PSATL. XXVII. The ARGUMENT.
T is _—_— from the Body of this Pſalm, that D#vid was not
yet fully delivered from the Trouble which his Enemies gave
- Him, both by their Slanders and other ways» But whether ir be” Jong to that Hiſtory which is recorded, 2 Sam: 21. 15- I6. 17: as the Jews.conceive, whom ſome others follow, is wholly uncertain
and not neceſlary for us to know.
7420 A Pſalm of David: David declareth that God is hir only Comfort and Confidence in all dan- - der 1-3 His hearty deſire to be in the Houſe of God, 4. The ad- . vantage of it, 5, 6. He prayeth for the Light of God's Face, and his + Salvation, - ———12, and from Experience, exhorts others co wait - u- _ pon lum, 11, 14. , | #*Mic.y.8. He LORD #s * my light «, and my ſalvation, # PCar8-6, & whom ſhal Ifear? * the LORD {#: the ſirength a of my life b, of whom (hal I be afraid ? bs = - > When the wicked,even mineenemies,and my foes | gainſt me, Came upon meto eat up my fleſh c,they ſtumbled 8 fell, 4 _ 8#1.e, My Counſellour in all my Difficulties, and my comforter * and Deliverer in all my Diſtreſſes, 6 ;.e. The ſupporter and pre- ſerverof my Life, c Greedy to devour me at one Morſe, Compare Job r9,-22. and 31; 3H
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not only with Ceremonial 'cieanneſs, but with moral puriry of
L M 8s. Pſal. XXV11,
2 * Though an hoſt ſhould encamp againſt me, my *PMl.z. 6.
heart ſball not fear : though war ſhould riſe againſt me, in this 4/7 T be confident.
d In that which I have now ſaid, that God # my light, &c. wv. 5 and in the Experience ofhis Favour and ProteQtion, v. 2.
4 Ove thing have I deſired of the LORD e, that will I ſeek after, that I may dwell in the houſe of the Lord all the daysof my Life f, to behold || the beauty || or,
of the LORD g, and to enquire & in his temple z, delight. | e ThoughlT am cxerciſed with many Troubles. there is but cne Pſa]. 63.2, { thing tharl am very ſolicitous for, or defirous of, and that is not © 994917, , Viftory, 2nd Triumphs over all mine enemies, aſſured Peace and Settlement in my Throne, the Wealth and Pleaſure, and Glory of enlarging; or Ruling my Empire : Or; ifI have any deſire to any of thoſe things, it is chiefly for the ſake of that which here follows, Ff ThatTI may not be diſturbed in, or driven from the SanQtuary and ' worſhip of God as have been, but may have Opportunity of cons
i ſtant Attendance upon God. g That there I may exerciſe and De- |
hght my ſelf, in the Contemplation of thy amiable and glorious Majeſty, and of the infinite Wiſdom, Holineſs, Juſtice, Truth, Grace and Mercy, and other Perfe&ions, which, though hid in a great meaſure from the World,are clearly manifeſted in thy Church, and Ordinances. h Or, ail;gently to ſeek, either God's Face and Fa- your * Orhis Mind and Will, and my own Duty : Or, rhe Lords beausy, laſt mentioned, which is diſcovered more or leſs, as men are diligenr, or negligent in ſecking or enquiring into it.# 7.e, Inhis Tabernacle 3 which he here and elſewhere calls his Temple, becauſe it was the ſame thing for Subſtance; and becauſe his Thoughts and AffeCtions did conſtantly and eagerly run out upon the Tem» ple, and iince he was not permitted to build the Thing, he would at leaſt take occaiion ro ſolace himſelf with the Name, and there» by to center his Proteſt, of his earneſt defire to build ir, if God had ſeen it fit,
5ForÞ * in the time of trouble he ſhal hide me & in | Heb. in his pavilion : in the ſecret of his tabernacle /ſhal he hide — of me ; he ſhal ſet me up upon a rock m- oY _
k Or. hath hid me: Or, uſeth to hide me» Juſtly do 1 prize the & 91. L Houle and Service of God ſo highly, koth becaule I have ſuch vaſt EY Obligations to him for his former proteQion and Favours, and be- cauſe all my hope and confidence, and ſecurity depends upon him [ In his Tabernacle, into which mine enemies cannot come, and in a ſecrer place in it, where, if they come, they cannot find mes Or, as it were { for the note of ſimilitude is oft underſtood ) rn ths f ſecret of his Tabernacle, i. e. In as ſafe a place as the Holy of Holies, which is called Gods ſecret, «Exek. 7. 22. where none might come 4 bur the High-Prieſt, and he but one day in a year. He alludesto the antient Cuſtom of Offenders, who uſed to flee to the Taber« nacle or Altar, where they eſteemed themſelves ſafe, 1 Kings 2: 28, _ m A*place high ahd inacceſſable, ſtrong and impregnable.
6 And now ſhall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies » round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle Sacrifices of joy F o ; I will ſing, yea, I will ſing praiſes unto the LORD. |
7 Hear, O LORD, when T cry with my voice; have mercy alſo upon me, and anſwer me,
= He willadvance me above them, and give me a compleat vis Qory over them- o Or, of ſhouring or reſounding ; i e. Of Thankſ- givings Which were accompanied with the ſound of Trumpets and other Inſtruments, Num. 10, 10. 1 Chron. 16, qr, 42+ Pſal. 33: 3.
8 [| Fben then [aidft p, Seek ye my face q ; my heart | Or, ſaid unto thee r, thy face, LORD, will I ſeek. m