-x Either, i: To devour me. It is a Metaphor taken from wild Beaſts; when they come within, reach of their prey. Or 2. To pour'forth whole Floods of Scoffs and Slanders,and Conrumelies. y An expreſſion of Joy and Triumph. See on Job 3g. 25. Pſal. 40, a5. | *. Heb. hath ſeen, to! wit, what we have long deſired and hop- ed for. Sce the ſame or like Ellipſis, P/al. 54+ 7- and 59. 10: and e12.:8::
'-22 This thou haft ſeen 4, O- LORD, keep not fi- lence b + O' LORD, be not far from me c.
# As they fay they have ſeen, ſo my Comfort is, thou alſo haſt
Teen, and doſt obſerve all their Plots and Threits, and all my Di-
ſtreſſes and Calamirties, which I ſuffer for thy ſake. þ Or, be not deaf, to wit, to my Prayers: The ſame word ſignifies, both robe filent, and 70 be deaj, See on Pſals28. 2. c Do not withdraw thy Fa- vour and Help from me. -.4-- 223 Stirup thiy ſelf and awake to my judgement, even unto my cauſe d, my God and my LORD. "T5 A. At laſt undertake to plead my Cauſe againſt mine Adverſa- _ &, | 7 re 2A .O LORD my God, according to thy kt ouſnels e, and ler them nor rejoyce over me. . e Whereby thou uſeſt and loveſt to defend the Innocent, and to puniſh their Oppreflors. _
25- Let them nor fay in their hearts,j#Ah,ſo would we have it fs let them notſay,we have ſwallowed himup.
Ff Heb, Aha, our ſeul, i. e- Oh our Soul cryeth, 4ba ; an ex- preſſion.of mirth as before v. - 21- Or, aha, we have our wiſh or Deſire, as the Soul is taken, Pſal. 41. 2. David is now as low as we could wiſh him. ©
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meanneſs of their ccndition,or for their wickednets,for which they
Pſal. XXXVbþ
g As they gathered themſelves together to deride and oppoſe
me, ſodo thou gather them together to deſtioy them. Or, in like
manner, One &s well as another : Jet the proud and great ones of
them te diſappointed and aſhamed. as well as the meaneſt among
them. hþ The iame Ellipſis we havey Pſal: 38: 16; and 55: 12,
Jer. 48: 26. Or, thir mouth, as it is expreſſed Obad: wv. 12. So
Ezek. 35. 13. That cxtol themſelves and their power, and look u- pon me with ſcorn and contempt, Hs Let them ſhout for joy, and be glad, that favour
+ my righteous cauſe 32 yea, let them ſay continually, f Heb. »y Let the Lord be magnified k&, which hath pleaſure in the *.
proſperity of his ſervant. ; That wiſh well to it, although they want either Strength or
is there expreſſed. The Cripples that could not walk without trous ;
Co'rage to plead it, k7: e: Exalted and praiſed for his Rightcouſ- neſs and truth and goodneſs, manifeſted in my deliverance. Mine Enemies great deſign is to magnifie themſelves, y: 26. but my chief deſire is, that God may be magnified. 28 And my tongue ſhal ſpeak of thy righteouſneſs,
and of thy praiſe, all the day long.
PSAL. XXXVLI.
The ARGUMENT.
His Pſalm ſeems to have been compoſed by David when he
was perſecuted by Sul and his Courtiers« Upon which cc-
cation he rnlargeth his Thoughts further, and contemplates the
ſad ſtate and condition of the World, and of the Church ar that
time, in which wickedneſs of all ſorts greatly abounded and
ſeemed to proſper ; and withal. be declares the great Felicity and
Safety of Gods people, and gives an account of their ſupports and
- +5" ii under the ſenſe of theſe publick Diſorders and Miſ- chicfs.
To the chief muſician, # P/alm of David the ſervantof
the LORD «5.
a i. e. One wholly and reſolvedly devoted to the Service of God, both in my private and publick Capacity. 'T his Title is, as Free member, buc twice uſed in this Book, Pſal. 18. ( of which ſes there) and in this Pſa/m where it ſeems to be prefixed as a pube lick proteſtation of his Reſolution, to cleave unto the Lord in | "og of general Corruption, of which he is now going ta q
ea ny ſheweth the grievous ſlate of the wicked, 1=——— 4. the excellency of Ge and prayeth for favour t0 the children of God
I'S I 2. .
T He eranſgreſſion ofthe wicked faithwithin my hearr, that there is no fear of God before his eyes b.
b When I conſider the great and manifold Tranſgreſlions of un- godly Men, I conclude with my ſelf, that they have caſt off all tear and tenſe, and ſerious belief of the divine Majeſty.
| 2 Forc * he flattereth bimſelf in his own eyes d,f un- *Dent.:9, til his iniquity be found to be hateful e. 29.Pſ.10.3,
cSo this is the Proof of that Aſſertion, v. 1. Or, although ; and & 49- '8.
ſo it is an anticipation of an Obje&ion againſt it. .d He deceiverh Heb, » himſelf with vain and falſe perſwaſions,either, 1.Concerning God, #9 #' thathe doth not ſee or mind his fins, or that he will not puniſh 799% them ; Or, 2. Concerning himſelf and his fins, either that they are *#*<- not fins; which a Mind bribed by Paſlicn and Intereſt, can eaſily believe: Orthatthey are but ſmall and venial fins : Or that they will be excuſed, if not. juſtified by honeſt intentions, or by out- ward profeſſions and exerciſes of Religion, or by ſome good atti- ons wherewith he thinks to make ſome compenſation for them, or ſome other way. Oth. thus, He fattereth him (i: e: God) im his Eyes, z. e: Openly and publickly makes a ſhew of Religion, as if he de- ſigned to deceive or mock God, whilſt inwardly and ſecretly he IS JEnng wickedneſs. But it ſeems better to underſtand the laſt word reciprocally of his own Eyes, as the ſame word is uſed in the end of the foregoing Verſe. ez. e. Until God by ſome dread- ful Judgement ungeceive him, and find, z, e. Diſcover or make him and others to find and feel by Experience, that itis a fin and a very hatcful one roo. Or, Unzil kis abeminable iniquity be found out, 7. e. puniſhed, as the ſame word and phraſe is uſed, Numb. 32. 23. Your ſm ſhall find you out, i: e: bring you to cendign puniſhment. In the Hebrew it is, to find out his iniquity to hate, But Adtive Verbs are oft taken paſſively, of which there are plain Inſtances, Jeſ. 2+ 5. Efth. 6. 6. Pſal: 32; 9. and 51: 6. comp: with Rom: 3: 4.. and Pſal: 119: 4, and ſo heie; #0 fixd, is putfor to be found, and 8 hate for to be hated, or to be hateful. ;
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit f: he hath lett off to be wiſe, a»d to do good p.