivity that is the company of captives or prisoners as Psal 68.19 See also Psal 14 7. Vers 4. gathered-away that is withdrawn ceased or asswaged as the Greek interpreteth it So in Ioel. 2.10 the starrs gather-away that is withdraw their shining Vers 5. Turn us to our former estate cause to cease or dissipate as Psal 33.10 Vers 6. wilt thou draw that is continue see Psal 36.11 Vers 7. wilt not thou turn and revive that is again revive us See Psal 71.20 The Greek saith O God thou turning wilt revive us For halo they read ha-ael the letters transplaced Vers 8. Shew us or Let us see that is injoy So Psal 50.23 Vers 9. the God or the Almighty Ael and let them not or that they turn not to folly that is to sin see Psal 125.3 The Greek saith and to them that turn 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 sin Rom. 3.23 shall be restored by grace in Christ and God will dwell among men and communicate with them his glory Revel 21.3.11 Isa 60.1 and 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 V. 11. are mett that is come together which before seemed asunder and they have mutual societies 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 Hebr. 7.2 and the work 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. Faithfulnes 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 Heb. 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 santify his people as Luk. 11.13 compared with Mat. 7.11 See also the note on Ps 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 mean a setled course of walking in vertue Or when he shall put his footsteps unto the way Annotations Psalm LXXXVI Vers 1. A Prayer the like title is of Psalm 17. To Christ may this Psalm fitly be applied Vers 2. mercifull or a gracious-saint pious holy See Psal 4.4 This title God taketh to himself Ier. 3.12 Vers 4. Lift I up see the note on Psal 25.1 Vers 5. mercifully-pardonest or art propicious a forgiver 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 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 and none to weet cain doe works like thine or no works are like thy works Psal 136.4 Vers 11. Vnite my heart apply and knit it to thy fear onely and that with
Psal 30.12 One name is given both to the dance and the pipe whereto they danced Vers 4. beautifie or adorn make glorious so Isa 60.7.9.13 The Greek here saith exalt Vers 6. The exaltations that is exalting-songs high-acts high-praises or lifting-up of the voices preachings in their throat that is alowd spoken of and proclaimed so Isa 58.1 Cry with the throat is Cry alowd two-edged Hebr. a sword of mouthes that is of two mouthes as is expressed Iudg. 3.16 in Greek two-mouthed that is two-edged biting or cutting both wayes This sword is Gods word and commeth out of Christs mouth Eph. 6.17 Heb. 4.12 Rev. 1.16 Vers 7. on the heathens by preaching against their idolatries Act. 14.15 and 17.16.17.22 c. Compare 2 Cor. 10.4.5.6 Isa 41.15 reproofs for sin as Ioh. 16.8 c. Vers 8. To bind their Kings restraining their vices and bringing them under the bonds and subjection of the gospel see Psal 2 3. Mark 6.20 Act. 24.26 Rev. 21.24 Isa 45.14 a figure of captivitie Nahum 3.10 2 Cor. 10.4.5.6 Mat. 16.19 Nobles or Honourable Vers 9. written in the book of God see 1 Cor. 4 6. Rev. 22.18 And this may have reference to that law Deut. 7.1.2 c. honour is or this shal be the honour of all his Saints Annotations Psalm CL. Vers 1. IN his sanctitie or for his holines his most holy being Isa 6.3 the first argument of praise from Gods holy essence in himself or in his sanctitie his sanctuarie his holy place meaning heaven in the firmament of his strength that is for his strong firmament called heaven Gen. 1.8 the second argument of praise from the frame of the world whereof heaven is chiefest see Psal 19.2 or for the out-spreading of his strength that is for his strength spread out as the firmament Vers 2. in his powers or for his powerful-acts as Psal 145.4 the third argument of praise from Gods mighty administration of all things since the creation of his greatnes or majestie in speciall mercie towards his own people and against their enemies which is the fourth argument of his praise Compare Deut. 3.24 and 9.26 and 32.3 Exod. 15 16. 1 Chron. 