? Either by thy Word, commanding and inviting me ſo to do ; ſeek ye my Or by thy Spirit, direRingand inclining me to it. q::e. Seck my 7 gs Preſence and Favour and Help, by fervent and Faithful Prayer, *** ©* r My heart readily and thankfully complied with the motion 3 and upon the incouragement of this Command. or invitation and pro- miſe couched in it, I reſolved I would do fo, and do fo art this time. But this Verſe is a little otherwiſe rendred by divers learned men. And the words lye in another Order, in the Hebrew Text; which runs thus ; To thee my Heart ſaid, "Thou haſt ſaid, (which Verb may well be underſtood here, as it is alſo, 1 Kings 20. 34. and as divers other Verbs are underſtood in the ſacred Text, as Lev. 24+ 8- 2 Sam. 18. 22. and 23.17; Compare with 1 Chron; 11. 19. and in many other places z which is not ſtrange in ſo conciſe and ſhort a Language, as the Hebrew is ) Seek ye my face, ( This is thy great Command, ſo oft and fo vehemently urged, as con- taining the very Subſtance and Foundation of all true Piety ) Thy Face Lord I'will ſeek, I cheerfully do and will obey thy Command therein 3 Or the verſe may be thus tranſlated withour any Sup- plement, which,where ir can be done, is confeſſedly the beſt way of Tranſlation, Concerning thee ( as the Particle Lamed is oft uſed : Or, Fx; or, Inftead of thee, as it is unqueſtionably uſed, Ger: t1.3s Exod; 13. 16. Pro. 21: 18. 1. e. In thy name and Words and accord- ing to thy Mind ) My bear: ſaid, ( To wit, to or within my ſelf. as the word ſaid is frequently taken, i. e. I ſeriouſly conſider within my ſelf, this following Command of thine oft -1nculcated in thy word, and prefs it upon my own Conſcience ) Seek ye my Face ; Thy face Ld will Tſeek. Thou commandeſt it, anc I willo- bey thee thereins
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his Enemies, who were borh falſe and cruel, and in both reſpect. hateful ro God and Men: 12 1 had fainted e, unleſs T had believed to ſee the goodneſs of the LORD f in the land of the living g. e Theſe words are added to compieat the Senſe 3 For the Speech is abrupt and imperfeR, as is ve:y uſual, nor only in the Holy Scripture, but in many other Aurhors, in all vehement Paſſions or Commotions of Mind, ſuch as David was in at this time. Having declared what perfidious and cruel Enemies did now affault and en- compaſs him, he now ſubjoyns what itzpreſſion the Thoughts thereof made upon him, and ſpeaks like one that wanted Words to expreſs. how ſad and deſperate his Conuition would have been iſhe had not been ſupported by Faith in Gods promiſes. f To en- joy ( which is oft expreſſed by ſzeiug) the Me:cy which God hath promiſed me. g#.e. Inthis World, which 1s oft fo called, as Fob 28.13. Pſal.52.5, and 116.9. & 142-5. Iſa. 38. #1, and 53-8. Jer. 11.19- Exek. 32,32, and is oppoſed to the Grave, which is the place of the Dead. And David was thus earneſtly defirous of this Mercy in this Life, not becauſe he placed his Portion in theſe things, which he ſo ſolemnly diſclaims, P/al. 17. 14 vut becauſz the Truth and Glory of God, were highly concerned in making good the Promiſe of the Kingdom made toghime 124 14 * Wait on the LORD%: be of good courage and k 130. 5: [] he ſhall ſtrengthen thine heart #5 ; Wait, I fay, on the Ik, 25. 9. LORD. ; —— a" Omy Soul: to which he now turneth his Speech ; as he fre- tly doth in this Book, # He will uphold thee, and keep the