47 And I willdelight my ſelf in thy commandments.
which I have loved. ; a Whereas other Princes place their delight in the glories and
vanities of this World, and the ſtudy and prattice of Religion is generaly irkſome and loathſome to them, thy law ſhall be my chief delight and recreation-
48 *My hands alſo will I lifrup unto thy command- ments which I have loved : and I will meditate in thy ſtatutes c. |
6 To lay hold upon them, to receive and embrace thy precepts and promiſes by faith ard love, and chearfully and vigorouſly to putthent in pratice :. for as the hanging down of the hands 1s a ge«
ſture of ſloth and liſtleſneſs, as 2 C-rom 15.7. and elſewhere ; ſo |
the lijting upof rhe hands is the poſture of a man entring upon atti- on, as Gen: 41: 44. 2 Sam: 20. 21. c My deepeſt thoughts, as well
as my hands, ſhall be exerciled in them. "= #30 | 49 Remember the word d unto thy ſervant, upon
which thou haſt cauſed mero hope e. d Thy promiſes: e By thy command requiring it of me, and
by thy grace working it in me. _ EE
'5o This f is my comfort in my affliion: for thy word hath quickned me g- |
f To wit, thy word, as is-evident both from the foregoing and z Hath preſerved my life in manifold dangers, 2nd hath revived and cheared my ſpirit, : : '- 51 The proud have had me greatly in deriſion þ : yer have I noc declined from thy law. *, _—_ my godlineſs and truſt in thy word, words imply. ;
52 I remembred thy -- cpm of old 3, O LORD,
and have comforted my ſelf.
5 Thy former and antient diſpenſatiens to the
as the following
chili fas
ful ſervants, whoſe experience is my encouragement. | Horrour k hath taken hoid upon me, becauſe of
the wicked that forſake thy law 7. |
þ A mixed paſſion made up of indignation at their perſons as ſinful, and abhorrency of their ſins, and dread and ſorrow at the conſideration of the Judgments of God coming upon them. /For
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1 Pſa!, CX 54 Thy ſtatutes have been my ſongs» in the houſe of
my pilgrimage *s m The matter of my ſongs, my delight and recreation. » Ei: ther, 1. in this preſent worid, which I do nct own for my home, wherein I am a iiranger and pilgrim, as all my fathers were»Pſal.- 39 13. comp. Gen. 47, 9. Or, 2. in mine exile and in the wilder- ; hcfles and other places where I have been oft forced ro wander, . when I was baniſhed from all my friends, and from the place of ! thy Worſhip,and had no other ſupport or comfort but the remem.- ; brance of thy ſtatures. { 55 I have remembred thy names, O LORD, in ; p4 - - ; the night p, and have kept thy law 4, * Thy holy Nature and Attributes, thy bleſſed Word, and thy wonderful Works ; all which come under the title of Gods Namz | 2 When darkneſs cauſeth fear in others, I took pleafure in remems bring theez and when others abandon all buſineſs, and whol! give themſelves up to reſt and ſleep, my thoughts and afe&ion were working towards thee. q This was the fruit of my ſerious remembrauce of thee. 56 This r I had, becauſe I kept thy precepts 5. . 7 This comfortable and profitable remembrance and contempla. tion of thy name and ſtatutes, of which he ſpoke wer. 54, 55, 5 Which if I had wilfully and wickedly brokengthe remembrance of theſe things would have been ſad and frightful to me,as now ir | 1s comfortable, becauſe I kept them. | CHETH | 57 © Thou art my portion t, O LORD ; T have ſaid *PC,.. |, that I would keep thy words. | _ 5 Whereas other men place their portion and happineſs in world. | Ty things, I have choſen the for my portion and chief treaſure, as | he ſaid Pſal: 16. 5+ and 93. 26. and thou haſt an all-ſufficienc and an excellent portion for me. s [I have not only purpoſtd it in my own heart, but have profeſſed and owned it eilicn others | and I do not repent of it. , | 58 I intreared thy F favour x with yy whole Heart | be merciful unto me according to thy word. tHeb.fa x Thy gracious preſence and merciful aſſiſtance, as it follows. | 59 1 thought on my ways y, and turned my teerunto |
thy teſtimonies =,
7 I ſeriouſly conſidered both my former counſels and courſes, that I might be humbled for my paſt errours, and might now amend them, and my duty in all my furure aftions. z And find- ing that my feet had too often ſwerved from thy rule, I turned them toirt. And although the ways of finful pleaſure and advan< tage were preſented to my mind yet I rejefted them, and turned my ſelf wholly to thy ways.
60 I made haſte, and delayed not « to keepthy com-
mandments.
_# Being fully convinced of the neceſſity and excellency of obe- dience, I preſently reſolved upon it, and immediatly pur it in execution,
61 The || bands of the wicked have robbed me 5 : i! Or, «
but T have not forgotten thy law. Pane.
b Or, made a prey of ms , done me many injuries, for my reſpe&
to thy Law,
62At midnight I will riſe c to give * thanks unto thee; *ver. 26
becauſe of thy righteous judgements 4d. |
c Qut of my bed to praiſe thee in a ſolemn manner 3 not being
contented with thoſe ſhort ejaculations which he might have uſed '
lying in his bed. di: e: Laws, which are ſo uſeful to dire& and
comfort me. 5 OR
63 1am* a companion of all them that fear the e, * yer; ,
and of them that keep thy precepts.
e Not excepting the pooreſt and meaneſt, whoſe ſociety other
Princes diſdain. : :
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy fx
teach me thy ſtarutes g.
f Thou doſt fatisfie the juſt deſires and neceſſities of all men and
' all Creatures with the fruits of thy goodneſs. g The generality of
| other men chiefly deſire the bleſſings of this life ; but, Lord, give me thy ſpiritual Lieffings, the ſaving knowledge, love and practice
of thy Law. TERTR '65 Thou haſt dealt well with thy ſervant,O, LORD,
according to thy word. 66 Teach me || good
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