r Having prayed that God would fave and hear him, he now in- timates that God had Cone it already, and had prevenred his pray= &1S, and had ſpikin to him and of him, about the ſtabliſhing ofhis Throne s£ Or, #n th: Sanftuary, or Holy place, to which David uſed ro refort to ask Counſe!, and from whence God uſuaily gave out his Oracles Or rath-r, by hs Holineſs, as this very Word is rendred, P/al. 89. 35. which carries the form of an Oath, and implies that God did not ſimply ſpeak, but ſwore by his Holineſs, as it is there ex= preſſed. # Therefore | will tuin my prayers into praiſes, and Re- joycings for w hat God had already done, and as I am aflured, will further do on my benalf « Or, Diftrioute; wi:ich ſuppoſeth poſ- {eflion and dominion. » A place within Jordan, in Mount Ephraime "ee Gen, 33. 18, Joſ. 20. 7. y A p'\'ce withour Jordan. See Gen. 33: '7. Joſ. 13. 27 He mentions Shechem, and Succorh ; either, Synec- dochically for a'l the Land of Canaan, within and with: ut Jordan ; which having been formerly divided between him and 1hb:ſherh,was now intirely in his poliefſion: Or becauſe theſe two places had been in 1jbvoſheths hands, and jolfibly were extraordinarily d=vored to Sails Houſe, and utrerly averſe from David ; or for ſome other Reaſon now unknown.
7 Gilcadz is mine, and Manaſleh a is mine;Ephraim alſo is the ſtrength of mine head b ; * Judah 5 my law- # Gen, g1ver c. 10.
z All their Land beyond Jordan, which was poſſeſſed by Rexben and Gad, and halfofthe Tribe of Manaſſeh, Numb. 32. 29, 39, 40.
D-ut. 3. 10. &c. Joſ. 13 25, &c. a The other half of that Tribe within Jordan. b Either, 1. Mine Horns wherewith I ſhall puſh mine Enemies, according to Moſes his prophecy of that Tribe, Deur. 33+ 17+ Or, 2. Thekeeper of mine Head, as Ackiſhſpake, 1 Sam. 28, 2. A chief part of my ſtrength, either ro offend mine Enemies, or to defend my felt For this Tribe was very numerous, and valiant and rich See Gen, 48. 19. D'ut. 32. 1. Pſal, 78 9, c The chief Seat of my Throne and Kingdom, and of the inferiour Thrones of Judgment, Pſalm 122. 5. the Tribe to which the Royal Scepter and Law-giver, are appropriated by Gods appointment, Gen. 49.
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1oWilt not thou O God,which*hadſt caſt us off? and thou, O God,which didſt not go out with our artnies /?
1 To wit. in former times ; but now haſt graciouſly returned to us. He brings to his own and peoples minds, their former Ca- Jamities, that they may be more thankful for preſent Mercies and- Deliverances. |
11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the | help of man m. |
» Though I have ſome Reputation for Volour and ConduR, and though my People are very numerous, and now united under me, yet all this will avail little or nothing without thy Almighty help.
12 Through God * we ſhall do valiantly : for he is is that ſhall tread down our enemies,
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The ARGUMENT. He occaſion of this Pſalm, was ſome great diſtreſs of Davids either by Saul, or by Abſalom; though it might be Compo- ſed ſome time after it was paſt. : To the chief muſician upon Neginah, « Pſalm of David. David, :n gre#t danger, fleeth to Goa for deliverance, upm experimnce of his former Love, 8 —3. promiſing hum perpetual Service for hearing his Prayers, 4, 5» And aſſuring himſelf a long Life, be woweth thankful« nejs, 6 8. | j Ear my cry, O God; attend untq my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth . will I cry un- to thee, when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the rock that is higher than I 5b.
a Or rather, »f the L-zud: To which David was driven by the Tyranny of his Enemies. b Convey me into ſome high and ſecure Fortreſs, which I could not rea--{: withour thy ſuccour, and where mine Enemies cannot come at me. He alludes to their cuſtom of ſecuring themſcives in Rocks, | Sam. 13. 6. &c«
2 For thou naſt been a jtcices for me, and a ſtrong tower from the enemy. |
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever e: I will
| truſt in the covert of thy wings 4. . Selah. | c I ſhall, ] doubt not, be reſtored to the Tabernac'e from which I am now baniſhed, and, according to the delire of my Heart, worſhip and enjoy thee ther: al my dayes. ' d In the mean time whilſt 1 am in danger and rrouble,[ will caſt my ſelf upon thy pro- tcftion with full confidence, 5 For thou, O God, haſt heard my vows e : thou haſt given me the heritage of thoſe that fear thy name f.