5 Or, but, or ſurely. k Or, in wicked men» Thou doſt not approve of, nor delight in them, or in their Prayers, but doſt hare and wiltſt deſtroy them, asit here follows, compare Prov. 17, t5, And this he taith partly for the conviction and diicouragement of his E- nemies, who were ſuch:and partly for his own vindication, to ſhew that he was not ſuch a wicked man, as they falſly and maliciouſly repreſented him, / 7. e. Have any friendſhip os fell/owſhip,or quier abode with thee, as thoſe that dwell together uſually have one with
am Jaid down I will quietly compoſe my ſelf to ſleep;whereas ma» ſecurity,
David earneſtly beſeecheth God to hear his Prayer, i——1. And affureth
(on ear to my words, O LORD, conſider my me- $
© ( 5: e.) My prayer, as the words foregoing and following ſhew.
of a Kingto anſwer the juſt and humble
evil many
*Pal. 3.51 | fTHeb.con= | fidence,or
wan i.
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| Or, "the {o Gr,
(Num 6 any good 4 ? LORD, * lift thou up the light of thy 220,
—_ =
another. -- | : ; Ne. yy = covoyy = nag FOG S, Who are weary of waiti 5 Im fooliſh ſhall not ſtand } inthy ſight ,
i . IS, are wear alting” ,1 | A ne" 6h upon God and ready to deſpair. Or rather, 2 Of is Enemies, thou hateſt go the WOT kers of 1n1quity 0. . Rx * Hab, r, and of the body of the people, who were either engaged againſt | # Or, the madmen, as the word properly ſignifies, as Feelel. 2. x, | m, or at leaſt unconcerned for him, and tought only their own 2» '2* and = 7-and 1s. 13. I/a, 44, 25; 7.e. Wicked men, 3s + Heb. be- eaſe and advantage. z Heb. make or give us toſee, ( i. e. ) to enjoy, the next words explain it: who axe indeed morally and really mad fore ching as this phraſe is frequently uſed, as P/al, 27: 13. and 34. 12. Eccleſ: PRIN fighting with the Lord God Almighty, and in expofing eye,
2:1. and 3; 13. 4 (i:e. ) Worldly good, as appears by the op- themſelves to ſuch dreadful Hazards and Miſchiefs, for ſuch mean
Poſition of the light of Geds countenance to-it in the next words, and and momentary advantages. » Either in battel againſt thee, as this
by the explication ofit of Corn and Wine in the next Verſe. (5.e. Phraſe is uſed, D ents 7. 241 Jo). 1,52, and 7. 82. Or, in Judgment
will put an eadto guy preſent Broils and Troubles, and give ** thy Tribunal ; ofwhich ſee + "7 « I, 5, COMPAIre 1 Sam, Fi
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Pal. V.
Joo 4r: ro.
of it. Compare Mas. 7. viſe; 1 no man thatdoth not ſin, er work _— Eccleſ. 7+ 20. P
6 Thou (halt deſtroy them that ] HHebs :h LORD will abbor + the bloody and deceitful man 9. man Or, blood and Fa and Reproaches concerning me: as many ceitg, AQdefign miſchief againſt me or my
neſs : of whom he oft ſpeaks» 7 But #s for me,] will come 7
| Heb: the le of thy holi. meſs,
(hip toward © thy holy temple x.
which, though I be now of mine Adverſaries, yet 7 | my former opportunities of coming thither
truſting only to th ceptance Deke 7 will come to pay my thanks and ſervice unto thee.
came thither ſo rudely and preſumptuouſly, and with the Con- ſcience of ſuch wicked Hearts and Lives » Looking towards it,
ws When I cannot come to it, Compare Dan. 6: 10. Or, at thy holy Temple, (7. e. ) the Tabernacle, which is ſometimes called by that Name.
8 Lead me y O LORD in thy righteouſneſs \ be- fHeb:rheſ; cauſe of + mine enemies; * make the way 6 {traighr
which ob= c before my face d. ; ſerve me. y Dire& my heart and counſels, and affairs, and all the courſe *Pſ:25: 4: and aQtionsof my life. & In thy righteous Laws; which ſometimes & 86:11, are called righteouſneſs, as Pſal. 119. 172. Mat: 3. 15. Or for or be- cauſe of, or accorsing to thy righteouſneſs; which is a Phraſe and Argu- ment frequently uſed in this Book of Pſalms, # Either 7. That I may give them no occaſion of {landering me orReligion for myſake. Or rather 2. Becauſe rhey are moſt malicious and miſchievous, and withal cunning and treacherous, as he deſcribes them in the next Verſe (which he uſeth as an Argument to enforce this Petition)and they lay Snares for me;and if thou doſt nor affiſt me,w1ill be too hard for me, and will triumph over me; which will refle& diſhonour u- Pon thee alſoe b ( i.e.) The way wherein thou wouldeſt have me to walk, or the courſe which thou wouldeſt have me to take ; for Gods Precepts or Counſels are moſt commonly called his way. c Or plajn or ſmooth that I may clearly diſcern it, and readily walk in it without miſtake or lett, or ſrumbling, or offence. This was aneed- ful requeſr,becauſe many good men are off at a loſs what their Du- ty is in ſeveral Circumſtances. And God granted this requeſt to Da- wid, as in many other things, ſo in this, that he ſhould not cut off Saul when he had opportunity and inſtigation to do it, 1 Sam, 24. and 26. but that he ſhould wait till God took him away. 4 To my view and for my walk : For men walk forward, not backward. 9 For there ;s no || faithfulneſs F in their mouth,their inward part & + very wickedneſs e ; * their throat f is
an 'open ſepulchre, they flatter with their tongue g. 'e They ſpeak one thing and mean another» and under a pretence -of kindneſs they ſeek my deſtruQion : which makes ic difficu!r, fo: me'to know how I ſhould carry my ſelf to them : wherein thc: ec. fore I have begged thy dire&ion. f Either 1 Metonymically; thei: ſpeech coming out of their Throat, though ſmooth and ſu\til, ye is moſt pernicious. Or 2- Properly ; their Throat and Mouth arc wide opened ready to devour all that come within their reach A
Or. /ed- | Faſtneſs, + Heb:n his mouth, that is in : the mouth of any of
them,
” wr,
[0] me. .. To Deſtroy thou them 5,O God ; let them fall || by their own counſels z: caſt them out & in / the multitude of their tranſgreflions, for they have rebelled againſt thee Me