» Of all that Glory and Advantage which they either had al- ready gotten, or further expeC&ed from the ſucceſs of their pre- ſent expedition which t1ey promiſed to themſelves. They became a prey to thoſe upon whom they hoped to prey. » Even a per= perual /eep, as Jer, 51. 39, 57. or the ſleep of Death, Pſal. 13. 3.cal- led their J.ep emphatically, as jbeing peculiar to them, and ſuch like men, and nor that ſleep which is common to the good and bad. Their Death he ſeems to call Sleep, becauſe they were ſlain in the Night, when they had compoſed themſelvesto reſt and ſleep, and fo palicd inſenſibly from one ſleep ro another. For it is thought by many that this Pſalm was compoſed upon the occaſion of-that prodigious ſlaughter of the 4ſhrians in Judah, 2 Kings jig. 35. 0 They had no more ſtrength in, or uſe of their hands, againſt the deſtroying Angel, than they who have no hands. :
6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot
and horſe pare caſt into adead ſleep.
Þ The men who rode upon, and fought from Chariots and Hor-
ſes, who fight with moſt advantage, and uſually have moſt Cou- | rage; and much more unable were their Footmen to reſiſt or a- |
void the ſtroke.
7 Thou, eves thou rt to be feared, and who may ſtand in thy ſight q when once thou art angry ?
9 To wit, to contend with thee» Standing is here oppoſed to flight or falling before the Enemy. See Joſh. 7. 12. Dan: 8. 4.
8 * Thou didſt cauſe judgment to be heard trom hea- ,
venr ; the earth feared, and was ſtill s.
r Thou didſt execute Judgment upon thine Enemies, by an An- gel ſent from Heaven : which is ſaid 70 be heard, either becauſe that was accompanied with terrible Thunders and Earthquakes, which was not unuſual in the deſcent of an Angel, as Matth. 28. 2. and elſewhere ; Or becauſe the fame of it was quickly ſpread abroad in the Land, and inthe World. s The effe& of this terrible Judg- ment, was that the reſt of the World were afraid to invade or di- ſturb the Land and People of {ſrael, and choſe rather to fit ſtill in their own Territories. |
9 When God aroſe to judgments to ſave all the meek
of the earth #. Selah.
t When God, who for a ſeaſon had ſat ſtill, began to beſtir and ſhew himſelf againſt his Enemies Or, After God had riſen, &c. Or, Becauſ? God did ariſe, &c. u To fave all the godly perſons { whoare oft called »:ek ones, as hath been noted again and again) in Iſrael, for whoſe ſakes God wrought this - great Deliverance, which reached to all the pevple of the Land. _
10 Surely the wrath of man ſhall praiſe thee x ; the
remainder of wrath ſhalt thou reſtrain y.
x The blaſphemous Speeches, and furious attempts of thine E- nemies, ſhall ſerve thy Glory, and cauſe thy people and others to praiſe and magnifie thee for that admirable Wiſdom and Power, and Faithfulneſs and Goodneſs, which thou ſhalt diſcover upon that occaſion. y Thou ſhalr prevent and diſappoint the ſucceed- ing malicious deſigns of thine Enemies,who will meditate Revenge for thoſe ſhameful and terrible overthrows. Or, the remainder of wrath, thou ſhalt gird thy ſelf with, i. e- Put it on as an Ornament, which . the Girdle was ; thou ſhalt adorn thy ſelf with it, as a Conqueror doth with the ſpoils of his Enemies:
11 Vowz, andpay 4 unto the LORD your God ; let all that be round about him 6 bring preſents | unto
him that ought to be feared c. | Ns on
z Vow a Sacrifice of Thanksgiving ; either at this time, for this wonderfull deliverance : Or hereafter in all your future ſtraits and troubles : Let this Experience encourage you to make fuch Vows to God, with confidence of ſucceſs. 4 But when God hath ac- cepted your Vows, and given you the deſired. deliverance, forget not to pay your Vows. 6 Either, 1, All the Tribes of /ſreel, who have the benefit of this Mercy. Or rather, 2. All the neighbou- ring Nations on every ſide, to.whom the fame of this mighty work of God thall come, I adviſe them for the future,ifthey love them- ſelves, to ceaſe from all Hoſtilities againſt God, or his People,and to ſubmit themſelves to the God of 1ſrae!l, ec Whom though they do not love, yet they ſee and fecl that they have great reaſon to fear and ro ſeek his favour. EY : SEL ; 12 Hcſhall cutoff d the ſpirit e of princes ; he zs ters rible to the kings of the earth,
: for that work, but alſo by nighr,as oft as they come into my mind,
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5 Pſalm was Compoſed upon the occaſion of ſome ſore and long Calamity of Gods People: Either the Babyloniſh Cap- tivity or {ome other.
To the chief muſician, f to Jeduthun, « Pſalm ||
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Aſaph 4a. | . "I 4 | s Either that 4ſaph wholived and prophecied in Davids time ; or Afophil
one of his Succeflors long after him, called, as was uſual, by his
Progenitors name. FT The Prophet ſheweth what great ſiriying and combate ( though by Prayer and Watching ) he had with diffidence, 1 9g. By the conſideration 0 Gods wonderfull works and former Mercies, he is raiſed and ſtrengthned, 10 —-20. | Cried unto God with my voice : evez unto God with my voice, and he gave car unto me b. $245
b This Verſe ſeems to contain the ſum of the whole Pſalm, con- ſiſting of two parts, ro wit, his earneſt Cry to God in his Deep diſtreſs ; and Gods gracious return to his Prayers, by ſupporting him under them, and giving him aſſurance of-a good iflue out of them :; of both which he ſpeaks more diſtinaly and *particularly, of the firſt from v. 2. tow. 10+ of the latter thence to the end.
2 In the day of my trouble I ſoughe the LORD ; F my fore ran c in the night 4, and ceaſed not ; my ſoul refuſed to be comforted e. : | |
c The hand in the Hebrew Tongue; and Scripture uſe is oft pur for a blow or ſtroke given by the harids Heb. My hand or hands ( the ſingular number being frequently put for the plural ) flowed or powred forth, i. e. ſpread abroad to 'God in Prayer- This Phraſe he uſeth rather, than were fretched out, which is frequent in like Caſes, to imply that his Caſe was low and almoſt deſperate, his Spirits and Strength quite gone, ſo that he was not able to ſtretch them our, as he had done. d Which to others was a time of reſt-- and quietneſs, but to me of torment. e I rejeed all thoſe Con= ſolations,which either my Friends,or my own Mind ſuggeſted tome
3 I remembred God,and was troubled e: I complain=
ed f, and my ſpirit was overwhelmed g. Selah. _