e Or Prodigy 3 either. r. Of Mercy, for the wonderfull prote- &ionsand drliverances which God hath given me. Or rather, 2. Of Judgment, for my many and ſore Calamities, as appears from the next words. They wondred both at the Calamities themſelves which befel me ; which were great and various, and ſtrange ; and that they ſhould befal me, one who have made it the chief care and buſineſs of wy Lif: to p'eaſe and ſerve and glorifie God ; and one whom God hath ——_ inſoeminent a degree,and crown- ed with ſuch a conſtant ſucceſſion of Bleflings and dehverances from time to time That ſuch a Man ſhould be forſaken by ſo .graciousa God ; and perſecuted even to Death by his own Son wh--m he had ſo tenderly loved; and deſerted by the Body of his own people, who h:d generally expreſſed ſo grzat an opinion of him, and aff<Qion to him, and had ſo many obligations to him, and ſuch fi:gular benefits, by his wiſe and juſt, and pious Govern- ment ; this was indeed cauſe of wonder f But although men de- ſert me, aad Jook ask:w at me, God is a ſure refuge to me.
8 Let my mouth be filled 24th ty praiſe g, and with thy honour all the day, :
g Give me occaſion to multip'y my Praiſes to thee, for dehve- ring me out of my preſent diſtreſs.
9 Caſt mie not oft in the time of old age b ; forſake
me not when my ſtrength failerh. þ When I am moſt feeble, and mgſt need thy help, and one who 15 grown Old in thy ſervice. | 10 For mine enemies ſpeak againſt me, and they that + lay wait i for my ſoul, take counſe! together. ; Or, Watch it, tha* they may find occaſron to deſtroy it, and that it may not eſcap*< their Hands. 11 Saying, God hath forſaken him & : perſecute and take him, for there is none to deliver him. k For his Adultery and Murder, and other Wickedneſvses, and therefore we ſhal! certainly prevail againſt him. 12 *O God, be not far from me : O my God, make haſt for my help.
lech-3-8
Heb | Watch or fave.
Wſ. 70. I. Pal. 35,
PSALMS
13 *Let them be confounded 4,4 conſumed, that 4, 26,
reproach and diſhor.our that ſeek my hurt.
14 But-I will hope continually, and will yet praiſe |
thee more and more /. |
I For which I know thou wiltſt yet give me aboundant occaſion.
15 My mouth hail ſhew forth chy righteouſneſs, and
T.40. 5. thy ſalvation all the day : for * I know not the num-.
| bers thereof m.
m7, e Otthy Salvations and Mercies youchſafed to me, which being ianumerable, oblige me the more to celebrate thy Praiſes.
to I will gow inthe ſtrengthcf the Lord GOD o: '
I will mke mention p * of thy righteouſneſs q, even of
thine only r-
» I will not fit down in deſpair, but I wil go on or proceed in ! my buſineſs couragiouſly and cheerful'y, in making neceſſary pro- , vitions for my own defence. o Relying only upon thy ſtrength, | and not upon my own military preparations. p Partly to praiſe and celebrate it; and partly to ſupport and comfort my ſelf with the remembrance otit- q Either, 1- Of thy Mercy and Goodnels : Or rather, 2. Of thy Faithfulneſs in making good all thy promi- | wy to me, as thi. Word is moſt commonly uſted in this Book. ».
or of my Subje&s and Friends, who are falſe and perfidious to | thee, and to me : Nor of my own ; for I have been moſt unfaith- ful to thee, and have broken my Covenant with thee.
17 O God, thou haſt taught me s from my youth,
and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
s Partly by thy Word and Spirit, convincing and aſſuring me ; and partly, by my own Experience. of thy Righteouſneſs laſt mentio- ned, the wondrous Effeetts whereof I have received and declared from time to time, as it here follows. | Feb.un'o 18 Now alſo + when I am old and gray-headed, O "4e,ord God forſake me not: until Ihave ſhewed thy ſtrength: 5/raakk unto this generation, and thy power to every one that the 47m 15 CO COME. 7. FR
* Either, 1- This further A&, or inſtance of thy ſtrength. © Or rather, Thy great Power, which will more Eminently appear in this, than it hath done in former Deliverances, as my Danger is now greater, becauſe this is a Civil War, and the Generality of mine own peop]- are ingaged againſt me, and my Forces are very inconſiderable to theirs, and wirhourt thy Help, my caſe is deſ- perate. # 7- e. To all ſucceeding Generations, to whom I wi'l leave a lating Monument of this glorious Example of al-ſufficiency, ſuch as this Pſalm is. : : |
19 Thy righteouſneſs alſo, O God, is very high x, who haſt done great things:OGod, who is \ike unto phee?
x i e Moſt Emin-nt and Evident, as high things are. _
20 Tbeu which haſt ſhewed me g: ear and ſoretrouble
2:63: 9, ſhalt quicken me agiin, ard thait bring me up agatn
&88. 6 from the * deprhs'of the earth y. Cn 0 LO yi-e, From the Grave ; for I was like one Dead and buried, and
paſt all hope of De'iverance, without thy Almighty aflifiance.-
Verſe 2+ 15, 24,
are adverſaries to my foul : let them be covered with
' &c. that he may follow thy Example in governing thy people,
. Glory» f Or. thy affliffed, or oppreſſed ones. for ſuch are thine in a
| a ſpecial bleſſing of 0d ; .. Or, becauſe. they are dangerous to paſ<-
21 Thou thalt encrealſe my greatnefs z, and comfort ms on every fide.
zI am aſſured that thou wiltft not only reſtore to me that Roy- al Majeſty, which my Son hath invaded, but alſo increaſe my Ho- nour and power. |
22 1 will alfo praiſe + thee with the pſaltery, ever thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I ſing with the harp, O thou holy one of Iſrael.
_ 23 My lips ſhall greatly rejoyce when ſing unto thee: and my ſoul which thou haſt redeemed.
24 My tongue alſo (ball talk of thy righteouſneſs all the day long : for they are confounded, for they are brought unto Shame that ſeek my hurt.
P'SAL. LXXAIL. .
The ARGUMENT... Ms
0 | \ Hat this Pſalm was made by David is Evident, from v.25. and that it was made with r=ipeCt to Solomon, is no leſs certain