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eb har £ The temple of $)lomm. u Magnificent and gloriouſly. » Not / now to be removed from-place to place, as the'Fabernacle was, but as a fixed- place for the Arks perpetual reſiderice, unleſs the people by their Apoltacy ſhould cauſe its removeal. +,$4.10- -o *He choſe Davidalfſo his ſervant, and took him
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jr. brought him * co feed Jacob his people, and Iſrael his
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(Chr.1'* ,, By whichemployment he wasinured to that care and diligence and ſclf denial which is neceſſary in a King or Governour ; andin- ſtructed to rule his people with all gentleneſs and tenderneſs.
. - 72 Sohe fed th:m according to the integrity of his heart;and guided them by the skilfulneſs of his hands =. z He commends David for the two neceſſary ingredients of a good Prince, 1. Integrity, whereby he ſincerely ſought the good and welfare of his people, avoiding and abhorring thoſe counſels and courles which were contrary thereunto. 2+ Skilfulneſs ; where- by hemanaged all the publick affairs with ſingular prudence ; which is here aſcribed to bi hands, not becauſe it was ſeated in them, but becauſe it was ated and diſcovered by them, and appeared in all his ations or adminiſtrations.
FSA EL ELM: The ARGU ME NT.
His Pſalm was doubtleſs compoicd upon the fad occaſion of
the deſtruttion of Judea and Jeruſalem, either by Anriochus, or
rather ty the Chaldeans; as may ve gathered from 1 Mac. 7. 16, 17.
where in the relation of the perſecution of Antfochus the ſecond and third Verſes of this Pſalm are cited.
A Pſalm || of Aſaph a.
[fe The Pſalmiſt complaining of the deſolation and ruine of Jeruſalem, 1 4. expoſtulateth with God about his long anger and jealouſie, 5 — 7. entreat- eth for the forgiveneſs of their ſins,and ſpeedy help and mercy, 8 12. to the everlafting praiſe of his Name, 03. : : 7c God, the heathen are come 4 into thine inheri- > $474-7+
tance b ; * thy holy temple have they defiled c ; they have laid Jeruſalem on heaps 4.
a As Invaders and Conquerors. 6b Into Canamand Jud:a, which thou didſt chuſe for thine inheritance. c By entring into 1t, and touching and carrying away its boly Veflels, and ſhedding blood in it, and burning of it. 4 Made of the ruines of thoſe goodly houſes which they burned, or threw down. :
2 Thedead budies of thy ſervants e have they given to be meat unto the fowls of heaven f ; the fleſh of thy ſaints unto the beaſts of the earth.
e Eiriier, 1- Of thy faithful and holy ſervants, who they uſed | Or, » Of theJew+s, whom, |
as cruelly as the worſt of the people. though the generality of them were very wicked, he calleth God's Servants and Saints, becauſe they were al! ſuch by profeſſion ; and ſome of them were really ſuch ; and the Chal#eans did never know nor regard thoſe that were ſo, bur promiſcuouſlly deſtroyed all that came in their way. f By caſting them out like dung upon the face of the earth, and not ſutiering any ro bury them.
Their blood they thed like water g round about
141-9. Jeruſalem, * and there was none to bury them h. er.14.16 g Plentifully and contempruouſly, valuing it no more than com- 16. 4, mon water. þ Becauſe their friends who ſhould have done it.were either ſlain or fled, or were not permitted, or vuilt not undertake to perferm that Othce to them. - 4 * We are become a reproach to our neighbours ; a
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; We who were th. ic terrour and ſcourge are now neither feared nor pitied, but become the matter of ther ſcoffs and reproactes. See Pſal. 80. 6. and 137. 7. Exzek. 35. 2, 12, &C.
5 * How long, LORD, will thou be angry for ever? ſhall thy jealoutie burn like fire ?
6 * Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen & that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not
called uvon thy name.
& Though we confefs that we have deſerved thy wrath, yet the Heathen, by whom thou haſt ſcoured us, deſerve it much more, as being guilty of far greater impicties than we, living in. groſs ignorance and contempt of God and of his worſhip. And therc- fore we pray transfer thy wrath from us to chem. |
7 For they have devoured Jacob 1, and laid waſte his
dwelling place. | I The poſterity of Jacob, whom thou didſt love, and with whom and nis Seed thou madeſt a ſuredand everlaſting Covenant ; whereby thou didſt ingage thy ſelf to be an enemy to their enemies, Exod. 23. 22. Beſides thou hateſt cruelty, eſpecially when the ; wicked devour thoſe who are more righteous than themſelves. "Il. 69, Habak_ t. 13. EEE [Or, ez. 8 * Oremember not againſt us || former i1n1quities ; aq ef let thy tender mercics » ſpeedily prevent us #, for we wy # are brought very low p. | b, 7 m The ins committed by our Forefathers, and by us who have filled up the meaſure of their ſins, for which, we confeſs, thou haſt raoft righteouſly brought this deſolating judgment upon us. »Up- on which all our confidence is fixed ; for merit and righteouſneſs we have none» SeeDane 9.7, 9. o Prevent our utter extirpation which we have deſerved; and have great reaſon to expe. p Paſt the hopes of all humane help, and therefore the glory of our deli- verance will be wholly thine.
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; and blaſphemy of thine enemies, who aſcribe this Conqueſt to their iy ' Tools, and triumph over thee no leſs than cver thy perple, as one þ
unable to deliver them our of their hands. See Dan, 3 :5. 4
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their God s |! Let him be knew among the heathen, 7 A. I 5. ( ED.