a Tn. men of greateſt wealth and power,in whoſe favour men are | | unable frequently to give * PC, 104!
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4 * His f breath goeth forth, he recurnet thoughts f periſh:
c In his body, Eccl: 12. 7. « To that earth from which all man» e As ſoo, as Ever
5 Happy 5s be that hath the God of Jacob for his
b In his Beeing Majeſty and Glory, aud all PerteQtions, |
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2 Both becauſe he liveth for ever to fulfil his Pcomiſes,and becauſe he is eternally and unchangeably faithful.
7 * Which execureth judgment for the oppreſſed
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| the priſoners. *P.68. 6. 8 * The LORD openeth rhe eyes of the blind þ ; *Mat.9-3® the LORD raiſeth them that are bowed down ; the
Join9-7- LORD loveth the righteous 5.
7 pf 145. Þ Either, 1. the eyes of their mind, which he enlightens and di- | re&ts in doubtful and difficult cauſes : or 2. their bodily eyes which he did abundantly by his Son Jeſus Chriſt. 7 Even when he dorh affli&t them, which alſo he doth out of love, Heb- 12. 6. *Neu. 10. 9 * The LORD preſe:veth the ſtrangers ; he relieverh 18. the fatherleſs and widow : butthe way of the wicked he
PlL68. 5- turneth upſide down &. |
k He overthroweth their goings, as the phraſe is Pſal: 140.,4: He maketh them to loſe their way ; he not onely fruſtrateth their plots and enterpriſes, but turneth them againſt themſelves. This and all the foregoing ſentences are ſo many arguments to encourage all good men to truſt in God in all their ſtraits and afflitions.
10 * The LORD ſhall reign forever, even thy God O Zion, unto all generations. Praiſe ye the LORD. P SAT. CXLVIL
_ | The ARGUME NT. "Ro Pſalm may ſeem from. v. 2. and 13. to have been com- poſed by ſome holy Prophet after the return of 1/-4el from ” the Babyloniſh captivity. Ir containeth an ample celebration of GODS praiſes both for common mercies, and for ſpecial fa- VOurs. The Prophet exhorteth the People to praiſe God for his care over his Church, I 14. His Wiſdom and Government over all, 15 18. ; And for his Salvation to the faithful, ig, 29. Pl g2; 1 | © maps ye the LORD : for it * 3s gooda to ling praiſes,
14 Luk.13.13-
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Fe anto our God: for i2;s pleaſant, and * praiſe is come- 41,33» T. ly. a Itis acceptable toGod, and greatly comfortable and beneficial to our ſelves, ; *Deu. 30. 3 thereth together the out-caſts c of Hrael, b It is the Lores own doing, and not mans. «c Or, the baniſhed, who were carried captives our of their own land, and diſperſed in
divers ſtrange countries. ; | 5 3 He healeth the broken in heart 4, and bindeth up
f Heb. their + wounds.
pile. d Either with the ſenſe of their fins: or with their ſorrows and rievous calamities- He ſcems to ſpeak peculiarly of the captive {ſraclites now returned.
"6,4, , 4 © He telleth the number of the ſtars e : he calleth
i6, * "them all by their names f.
e Which no man can doy Gen; 22« t7- For thoſe thouſand and twenty five which Afftzxonomers number: are onely ſuch as are moſt diſtin&ly viſible to the eye, and moſt conſiderable for their influ- ences. f This ſignifies. 1. that he exatly knows them as we do thoſe whom we can eall by name; he is able to give diſtiact names: to each of them, becauſe he accurately underſtands their ſeveral natures and operations: 2. That he hath a Sovaraign Power over them,as men have over their children or ſervants or ſouldiers whom they can call by name ; that he appointeth and governeth all their motions and influences to the fulfilling of his own pleaſures and purpoſes, :
5 Great is our LORD, and of great power; Þ his {Heb of underſtanding is infinite. 6 * The LORD lifteth up the meek ; he caſteth the
' birwnder= oy wicked down to the ground. 4g 20 7 Sing unto the LORD with thankſgiving: ſing praiſes
9.46.9 upon the Harpunto our God. ' 8 * Who covereth the heaven with clouds,who pre-
F Q - - » ka 194 paireth rain for the earth, who maketh graſs to grow mY upon the moumains.
-Jobz8. 9 *He giveth tothe beaſt hisfood, || «ndtothe "young 4. ravens g which cry. . Liog,27, g Which he mentions partly. becauſe they were moſt contemp-
UA &136 tible, eſpecially to the Jews, to whom they were unclean and for- 5.& 145 bidden for food : partly becauſe they are greedy and voracious : 10 arid partly becauſe they are not onely neglected by men; but alſs > 12 0ven, forſiken by their dams as ſoon as ever they can Hlie, and ſo are % 38. wholly left to the care and keeping of Divine providence.
4 to * He delighteth not in the ſtrength of the horſe; he
"bf : k Hot $15 taketh nor pleaſure in the Jegs of a man 5.
" b As if he needed either the one or the other for the accompliſh» |
ment of-his deſigns. ? | : 11 The LORD taketh pleaſure in them that fear him, in thoſe that hope in his mercy 5. 7 That believingly and patiently expect and ſeek relief & happi- neſs from God alone, and from his meer grac2 and mercy;and not from any creature, nor' from their own merits.
12 Praiſe the LORD, O Jeruſalem: praiſe thy God,
fHeb.vhs O Zion. vatech :by 123 For he hath firengthned the bars of thy gates &;
"is he hath bleſſed thy children within thee.
which giveth food to the hungry; *the LORD looſeth | 5,
2 'The LORD doth build up Jeruſalem 5: * he ga-|
M 8. 1 Tn all thy land, even to its utmoſt borders, which are moſt liable to the incurſion of enemies, |
. 15 He ſendeth forth his commandment az «por earth; his word runneth very ſwiftly =, |
7W hich is ſufficient without any inſtruments to execute whatſo«
ever pleaſeth him, either in works of nature or of providence. % e thing 3s done withour delay or difficulty. 16 He giveth ſnow like woolo3 he icattereth the hoar
4 froſt like aſhes Pp; | |
0 Not onely in colour and ſhape and ſofrneſs, but alſo in uſe, keeping the fruits of the earth warm. p In colour and ſmalneſs of parts, asalſo in its burning quality.
17 He caſteth forth his ice q like morſels z who can