o Either, 1. the darkneſs and other Plagues ; which obeyed Gods word, and inſtantly came at Gods call, So this may be a refle« ction upon the Egyptians, that thoſe brutiſh or unreaſonable Creas tures were more obedient to the will and command of God thary they were, Thus diſeaſes are faid to come or go at Gods command, Matth. $. 8, Or rather, 2. Msſes and Aaron, mentioned v. 25, anQ called rhey, wv. 27. whoſe obedience in denuncing and inflicting theſe Plagues, and eſpecially that Plague of darkneſs, is noted and commended here as an act of great Faith and fortirude, becauſe | they inflicted that plague after Pharaoh had threatned them, Exod. IC. 10, as the obedience of their Parents is commended as a great ' act of Faith, becauſe they preſerved and hid their Son contrary | to the expreſs command of the King of Egypre > Sl
29 f He turned their waters into blood, and flew TEx:7: 20] their Fiſh. | : ; ! '8 &
30 || Their land p brought forth frogs in abundance, Ex: ph in the chambers q of their kings r. | |
p Their Country : for otherwiſe they were produced by theix Rivers, Exod. 8, 3, q Which entred in'0 the Chambers, r Of Pha-= raob and his Sons, and his chief Nobles and Governours of Provin- ces under him ; for ſuch perſons are oft called Kings in Scripture, Jadg. 1. 7. 1 Kings 20, 1+ 12+ Iſa. 19. 2. ER 1
31 * He ſpake, and there came divers ſorts of flies, Fn 0-bel7« and lice in all their coaſts s. | | ”
s Or, Borders, 7 e. in all their Land, even to the utmoſt ends or Borders of it. : IEz.9: 23,
32 || + He gave them hail for rain : and flaming fire 4 1.4. 2; in their land. gave their
33 He ſ{mote their vines alſo, and their fig-trees,and 74 hail. brake the trees of their coaſts. * x16. 4
34 * He ſpake, and the locuſts came, and caterpil- ,;
25 And did eat up a!l the herbs in their land : and devoured the fruit of their ground. | DE 26 + He ſmote alſo all the ficſt-born in their land : T Ex. 12, the chief of all their ſtrength 2. 2 On £ To wit, their firſt-born, as it is in the firſt clauſe, who are ſo called Gi. 49. 3+ Pſal: 78. 51. and the beginning of their ſtrength, Deur. 21, 17.
27 ||He brought them forth alſo with filverand gold : | EZ 22:
# Diſcaſed or unable for his journey : which in ſo vaſt a Body, and in a time of fuch Mortality as it had been in Ezypr, and in a
Exod. 12.737, | hs
28 *Egypt wasglad when they departed: for che fear * Ex. 22, 33s x 1, e. Of the Iſraelites, leſt God for their ſakes ſhould deſtroy
29 + He ſpread acloud for a covering z, and fire to t Ex! 133 7 To protect them from the heat ef the Sun, which in that hot
cially in fo long a Journey. Ps 40 * The peop/e asked,and he brought quails z : and « p,._., + ſatisfied them with the bread of heaven g. +,1. 3, @t: «+ 2 He ſpeaks of the firſt: giving of. Quails, Exed 16. t2. which 4 Pal. 78, God gave them asa Refreſhment, notwithſtanding their Sin in de- 24, 25, ſicing taem, which he graciouſly 7 amd ; and not ef that ſeeond 5 giving
FI 4 4
of Quails, which God gave them in Judgment, Numb . 17. an1 t BS would not 5 tt been numbred here amongſt Gods Favours vouchſafed to them. a with Manna which came out of the Air, which is commonly called Heeven,
41 * He opened the rock, andthe waters guſhed out:
hey ran in the dry places like a river 6.
b They flowed in Channels which God provided for them, and followed the Iſraelites in their March, as is noted 1 Cor. 10. 4. Hence they complained no more of want of Water till they came to Kadeſb, Numb, 20. which was many years after this time «
42 For he remembred *his holy promiſe, «nd Abra- ham c: hisſervant. |
.c Or, rather, with ( as this particle is oft uſed ) Abraham ; made with or 'to Abraham. : 0 | +» -43 Andhe brought forth his people with joy, and bis
=. Choſen with Þ gladnels : deut:6: | 44 * And _ them the landof the heathen: and they
I. inherited the labour of the people d: _ l.3+17* 727 The Fruits of their Labour, their Cities, Vineyeards, Olive+
CVI. givin 17.6,
P OeT I. | «10.4 |
15.
Jeur. 4. 40. & 6. » v5.
ards, &c1 :
: 45 || That they might obſerve his ſtatutes, and keep
his laws, Praiſe ye the LORD.
PSA L jCVL. The ARGUMENT. His Pſalm was unqueſtionably compoſed in the time of the Ijraelites Captivity and Diſperſion, as is manifeſt from v.47. bur whether it was that of Babylon, or ſome other of a later date, is neither cafie nor neceſſary to determin. :
The Pſalmift exhorteth to praiſe God, 1-=--3. prayeth for the remiſfun of his ſim, 4. 5, TheStory of the Iſraelites rebellion, and of God's Mercy, in ther Journey from Egypt #0 Canaan rehearſed, 7-=== 46. conclu- ding with prayer and praiſe unto the Lord. 47, 48. . :
+ FJRaiſe ye the LORD; O * give thanks unto the elujab. P LORD, for he js good, for his mercy endurteb for 1Chr.16
w 4 ;
'_ © ever a. . ; ;' «He deſerves our praiſes, notwithſtanding all our ſufferings — 7 which are not to be imputed to him, for he is Gracious and Mer- 136. 7. Ciful, but only to our own Sins.
2 Who can utter the mighty as of the LORD ? who
can ſhew forth all his praite 6? 6 i, e, His praiſe-worthy Aftions, by an uſual Metonymy: 3 Bleſſed are they that keep judgment c, 624 he that
doth rigteouſneſs at all times d.
c That obſerve and praftiſe what is juſt and right towards God and Men ; which in the next clauſe he calls doing righteouſneſs. « In Adverſity as well as in proſperity. And this clauſe may be- Jong either, 1. to the laſt foregoing Words, that doth righteouſneſs at all times, conſtantly and perpetually : Or rather 2- to the firſt words, they are bleſſed at all times, even in the day of their calamity, which therefore oughtnor tb hinder us from this great and juſt du- ty of praiſing God. And ſo this verſe coheres with the former.
4 Remember me e, O LORD, with the favour + rbar thou beareft unto thy people f : O viſit me with thy fſal-