33. 35. John 12. 13. and of whom this very word is uſed Gen: 4g. { 19, Ija. 35. 4. He who is about to come, or will certainly come. * By command and commiſſion from him, and for his ſervice ! and g'ory. o We who are the Lords miniſters attending upon ? him in his houſe, and appointed to bleſs in his Name, Numb: 6. | 23. Deur. 15. 8. do pray for, and in Gods Name pronounce his | blefſing upon thee. So theſe are the words of the Priefts.
27 | God is the LORD p which hath (bewed us light g; bind the fſacritice with cords,even unto the horns
of the altar 7. | ? God hath proved himſelf to be the Lord Jehovah by the ac- coinpliſhment of his promiſes. See the Notes on Exod. 6. 3. Or as it is in the margent, the Lord or Jehovah is God, as it was ſaid u- pon another ſolemn occaſion and appearance of God, 1 Kings 18. 39. or, is themizghty God, as this Name of God 1ignifies, and as he ſhewed himſelf to be by this his mighty and wonderful work. Who hath cauſed light to ſhine out of darkneſs; who hath ſcat- tered our thick and dark clouds,and-put us into a ſtate of peace and comfort and ſafety and happineſs; all which are frequently ſignified by 1ight in the holy Scripture. Or, who hath diſcovered and will in due time ſend the Mefſias, who 1s called the light of the Gentiles, or of the world, or of men, Iſa. 42.6. Johnn: 4. and 8, 12. and 12, 35, 46. and by whom he will mors clearly and fully re- veal his whole mind and will to us, and rell us all zhings, as the Jews expeCed, John 4. 25. who alſo will enlighten ur dark minds by his Spirit. » Thefe words, as well as thoſe which go before them in this verſe, and thoſe which follow after them, v. 28. may be the words of David unto the Prieſts, who had now bleſſed him in Gods Name, v: 26. And this blefling of God which you wiſh me, God hath already given me; and therefore in way of gratitude I willoffer Sarritices to him, which do you, OQ ye Prieſts, accor. ding to your Office, bind to the horus of the Altar : of which ſee Exo4. 27. 2. which horns are fuppoſed by divers learned men to be made for tkis very uſe, that the beaſts ſhould be bound and killed there. And this may ſeem probable fromExoaus 29. "tr, 12. and Icvi:. 4. 7, &c. where we read that the beaſts were to be killed 5y the door of the Tabernacle, which was very near the Altar of burnt. off:rings; and then immediatc!7 part of their blood was to be pur 4. pon the horns of tie Altar, and the reſt poured our at the bottom of ix. Alchough theſe words may be thus rend:ed, Bind and bring ( one pregnant word being pur tor two, as above v. «. and in many other places of Scripture ) the Sacrifice mith cords unto the horns of the Fltar, that it may be killed belide ir, and its blood put upon the horns after the manner. So they may be Davids words to his ſer- vants to go and bring one of his beaſts to be offered to God in his
Name. ; : 28 Thou art my God, and I will praiſe thee ; thou
&rt my God, and I will exalt thee. 29 O Give thanks unto the LORD, for be is good:
for his mercy endureth for ever. P'S AL. GAEX. The ARGUME NT. He Author »f this Pſalm was David; which I know none that deny ; 2nd of which there is no juſt reaton to dovbr. The feope and deſign of ir is manifeſt, to commend the ſerious and di- ligent ſtudy an! the ſtedfaft belicf and the conitant prattice of Gods Word, as incomparably the beſt counſellor and comforter in the World, and as the only way to. tree: blefſedneſs. And this he confrmeth by his owneexample, which he propoſeth to them for their imitation; and hedeclareth the great and frequent experi- ence which he had of its admirable ſweetneſs and manifold benefits ut all conditions, and eſpecially in the times of his diſtrefies. And becauſe it was an hard thing rightly to underſtand this 'Word 3n all irs parts, and harder to pur it in p:aftice, he therefore inter- mixeth many prayers to God for his help rherein,thereby directing | and encouraging others to takz the ſame courſe. And: becauſe this Plalm. v as very lerge, and the matter of it of greateſt impor- tance, rhe Pjalmift thought fir ro divide it into two and twenty
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to he mizhr both prevent tediouſne!s, and fix it in the meniory, Ic is furtker obſervable, that the Word of God is here diverſly called by the name. of Law, Statutes, Precepts or Commandments, Judgments, ; Orc inamces, Righteouſneſs, Teftimonies, Way and Word, By which varie-
ry be deotigned t «xyrets the nature and the great perfection and manifold pacts and uſes of Gods Word. Which is called his 370-4, #5 proceeding Fo his mouth, and revealed by lin>to as; kis <
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as not to be partial in my obedience, not to allow my ſelf in the. practice of any known lin, or in the neglect of any known dury.
when TI ſhall have learned F thy righteous judgments e, t Heb.
ing pur for all, as is frequent in Scripture. or hear:, in aright manner, ſo as may be acceptable to thee, and,**% neſs.
beneficial to my ſelf. e When by thy good Spirit Iſhall be more
fully inſtructed in the meaning of thy | rule of thy Worſhip ; for want ofa ſound knowledge whereof,ma-
ny perſons run into ſuperſtitious or erroneous Practices
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tocally and finally; for then F ſhall fall into the foulet ſins and, greateſt miſchicf. Nor that he was contented to be forſaken in the leaſt degree, but this he more eſpecially deprecates,ashe had great
by taking heed zhereto according to thy word &..
impatient of admonirion, full of violent paſſions and ſtrong luſts, -
and ex purge himſelf from all filchineſs of fleſh and Spirit. & By a diligent
and circumſpect watch over himſelf, and the examination and re- gulation of all his actions by the rules of thy
me not wander »s from thy commandments. ly andearneſtly deſired, and laboured to obrain. 9 Heb. do wee.
drawing thy grace. which is neceſſary to keep me from wandring.Þ. .
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Word, but have received it in the love of it, have diligently pon=- tered it, and laid it up in my mind and m<mory like a ; choice |
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Fay, as preſcribed by him for us to walk in ; his Law, as binding
us to obedience ; his Satutes, as declaring his Authority and Pow-
cr of giving us Laws; his Precepts, as declaring and' directing-our
Duty ; his Ordinances, as ordained and appointed by him ; his Regh+
teouſneſs, as exactly agreeable ro Gods right. cus Nature. and Will;