# i.e. From Danger: The A& or Paſſion of Fear, being oft put _ its Object, Danger, as P/al, 14. 5. 1 Pet. 3. 14. and oft elic- where.
2 Hide me from the ſecret counſel b of the wicked ; from the inſurreQion of the workers of iniquity.
6 :. e. From the ill EffeQs of their Plots againſt me.
3 * Who whet their tongue like a ſword, and * bend
their bows to ſhoot their arrows c even bitter words d.
c Of which Phraſe ſee the notes on Pſal. 58. 7- d Slanderous and pernicious Spceches againſt me.
4 Thar they may jhoot in ſecret e at the perfect f : ſuddenly g do they ſhoot at him, and fear not þ.
e Lying in Ambuſh, or hiding themſelves in ſecret places, as Fowlers commonly do. f Or, upright Man ; i. ee At me, who in ſpight of all their Calumnies, dare avow that my Heart is pertcCt wich God, and that Iam blameleſs as to them, having given them nojuſt Provocation. g At the very firſt Opportunity. þ Neither men, becauſe they concealit from them, as appears from the fore- going and following Words ; nor God, whoſe Judgments they de- ſpiſe. | :
5 They encourage themſelves 3 i» an evil || matter, [Orc they commune Þ of laying ſnares privily : they ſay,who | 1/1, (hall ſee them &?
; Reb. They ſtrengthen, or fortifie themſelves, by firm Reſolutions, by aſſured Confidence of Succeſs, by uniting their Counſels and || Or, we Forces together, and by mutual Encouragements and Exhortations. gre Corj#- k Their ſnares are ſo ſecretly laid that David cannot diicern, and wed byih#
* PC. 11.2, * P5744.
a i.e. Totakeaway my Life. 6 Either. r. Into Hell. Or rather, 2. Into their Grave, as this Phraſe is uſed, Ezek. 31. 14.18, Bur how is this true, when they are ſuppoſed to be devoured by F cx- &s, ve 10. Anſw. This may be underſtood ; Either, x. Of divers
ter, Which they may lay to my Charge, or new Ways and n.cans | @
therefore not avoid them. | which the} 6 They ſearch out iniquities 7; || they accompliſh | have 7 a diligent ſearch m ; both the inward thought of every —_ «
one of them, and the heart is deep ». + Heb. 4 I They ſtudy Diligently and Conſtantly, to find out either Mat- part ſearc®
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of doing me Miſchief. » They have long and accurately ſearched, till at laſt they have Ripened and perfe&ed their Thoughts, and found out a very cunning and deep Plot. Or, they ſay, We have accompliſhed our accurate ſearch» By long ſearching we have at laſt found what we deſired. » Mine Enemies are not only Cruel and Malicious, but alſo very Cunning, both to contrive and conceal, and to execute their Plots.
7 Bur God ſhall ſhoot at them o with an arrow, ſud-
denly p Þ ſhall they be wounded.
o Thovgh I can neither ſearch out, or prevent their ſubril De- vices, yet God can and will certainly doit. p Shortly and unex- petedly.
8 So they ſhall make their own tongue to fall upon
themſelves q ; all that ſee them, ſhall flee away r.
q The Miſchief of their hard Speeches and Threats, and Crafty Counſels againſt me, ihall be turned againſt themſelves. r Partly, through Abhorrency of them ; and Partly, through Fear of being involved in their DeſtruQtion.
9 And all men s ſhall fear, and ſhalldeclare the work
of God r ; for they ſhall wiſely conſider of his doing «. 57, e A greater number of thoſe who ſhall ſee theſe Events. t 7. e. This admirable work of Divine Power and Wiſdom, and Faithfulneſs. « Learning Wiſdom by their Folly and Miſery, and avoiding thoſe Evil Courſes, which brought them to Ruin,
10 "The righteous ſhall be glad in the LORD x, and
ſhall eruſtin him;and all the upright in heart (ball glory y.
x Or, for the Lord, i, e. Not out of Malice or ill Will to the Per- ſons of their Enemies, but for the Honour of God, which by this means is fully Vindicated, and greatly advanced. y To wit, in God, as their ture Rock and all-ſutticient Portion.
PSA L& Fo The ARGUMENT.
He Deſign of this Pſalm, ſeems to be to declare the Great and Glorious work of Divine Providence, both towards his Church, and the Land of his People, and towards the reſt of Man- kind- To the chief muſician, « P/alm: and ſong of David. David praiſeth God for ſpiritual Bleſſings, as hearing Prayer, and purging away ſm, 13. and for the bleſſedneſs of thoſe that dwell in his Courts, 4. and alſo for temporal Bleſſings, as govering the World, and the abun- dance of all worldly Enjoyments, 5 IS» : | > ann + waiteth « for thee, O God, in Zion b and
unto thee ſhall the vow be performed c.
a Heb. is flent or ſilence, i. e. Quietly waits,as this Phraſe 1s uſed,
alſo Pſal. 62. 1. And praiſe may be here put for the Perſon or Per-
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ſons, who uſe to praiſe God upon all occaſions, and who are now |
Prepared and ready to do ſo : as Deceit is put fora deceitful Man, as Prove 12: 24. and ſi for the Sinner,Prov. 13. 6. and Dreams for Dream- ers, J:r. 27, 9. So the meaning may ſeem to be this, God s people Patiently and believingly wait for an Opportunity, to offer their Praiſes to God : For at preſent they ſeem to be in ſome ſtraits, as divers Paſſages of this Pſalm do intimate. 6 Tho all the People of
the World have great cauſe to Praiſe thee, yet none pay thee this Tribute, but thy People in Si#; and they indeed have many pecu- |
liar and Eminent Obligations, and Occaſions to perform this Duty. |
c All the thank-offerings which thy People vowed unto thee in the
time of their Danger, thall be faithfully paid, to wit,n Zion; Which |
is to be repeated out of the firſt Clauſe of the Verſe. 2 O thou that heareſt prayer d, unto thee ſhall all
fleſh e come.
d That uſeſt and delighteſt to hear and Anſwer the Prayersof thy People in Ziom. Which he juſtly mentions, as one of the chiefeit of God's Fayours, and Priviledges vouchſafed to his Church.e 7. e. Men of all ſorts and Nations, who wereallured by this and other ſingular Benefits, to joyn themſelves to the Jewiſh Church, accor- ding to Solomon's PrediQton, 1 Kings 8. 41, 42, 43- Withal this may bea Tacit Prophecy of the Converſion of the Gentiles, _
2 + Iniquities prevail againſt me f* as for our tranſ- greflions, thou ſbalt F purge them away g.