PSAL XXVYVI. The ARGUMENT, : ff the» Pſalm was certainly made by David, when he was in Di- ſtreſs and parricularly when he was faiſly accuſed, and de- famed by his Adverſaries,as he frequently was by Saul,and his Cour- fiers: and therefore for his Vindication, he makes a ſolemn appeal to God. and a Proteſtation of his own Innoccncy, to which he was forced by their Clamour and Reproaches. | : A P[alm of David. - IT David declareth his Integrity and innocency, I, 2, 3» His hatred to the Congregation of the Wicked, 4, 5. He publiſheth God's Works, 7, Lyves to awell in his houſe, 8. He prays for Deliverance from his Enemies, g. IO. and promiſes Thankfulneſs to God, 11, 12. | ) fr cl ame, O LORD, for I have walked in integrity þ: I have truſted alſo in the LORD c: rhere- fore I (hall not ſlide 4. TH ; 4 7. e. Plead my cauſe, or give Sentence for me ; commonly uſed, as Pſal- 10: 18: and 43: 1. and can obtain no Tight from Men. - The Supream and ſubordinate Magiſtrates, are mine implacable and refolved Enemies. Do thou therefore do me Juſtice againſt them. 6 For though they accuſe me of many Crimes, they can prove none of them and - thou and mine own Conſciencc,and theirs too are Witneſſes for me, that my Carriage fowards them hath been innocent and unblameable: c | have committed my Cauſe and Afffairs to thee, as toa juſt Judge and mercifuil Father, and my hope and Truſt is fixed upon thee alone. d Therefore thou wiltſt not deceive my Truſt, but wiltſt uphold me againſt all mine Enemies. For thou haſt Promiſed to fave thoſe that truſt in thee, Or, that 1 ſhall nos ſlide or fol So this declares the matter of this Truſc. .. 4 wot -\ ng JON 2 * Examine me, O LORD, and preve me e; try my reins and my heart. e Becauſe it is poſſible, tharT may deceive my felf, and be partial g- 139. i 12 my Cauſe, or at leaſt mine Enemies will ſo judge of me,l appeal ch to thee, O thou Judge of Hearts, and beg that thou would ſearc and try me, by ſuch ways and means as thou ſeef fir,and make-me known to my ſelf, and to the World, and convince mine Enemies of mine Integrity. |
3 For thy loving kindneſs 3s before mine e I have walked in thy truth g. tl | © f I dare appeal to thee with this Confidence, becauſe thou know-- eſt that I have a true and deep ſenſe of thy Loving kindneſs to me upon mine heart, by which I have bcen obliged,and in a manner, - conſtrained tolove and Obey thee,and in all things to approve my, Heart and ways to thee,and to abſtain from 3ll ſuch eyil Praftices, as mine enemies charge me with, whereby I ſhould have-forfeited thy Loving kindneſs, which I prize more than life, Pſal. 63. 32 and expoſed my ſelf to thy juſt Diſpleaſure. My Experience of, and
as this Phraſe is 72:4: Iſa: 17.
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He will make them clearly to underſtand ir, both its Duties or Conditions, and its Bleſſings or Priviledges; neither of which un- | godly Men rightly underſtand : Or, he will make them to know | it by Experience, Or, by God's making it good to them 3 as on the contrary God threatens to make ungodly Men to know his Breach of Promiſe,Num-14.34.Or, as it is in the margentof our Bibles, and his Covenant, ( isi: 6: He hath ingaged himſelf by his Promiſe or Covenant ) to make them to know it, to wit, his ſecrer, 7; e: That he will manifeſt either his Word or his Favour to them.
} Heb. mgfrth. ſhall + pluck my feet out of the net Z.
k i: e: My truſt 1s in him, and my ExpeQation of Relief is from him only. {He will deliver me out of all my Temptations and Tribultions,
16 Turn thee unto me », and have mercy upon me
for I «1 deſolate » and affliced- os - Turn thy Face and Favour to me, O thou who now haſt tur- ned thy Back upon me, and forſaken me» »n Deſtirute of all other Hopes and Succours ; perſecuted by mine Enemies, and forſaken Fpl1. 63 by the moſt of my F riends, as he was in A4bſalom's Rebellion. . 68, 2Y af up R 6, 17 The troubles of my hearto are enlarged: * O bring
thou me out of my diltreſles.
oMy outward Troublesare accompanied with grievous Torments of my Mind and Heart for my ſins,which have procured them,and thy great Diſpleaſure manifeited in theme
18 Look upon p mine affliction, and my paia, and forgive all my ſins 9. |
. Þ With Compaſſion, as Exod: 3. 7: 8. Pſal. 31: 7: and 106: 44-
q The procuring and continuing Cauſes of my Trouble.
19 Conlider r mine enemies, for they are many, and
Tf vis, they hate me with Þ cruel / hatred.
"ee, y Heb. Look upon, as v. 18. to wit, with a Revengeful Eye, as Exod. 14. 24+ 1 Chron. 12+ 17. Pſal 104. 32, For this general Ex- preſſion of Looking upon, is taken ſeveral ways in Scripture, and is: to be determined by the Context, { Heb. Yielent or Injurtous, Ei- ther without any Cauſe given by me : Or without any bonds, or in an implacable manner. ;
20 O keep my ſoul t and deliver me : let me not be alhamed, for I put my truſt in thee.
# ie, Myſelf or my Life, as that word is commonly taken :
For his ſoul was out of his Enemiesreach, who could only kill his
Body, Luke 12. 4+
21 Let inte
FHeb.ba.
15 Mine eyes are ever towards the LORD &: for he |
Truſt in thy Goodneſs doth fully fatisfie and ſupport me, that-F
neither do nor need to uſe any indire&@ or irregular Courſes for my:
Relief, g1:; e: According to thy word which is oft called Truth,
as Pſal. 119. '42. 151. John 17. 17, 19. believing its promiſes, :and. obſerving its Precepts and DireCtions ; and nor according to the - -
Courſe of the World, as it follows. . * pfal. 1:1;
4 "3 have not fat þ with vain Jer.r5.17. I go in k with 7 diſſemblers /. Heb. «loſs h i.e. Choſen or uſed to converſe with them 2 for ſtring is a poſe 24 _— ture of Eaſe and of Continuance. TI have been ſo far from an Ap-- | es or Imitation of their wicked Courſes ( wnerewith mine - {
perſons z, neither will
nemies reproach me ) that I have avoided even their Company,-: and it accidentally Icame into it,yet I would not abide in it. # 4. e. With Lyars, or Falſe and decetiful Perſons, as the nextClauſe ex- plains it. And vanity 15 very frequzntiy” put for fallbood or Lying, - k Into their Compa..y, or with deſign to joyn in their Counſels or Courſes, as the fame word is uſed, Job 23. 7. And Converfation : is oftExprefſed by going out and comiag in./. Heb. with ſuch as hide themſelves, covering their 'Crafry and wicked Deſigns with fair - Pretences» I abhor ſuch perſons and pratices 3 though I am ac«. cuſed to beſuch an one, p17