erſe, is ſpoken not to Dawids Friends and Favourers, as ſome think, but to his Enemies, even to thoſe ſons of men, wv. 2. to whom he direð his ſpeech wv. 3. * But know, and wv. 4. Stand in awe, and here Offer. "4 i;e. ) Righteous Sacrifices ; which requires that the perſons offering them be righteous and.do rightzons rb ings,and offer them with an honeſt mind, and with faith ( as ir follows ) and true Repentance, Without which he intimates rhat all their Sa- crifices were of no eſteem with God, and would be whollv unpro- fitableto them. And withal, it is probable that he refle&s upon the followers of Saul or of 4b/alom, who had the only place of Sacri-
fice intheir poſſeflion, whileſt David was debarred of the opportu-
nity of ſacrificing, as he complains, 1 Sam. 26-19- and according- ly they gloried in their Sacrifices, and upon that account promiſed themſelves ſucceſs againſt David, who was by Gods providence de- prived of the opportunities of reconciling and engaging God by Sa- crifices. x And then (7: e. ) ſo doing, you may rely upon God, and confidently expe& his aſſiſtance, which otherwiſe ir is in vain for you to hope for. Withal he ſeems to refle& upon his Enemies who truſted to an arm of fleſh, to their own great numbers and _ and to intimate what his courſe was, to wit, to truſt in the ord,
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| us that tranquility and outward happineſs which is the only thing that we defire-Withal he mayſeem to intimate the reaſon and morive which induced ſo many perſons to take part agzinſt him, which was their eager deſire of Honour or Worldly Advantage, which they promuted to themſelves by appearing againſt Davia.See 1 Sam. 22: 7 6(i:e. ) Upon me and my Friends. Give us affurance of thy love and favour to us. andevidence it to us by 'thy powerful and gracious aſſiſtance,
| 7 Thou haſt put gladneſs in my heart c more than in
4 [the time zhat their corn and their wine increaſed 4.
c Whatſoever thou ſhalr do with me for the future, as to my out- ward diſtreflesfand concernments,lI have at preſent unſpeakable plea- ſure and full ſatisfaQion in the impreſſions and teſtimonies of thy love mand to my Soul ; whereby alſoI am encouraged with con- adence to expe& good ſucceſs to my, righteousCauſe.d Than world- Iy perſons have in the time of a plentifulHarveſt,which is a time of great rejoycing, Judg. 9: 27. 1/4. 9; 3: Jer: 48; 33.
8 * 1 will both elay me down in peace f, and ſleep: for thou LORD only makeſt me dwell in + ſafety g.
e This word relates to the two following Verbs; as ſoon as 1
ny Iy down upon their Beds and cannot fleep through diſtrafting cares or troubles. Or, in like manner, (t:e.) as they do who have abundance of Corn and Wine, of whom he laſt ſpoke, Luke 12: 29, f Either 1; In outwafd peace or ſafety, as the next clauſe explains it. Or 2: In inward peace or tranquillity of mind, as Luke 2: 29. reſting ſecurely upon Gods promiſes, and the condu@& of his wiſe and gracious providence. g lowe not my ſafety to my own valour or wiſdom, ncr to the courage of my followers; bur to thee only. Or,thou Lord,naakeſt me ta awell alone in afety : Either 1. Alone,or apart from mine Enemies. Compare Deut: 33; 28. Or rather 2. Though I be ina manner alone, (:: e. ) forſaken and deſtitute of Friends or Helpers, as that word is uſed, Pſalm 102: 7: Lam; 1: 1
PSAL., V. 7 To the chief muſician upon Nehiloth z, A pſalm of David 5. |
a This is no whereelſe uſed in Scripture. Tr is generally and pro-
bably thought to be a term belonging to Muſick, and ro ſignifie either ſome kind of tune : or rather an Inſtrument, and particu- larly a Wind-inſtrument,as Neginoth in the titleof the laſt Pſalm ſignified fringed Infiruments. b This Pſalm ſuppoſeth David to be in ſome great diſtreſs or trouble,erther from Saul or from A4bſalom, or ſome of their Courtiers:
himſelf of Gods juſtice againſt his Enemies, 4. Profeſſing his
Faithin God, 7, He prayeth him to guide his goings. 8. He exclaims a= gainſt his Enemies cruelty, 9. and prayeth God 20 deſtroy them, 16. but ta preſerve the godly, 11, 12.
ditation c. ;
Which he calls. his Meditation, ro note that ic was not a lip-prayery only. but that it proceeded fromy and was accompanied with the deepeſt choughrs, and moſt fervent affeQions of his Soul.
2 Hearken unto che voice of my cry,my King dand my God ; for unto thee willI pray e. -
d It is the part and du o thee alone I will dire&all my Prayers;
deſires of his Subje&ts. e and therefore from thee alone I expect ſuccour and relief.
3 * My voice ſhalt thou hear in the morning f, O LORD, in the morning will I dire my prayer g, unto thee, and will look up þ, $— | |
f Either 1. Metaphorically, ( i: e: ) early, ſeafonably, ina time when thou wiltſt be found, and art ready to hear. Or 2. proper- ly every morning. As ſoon as I awake,I an ſtill withthee, as he ſaith, Pſal: 139: 18. The firſt thing that I do is to pray to thee, I neither negle& nor delay that _ Bur this is not ſpoken excluſively as to his other times of Prayer, as appears from Pal: 55: 17. but only eminently, to ſhew his conſtancy, diligence, and eagerneſs in the work. g Or,: mine Eyes: Which may be well underſtood out of the following word ; which is uſual in Scripture. Or, it, ( ſoit is only a defe& of the Pronoun, which is moſt frequent ) to wir my voice, laſt mentioned; or which is equivalent my words, which iSalſo underſtood with this very Verb, Jos 33: 5. 2nd _is exprefſed with it, Job 32: 14. And the Verb here and thers uſed is very empharical, and notes his great care and exa&neſs ſo to direct or ors der,or compoſe himſelf and his Prayers in ſuch a manner as was moſt pleaſing to God. +4 To wir, unto thee( as he now ſaid ) for help; The word implies a confident, and withal a patient expeQarion of | Relief, as Pſal: 130; 6: Mis: 7: 7.'Hab: 2:1, Seeallo Pſal: 145, 15:
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4 For i thou art not a God that hath pleaſurein wick-
_edneſs & : neither ſhall || evil dwell with thee 1,