£ This ſincere and hearty Sacrifice of Praiſe, is and ſhall be more grateful to God, than the moſt Glorious Lega! Sicrifices; For ſo tuch Moral Services ever were, 16Sam 15. 22. Hoſea 6 6. and ſuch Sacrifices ſhall be accepted when thoſe legal cnes 1} all be aboliſhed. h This is added as a deſcription and commendation. of the Sacri- fice, or Bullock, which he tuppoſeth to be of tte beſt ſort, both render and mature,as it is when the Horns bud fortt:,and the Hoofs grow hard.
32 * The || humble ſhall ſee this, and be glad z, and *rc. 44.:; your heart ſhall live & that ſeek God. |.Or, meck,
; Thoſe pious perſons who ore grie\ ed for my Calamities, ſhall have occaſion to rejoyce, and they will heartily rejoyce in my de. liverance and exaltation. k Or, be revived, to wit, with Joy, which were dejeCted, and in a mariner dead with forrow. Compare Gen. 45. 27. Pſalm 22. 26. and 109. 21+
33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and deſpiſeth not his priſoners /.
{ Thoſe who are in priſon, or any ſtraits and afflitions for his ſake ; which is my caſe verſe 7.
34 Let the heaven and earth 2 praiſe him, the ſeas and every thing that | moveth therein. f Heb:
m Either, 1. Angels and Men. Or rather, 2. The Heaven and mm, Earth themſelves, as in the nexr branch, rhe Seas, and every thing *Peth, that moveth therein, All which by an uſual Figure, he invites to Praiſe God, as he doth elſe-where, becauſe they all give Mcn occa- ſion to praiſe God.
35 For God will ſave Sion », and build the cities of Judah : that they o may dwell there p, arid have it in poſlefiion.
» The City of Stow or Jeruſalem ; and his Church and People, which are frequently expreſſed under that Title. o The humble and poor, verſes 32, 33. or his Servants, as is explained in the fol- lowing Verſe. p In the literal Canaan for a long time, and in the Heavenly Canaan for ever.
36 * The ſeed alſo of his ſervants ſhall inherit it 9, *px to, and they that love his name ſhall dwell therein. 28.
q Their poſterity ſhall flouriſh afcer them, and partake of the fame Happineſs with them. .
” > 0 Ko A ho The ARGUMENT.
He Contents of this Pſa/m are almoſt all to be found Pſaim 40: 13, &c. Nor is it ſtrange that they are here repeatcd, be-
.phrate in Scripture : For in this ſenſe Men: are ſaid to be written * 1- Or in God's Book, Exod- 32+ 32+ or inthe
cauſe the ſame or like Occaſions were oft repeated ; and David's
returning Diſtreſſes might well make him ſomerimes repeat the
' ſame Words. And as theſe things were joyned with many other paſſages in Pſalm 40. ſo they are diſtin&ly repeated, as a Form of Prayer, which himſelf or others might uſe in ſuch 2 Condition, What is neceſſary for the underſtanding of this Pſalm, the Reader
' may find in the Notes on Pſalm 40.
| To che chief muſician, « P/alm of David, to bring to
remembrance.
David prayeth to God for ſpeedy help, to the ſhame of his Enemies, 1-=7, The
Joy of the Godly, and the magnifying of his Name, 4+ 5. Ake hate, * O God, to deliver me ;make haſte + *pfal: 4, to help me, O LORD. 13, &c,
2 * Let them be aſhamed and confounded that ſeek - ob ng
after my ſoul : ler them be turned backward,and put to my be. confuſion, that deſire my hurt. *pſ: 35. 4 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their and 71.13, ſhame, 'that ſay, Aha, Aha. 4 Let thoſe that ſeek thee rejoyce, and be glad in thee: and ler ſuch'as love thy ſalvation, ſay continual- ly, Let God be magnified. 5 Bur * 1 azz poor and needy, make haſte unto me, O *pf69.49, God: thou art my help and my deliverer, O LORD, make no tarrying. PSAL EXXT The ARGUMENT. : | \He matter of this Pſalm plainly ſheweth that it was writtefz in a time of David's great diſtreſs, and his Old 4ge, menti- oned verſe 9 and 8. which proves that it belongs nor ro Sau!'s time ; But rather to the time of 4bjalom's Rebellion, which hap= pened in his O!/d Age. The Pſalmif in confidence of his Faith, and in experience of paſt favours, prayeth unto God to delicucr him, but conſume bu Enemies, 1 I3, Promiſmg conſtancy of hope in him, 14 ==—_ 16, Praying for his perſevering Strength and Power, 17, 18. Acknowledgeth his Troubles to be from God, 19 = 21. Promiſeth thankfulneſs to him for his de- liverance, 22—24.
N * thee, O LORD, do I put my truſt, lee me ne- +py, «;.
ver be put to confuſion 4. 2, 3.and @ This Verſe and the next are taken out of Pſalm 31+ 1, 2. 31-1? 2 Deliver me in thy righteouſneſs, and cauſe me to eſcape : incline thine ear unto-me, and ſave me. 3 | Be thou my ftrong habitation, whereunto I may _ F continually reſort : thou haſt given commandment bto hag al ſave me, for thou art my rock and my fortreſs. Fg,"
b By which he underſtands God's purpoſe and promiſe ; and his, Hinge Providence, watching to execute them; All which are as certain ;;;,,
and powerful as a Command.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand ef the wick- ed,our of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
5 For thou art my hope, O LORD God, thou art my truſt from my youth. |
epgrilic hi 31 * This allo ſhall pleaſe the LORD better than an ox o7;bullock g that hath horns and hoots þ,
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thou art he that took me out of my mothers bowels 4,
my praiſe ſhall. be continually of thee.
c i & From the time when I came our of the womb. 4.e. Out of her Womb. Which he juſtly mentions as a great and won- derful,though a commonand negle&ed work of Gods Power and Goodneſs.
7 *I amas a wonder e unto many, but thou art my ſtrong refuge f. | |