The Pfalms Explain'd. thousands of the people: that have set themselves against me round about. : 7 Up, Lord, and help me, O my God for thou fmiteft all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ; thou haft broken the teeth of the ungodly. Cheek] fignifies the 7 [Smiting on the greateff contempt and reproach, 1 Kings xxii. 24. Job xvi. 10. Lam iii. 30. nothing is fo. fhameful to an Army, as to be put to flight and difcomfited; therefore David here prays, that God would defeat and rout his Enemies, 8 Salvation belongeth unto. the Lord and thy bleffing is upon thy people. A Pfalm of David on the fame, or the like occafion as the third, as Dr. Hammond fuppofes. 4 [Be afraid of the Divine Power, if you be bate the matter calmly with your felves in your not afraid of mine: De Retirements, when your Minds are compofed, and ceafe for the future from your violent proceedings against me. s [Strictly obferve all Rules of Righteoufnefs, which is the most acceptable Sacrifice to 5 [Offer the facrifice of righteoufnefs: and put your truft in the Lord.] God; and then you will have just grounds to trust and rely on him.] 6 [There are too many factious People, who are daily asking, 6 [There be many that fay: Who will fhew us any good?] what good they have received, or expect from me and my Government.] 7[Lord be thou plea fed to blefs my Reign with fome remarkable Succefs, fome publick 7 [Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.] Benefit, and this will be an effectual Answer to thofe feditious Questions.] 8 David might rejoice at the plentiful crop of his mutinous Subjects; as for other Reafons, fo efpecially 8 Thou haft put gladnefs in my heart: fince the time that their corn and wine and oyl increafed. because he hoped they would look upon it as God's Bleffing on his Reign, and fo difpofe them to Loyalty and Peace. 9 I will lay me down in peace, and take my reft: for it is thou, Lord, only that makeft me dwell in fafety. 1 A Psalm of David, compofed in confideration of the many Enemies be bad, especially Abfalom. Ham. Verba mea auribus. Pfal. V. [Silent, inward, or mental Frayer.] Pon nder my words, O Lord: confider my [meditation.] 2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God for unto thee will I make my prayer, 3 My voice fhalt thou hear betimes, O Lord: early in the morn morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4. For thou art the God that haft no pleasure in wickedness: neither fhall any evil dwell with thee. [Vain-glorious Fools] 5 Vanity] feems here and ver: 2. of the fore 5 Such as be [foolish] fhall not stand in thy fight: for thou hateft all them that work * va- going Pfalm, to fignify nity. all treafonable Designs againft lawful Princes and Governours; the Men who are guilty of fuch Practices are well described in the next Verse and so the Hebrew word [aven] fignifies again, Pf. xxviii. 3. xxxvi. 12. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that fpeak *leafing the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. 7 But as for I will come into thine houfe, even upon the multitude of thy mercy : and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy *temple, me, 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteoufnefs, because of mine enemies: make thy way plain before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in his mouth: [their inward parts are very wickedness.] 10. Their throat is an open fepulchret: they flatter with their tongue. 11 Destroy thou them, O God, let them perifh through through their own [imaginations]: caft them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled against thee. B 4 6 Leafing: that is, Falfhood, Deceit, &c. See Vocab. 7* Temple] here, and in feveral other Pfalms, fignifies the Holy of Holies, or place where the Ark ftood, towards which the Jews ufed to Worship. See Pfal, xcix. s. [Their hearts are wickednefs itself.] † Gaping for the deftruction of the innocent. [Projects or Dẹ. figns. See Imagine in the Vocabulary. Bones] A Pfalm of David, penn'd on fome occafion of extraordinary Humiliation. Ham. Domine, ne. Pfal. VI. 2 Bones, Reins, Inward part, do often in Scripture fignifie the fame, as, Heart, Soul, Thought. See Pfalm XXXV. 10. and fo probably it fignifies here, viz. my Thoughts or Heart. 3 [In the Grave I can have no opportu nity to do thee Service: As long as I live I will thew forth thy Praife; but who can celebrate thy Name, and instruct thy People in the Grave?] Bp. Patrick 2. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord heal me, for my * bones are vexed. 3. My foul alfo is fore troubled: but, Lord, how long wilt thou punish me? 4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my foul: O fave me for thy mercies fake. 5 [For in death no man remembreth thee: and who will give thee thanks in the pit?] 6 I am weary of my groaning, every night wash I my bed; and water my couch with my tears. 7 My beauty is gone for very trouble and worn away because of all mine enemies. 8 Away from me, all ye that work vanity for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my prayer. 10 All mine enemies fhall be [confounded,] and fore vexed: they fhall be turned back, and put to fhame fuddenly. 10 [Afham'd and diforder'd.] Shiggaion; that is, a Pfalm or Song (Says Dr. Ham.) of David, which he fang to the Lord, concerning the words of Cufh the Benjamite, one of Saul's Courtiers, who had falfly accufed David. Ham. Patr. |