17.19 Luk. 1.46.49.58 Act. 2.11 Psal 79.11 and 145.3.6 Majestie hath the name of greatnes and is applied to the greatest state of Policies or Common weals which is to be minded here Vers 4. flute or dance Psal 149.3 Virginals or stringed-instruments this word is not elswhere in scripture Organs or the Organon as the Greek translateth it the Hebrew name signifieth a lovely or delightfull instrument it is one of the ancientest of the world invented by Iubal Gen. 4.21 and an instrument of joy Iob 21 12. and 30.31 wel sounding cimbals Hebr. cimbals of hearing that is easy or delightfull to be heard which the Greek translateth well sounding The Cimbals were of metall as bells and have their name of their shrill tinkling sound lowd-sounding or joyfully-sounding or tinkling as 1 Cor. 13.1 Hebrew cimbals of showting-sound Vers 6. all breath or every breath that is every thing that hath breath this word is used for the breath that God inspired into man Gen. 2.7 and so for mans mind or immortall soul Isa 57.16 and usually is applied to man and to the breath of God Psal 18.16 but in Gen. 7.22 it seemeth to be spoken of all living things Compare Rev. 5.13 where every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them were heard saying Vnto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb be blessing and honour and glorie and power for ever and ever Amen The end of the Annotations of the Psalmes A Table directing to some principall things observed in the Annotations of the Psalmes A. ABashing what it signifieth Psa 6 11. Aedom described Psalm 60 10. Aegypt Psal 68.32 the plagues of Aegypt described Psal 78.44 c. and 105.28 c. Aethiophia Psalm 68.32 Almighty Shaddai how God is so called Psalm 68 15. Alone diversly taken Psalm 4 9. Amalek Psalm 83 8. Amen what it signifieth Psalm 41 14. Ammonites Psalm 83 8. Angels Psal 68 18. and 104.4 And instead of For Psal 1 3. and 7.10 and 55 13. And for But Psalm 55 14. And for That Psalm 43 4. and 49 10. And a sign of passion Psal 2.6 and 115.3 Anger outward as wrath inward Psa 2.5 Arrowes what they mean Psalm 18 15. and 45 6. Asaph who he was Psalm 50 1. B. Belial what it meaneth Ps 18 5 and 41.9 Baal what it signifieth and how it is turned into Bosheth Psalm 106.28 Bands signes of subjection Psalm 2 3. Babel described Psalm 137 1. Blessed a title given to God Psal 68 36. Blessing diversly used Psalm 3 9. O Blessed or Happy how it differeth from the former Psalm 1 1. Bloods man of blouds what they mean Psalm 5 7. and 51 16. Bounteous-princes Psalm 47 10. Bounteous-reward Psalm 13 6. Bread for all food Psalm 78 20. Brooks what they are and of what use Psalm 1 3. Burnt-offring what it was Psalm 20 4. C. Captivity for captives Ps 14 7. and 68 19. Cedar-tree described Psalm 29 5. Cherub Cherubims what they were Psal 18 11. Christ or Anointed Psalm 2 2. Commanding diversly used Psalm 42 9. Condemn as guilty Psalm 5 11. Confession diversly used Psalm 6.6 and 32 5. and 50 14. Corrupt not a title of some psalms Psalm 57 1. Corruption Psalm 16 10. Corrupting-ditch or pit wherefore so called Psalm 7 16. Covenant what is signifieth Psalm 25 10. Striking Covenant Psalm 50 5. Covetous or gain-thirsty whereof it is named Psalm 10 3. Courts of Gods house Psalm 65 5. Cursing Psalm 10 7. D. Daughter for Congregation Psalm 9 15. Daughters for villages Psalm 48 12. David put for Christ Psalm 18 50. and 40 1. and 89 4. Day for time of affliction Psal 37.13 11. Deceit whereof named Psalm 5 7. Decree or Statute what it meaneth Ps 2.7 Degrees what they meane Psalm 120 1. Devils wherof they are named Ps 106 37. Dooing for yeelding fruit Psalm 1 3. E. Edom described Psalm 60 10 Egypt Misraim Psalm 68 32. F. Face for anger Psalm 21.10 Face for grace Psalm 27 8. and 42 6. Faithfull what it meaneth Psalm 19 8. False-vanity Psalm 12 3. Falsly-deny Psalm 18 45. Favourable-acceptation Psalm 5 13. Fear for God Psalm 76.12 Fear for Gods worship c. Psa 19 10. Feeding what it meaneth Psam 23 1. Finding diversly used Psalm 36 3. and 116 3. and 132 5. and 46 2. Fist born ministers of God Psal 78 51. the Cheif over others Psalm 89 28. Fools-vainglorious Psalm 5 6. Fool Nabal Psalm 14 1. Fool Aevil Psalm 38 6. Fool-unconstant Psalm 49 11. Forgiving what it meaneth Psalm 25 18. G. Gates of death Psam 9 14. Gates of the daughter of Sion Psal 9 15. Gates of justice Psalm 118 19. Gathering diversly used Psalm 26 9. Generation what it