what abundant cauſe you have to praiſe and admire him, Which 15 an Plal. 45+ jntimation that the matter of this Plalm is moreſubltine and important ' than ordivary, :
8 God reigneth over the heathen r:; God ſitteth u- pon the throne s of his holinels, :
7 i, e, Over all heathen Nations, as being the King of all the Earth, v. 7. Which was not truein Davids time, but Was tulalied by Chriſt, s To wit, as Judgeand King, excercifing Dominion, or Keigning, a5, he now ſaid; this being only another expreſſion of the ſame thing. And this Holy Throne is eithzr, x. The Ark, upon which God was ſaid to fi: ro govern the Iſraelites, Or rather, 2. Heaven 3 which is oft called Gods Threve, Pſal: 11. 4. ſa, 66, rt, whence God 1s laid to behold and to rule all Nations; of which general Dominion of Jod he here ſpeaks, And here Chriſt fits at his Fathers Right-hand, tor that purpoſe.
or. the 9 || Fhe princes of the people 7 are gathered toge- ng ther, even the people of the God of Abraham « : for the Pev- the ſhields of the earth x belong unto God : he is great-
fe? ly exalted y. _w of Either, - Tie heads of the Tribes of 7/rael who were gathered unto the
o he Tabernacle, or Temple upon ſolema Feaſts, Or ra- pyleof the _ bs kw { or the voluntary or willing ones, as this word 15s wy rendred, Pſal. 110 3.) of the Genztles, whoare here known by the —_—_ People. v. 1, 3+ who were divided in their Pripciples,
and Intereits, ard Religions, but are now united and gathered roges ther urt3 Chritt, laying their Scepters at his Feet, and joyntly oiw- ningaud promoting his Worſhip and Service; So he ſpeaks of the Converſion of the Gentiles ; although he mentions only their Princes, becauſe their Converſion might ſeem tohe molt difficult in ſundry reſpetts, and therefore that being affirmed, the converſion of their people, with or after them, might very reaſonablic be ſuppoſed, u So he explains the former Clauſe, and ſhews what peeple he ſpake of; and it is obſcrveable, he doth not ſay the People of Abraham left this ſhould be appropriated to the Iſraelites ; but the People of the God of A» braham; i. e. which Worſhip the God of Abraham, whether they be Jews or Gentiles, $0 this is a Prophecie of the Converſion of the Gentiles ; which alſo is intimated by the Name here uſed, which is not his Old and firſt Name, Abram, but his new Name, Abraham, given to him to ſignifie, that he ſhould be the : ather of many Nat.ons, Gene 17+ $+ Or thele words with the former ma; be, and are by di- vers learned Interpreters rendred thus : The Princ-sof the People. i. e. Of the Gentiles ) are (4. e, Shal be, as is uſual in Prophetick ſtyle ) ga- thered unto ( which Particle is ſometimes underſtuod, as P/al. 5. 8. Jer. 26. 10, Hoſea 2. 14, ) the people of the God of thraham, i, e, Un- to the Jews, and ſo both Jews and Gent les (hal be united in one Re- ligion 3 and ſo God (bal reign over the Heathen and be King of all the Earth, as ishere (aid v. 7, 8. and all peopleſhalclap their hands for joy, asitis v. 1, % Either I. The protettion of the people of allthe Earth. Or rather 2. Their Princes or Rulers, who are fitly call: d Shields, Boſea 4. 13, becauſe by their Offi-e they are or ſhould be the common Pareots and Protettors of all their people, to defend them from all Oppreſſions and Injuries. Theſe, ſaith he, are the Lords, 3. e. At his diſpoſal, or ſubje& tohis dominion, beth as to their Hearts and Kingdoms, And ſothis is convenientlic added, as the Reaſon of thar great and improbable Event, forctold inthe foregoing words, that the Princes of the People C which ofall others were moſt lofty and wil. ful, andincorrigible. _) ſhould joyn and ſubjc& themſelves to the Lord, and to his Church. » By this means God ſha] be greatlic Glorified, and appear to be far above all the Princes of the World, and above ali
her Gods. NAY PSAL XLVIIL The ARGUMENT.
His Pſalm was Compoſed upon the Occafion of ſome eminent De-
liverance vouchſaved by God to the City of Jeruſalem, from
ſome potent Enemy, and dreadful Danger ;' either that in Fehoſa-
phats time, 2 Chron. 20. or that under Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18. and 19.
In both which times there were Holy Prophets, by ſome of whom this Pſalm might be made.
A fong andpſalm 4 || fer the ſons of Korahs« a Of which ſee on Pſal. 30+ which hath the ſame Title,
The Prophet deſeribeth the glory and excellency of the Church, x ; preſerved from her potent Enemies, 4--»-8, For which Gd is glorified, 9, 10. and the faithful invited to take notice of its beanty and firmneſs, to tranſmit it to following generations, 11-=--13,
Reat is the LORD, and greatly to be praiſed | in the city of our Cod b, ;jz the mountain of hisholineſs c. ;
b In Jeruſalem, which he hoth choſen for his dwelling place. c }. e: In is holie Mountain either Zjon where the ark and Tabertacle was? Orrather Moriah; where the Temple now was. Although both of them are ſuppoſed by ſome to be but one Mountain, having two tops
and it is cetcain that both are frequentlie called by one Name, to wit »
2 * Beautiful fog ſituation, the joy of the whole
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FA ſh-uts and acclimations of the People, and with the found of Irum-
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earth d is mount Zion, e the ſides of the north e, city of the great king f, |