2 Pet- 1. 21, by whom they were Variouſly tranſported, as he ſaw fir, and ſometimes carried away to ſpeak of the higheſt Myſteries of the Golipel, even ſuch things as they themſelves cid not fully un« derſtand, as appears from 1 Pes. 1-10, IIs | To the chiet muſician, a Pſalm or Song of David. . At the removing of the ark, David exhortech to praiſe the Lord, 1===x5, for his wonderful Power and Love in delivering his people out of Egypt,6. leading 'em through the Wilderneſs, 57 —=1 x. ſubduing their Enemies, 12, and chooſmg Zicn for his Habitation, 13 -18. He bl:ſſech God for his Judgments on the Churches Enemies, 19- 20. for his prom:ſes to his people, 21 29. and for his Threats to the Cruel, 30, 31. The Kingdoms of the Earth are called to ſing to the Lord, whoſe Power and Majeſty ts heard im the Heavvens, and whoſe Strength and Excellency #s over Iſrael, 2u—_—. X Et * Gcd ariſe a, let his enemies be ſcattered : let *»wym. rl them alſo that hate him 6. flee + before him. 45. | a O that God would ariſe from his Seat, and befſtir himſe!f and Heb | go forth to fight with his Enemies, who, if he do ſo, will eaſily his f#6%| and ſuddenly be ſcattered. Or, God wil ariſes And ſo the other | Verbs following may be rendred,as being of the Future Tenſe:Sha/l | be ſcattered, ſhall flee, &c. Aithough the Futures are frequently ren= | dred Imperatively ; and: ſo they are truly rendred, Num. 10. 35; ! whence this Verſe is taken- 6b All Gods Enemies are here faid to hate God, not direQly and formaliy, for there are few ſuch perſons, bur becauſe they hate his Laws and Government, and his people and Image,and becauſe they fight againſt him and his,which 1s jruſe« * ly taken for an Evidence of Hatred. | 2 As ſmokeis driven away c, ſo drive them away ; as wax melteth before the fire, /o let the wicked periſh at the preſence of God. | c As ſmokeat firft mounts high and fills a great ſpace of Air, but
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John 14, 6+ and God's Salvation, Luke 2. 30. And fo the Sence of the place is this, Deal ſo g-aciouſly with thy Peopic 7rael, that thereby the Gentile-World may atlaſt be allured to joyn themſelves with them, and to embrace their Religion and Meflias ; according to that famous Prophecy, Zech. 8. 23s In thoſe days ten Men - all a= Nations-===ſball take hold of the skirt of —a Jew; ſaying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God 1s with you.
3 Let the people praiſe thee, O God ; let all the peo- ple praiſe thee d,
a O haſten that time, when all the Gentiles ſhall forſake their dumb Idols, and ſerve and Praiſe thee the Living God, as they will haye abundant cauſe to do. EY
4 Oletthe nations be glad and ſing for joy e;for thou ſhalr judge f the people righteouſly g, and F govern þ the nations upon earth, Selah.
5 Let the people praiſe thee, O God, let all the peo- ple praiſe thee.
e For thy Tranſcendent Mercy to them, in reſcuing them from the Vanities and damnable Erro:s of their Fathers, and in bringing them tothe knowledge of the trve God, and of eternal Life, f z. ee Rule and govern them, as it is exp:ained in the next Clauſe, and as this Phraſe is uſed. g Which t the great Commendation of any Government, and the greate!t Argument and Encouragement to the Gentiles to put t-emielves uncer it ; the rather Becauſe they had found the Mitery of Living under the unrighteous and Tyrannical Government of the Devil, and of their Idolatrous and heatheniſh Rulers. h Heb. /ead; To wit, gently, as a Shepherd doth his Sheep; and not rule them with R:gour, as other Lords had done.
6 * Then ſhall the earth yeild her increaſe i,anudGod,
even our own God k hail bleſs us,
; When the people of the Earth ſhall be Converted to the Wor- ſhip and Service of the true God, God will take away his Curſe from the Earth, and cauſe it to yield them abundance of all forts of Fruits. Under which one Bleffing, promiſed unter the Law to them that obey God, all other Bleſſings both Temporal and Spiri- tual are Comprehended, as is very ujual in the Old Teſtament. k He who is Iſrael's God in a peculiar manner, by that everlaſting Covenant which he hath made with us. .
7 God ſhall bleſs us,and all the ends of the earth ſhall
fear him. PSAL LXVEEL The ARGUMENT. = occaſion ofthis Pſalm ſeems to have been Davids Tranfſla-
tion of the Ark to Ziow, which was managed with great Solemniry and Devotion, and Celebrated with ſome Pſalms,and this among che reſt. For the firſt Words ate the very ſame which Moſes appointed for ſuch occaſions, Num. 1o. 35. and the following Verſes purſue the ſame Matter with the firſt. Thence he falls into a Deſcription of ſome ot the excellent Properties and glorious Works
— our of; 4 Singunto God ; ſing praiſes to his name :4| extol jo;ce wich
| fort, and plagued with manifoid Calamities.
ſpeedily Vaniſherh into Air, or is diſperſed with the Wind. 3 But let the righteous be giad, let themrejoyce be- | fore God ; yea, let them | exceedingly rejoyce d.
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