9 Hebowed the heavens 7 aiſo and came down s,and darkneſs was under his feet. | | | r By producing thick and dark Clouds, by which the H-avens ſeem rocome down to the Earth. 5 Nor by change of place, bur by the manifeſtation of his perfence and power on my behalf. io And he rodeupon a cherub er, and did fly ; yea, *he did fly upon the wings of the wind. |
the Ang:ls, who are ſo cilled, Gen: 3: 24; Heb g: 5:. who are alſo called Gods Chariots, Pſal: 68: 17; upon which he is ſaid to fit and ride; Al which i+ notto beunderſtood grofly, ,but only to note Gods uſing of the Miniſtry of Angels, in- raiting ſuch Storms and. Tempeſts as are here deſcribed. « As ſwiftly as the Wind. He came to my reſcue with all ſpeed. _ OO 4 11 He made darknelshis ſecret place : his pavilion, round about him were dark waters y, 8nd thick clouds of the skies. | >. | Ok SR | x Or, his biding place, . i. e. He covered ' himſelf with . dark Clouds, from whence he ſecretly ſhora; his Enemiesgas ir follows. Vapours and thick Clouds, as the nexe Words ex-
12 At the brightneſs bat was before him & his thick clouds paſſed < ond coals of fire, . - | z Art his glorious and powerfull apnreararce. - paſſ, Pr i.e Vaniſhed, ( as this Word is oft 7 vhop's at eee paſſe _ 29: 3; Hab; 1: 10,) being diſſolved into ſhowers of Hail-ſtones, &c, of Melo LORD alſo thundered & in the beavens,and the Higheſt gave his yoice c.: hail-fozes and coals of fire. b To wit againſt my Adverlaries. Thunder is a ſign of Gods An=. i Sam: 23 103 and 7:10, 6 i.e. Thurider oft ſo called:
t 4 Yea he ſent out hisarrows 4,and ſcattered them e>
and he thot outligthnings,and diſcomficed them.
d To wit Lightning, as it is explained in the next Clauſe: e To. wit, mine Enemies: Which is ſufficiently underſtood from wv. 3; and 17: and from the whole Context. , _
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c Moſt aff:&ionately and with my whole Soul; as the Hebrew word ſtygnifhes. I can rerurn thee no berter thing tor all thy Fa- vours then my Love, and Heart which I pray thee to accept. By loving him he underſtands not only h's inward affe&ion, bur ali allrhe outward Exprefſions and Teſtimones of it, praiſing and glo- rifying, and ſerving him- «4 From whom alone I have received all and ſectlemenr,and in whom alone I truſt,
2 The LORD # my rock e and fortreſs, and my + Heb deliverer : my God, tf my ſtrength * in whom. I will z«&'or truſt, my buckler, and the horn f of my falvation,and Cliff. » >.
Iſra-lites did to their Rocks. See Judg. 6: 2; 1 Sams 13; 6. f By which I have both defended my ſelf and ſubdued mine Enemies. It is a Metaphor from thoſe Beaſts put for power,
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Trace : is commonly uſed for that which is Paſt, And this ſeemsbelt ts aT donorenvy this their Felicity, but my Hopes and Happineſs agree with the whole Context, which is to praiſe God for mercies
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of Death, which had almoſt ſeized me, and was putring its Bands
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6 In my diſtreſs I called upon the LORD, and cryed
m either 1, Out of his SanQtuary 3 whence he promiſed to hear and anſwer the prayers of his people, which are either . made there
tion alſo of the bills were moved and ſhaken o, becauſe in a miraculeus an d glorious manner, and with the great Terror and Confuſton of all mine Ene-.
Roots. Whereby he deſigns his lofty and potent Enemies; ſuch
8 There went up a ſmoke f out of his noſtrils " "NE and fire out of his mouth devoured : coals were kiadled F Heb, by
p As is uſual in perſons tanſported with great anger and rage. He tHeb.him
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