E, ff 72, PSALME XL V I'a of the word are begotten to Chrifc and his Church, he being the father, this the mother of us all, Ifa. 9. 6. Gal. 4.26. or in fpeciall, the Apo - , files may be intended. See Heb. 2. 13. fhalt put them] [halt place , confining, or appoint them for Brines : As all Chriftians are called Kings, Rev. 1.6. & 5.1o. Or in fpeciall,bytbe Fathers,may be meant the 12 Patriarchs, by the inns, the 12 ,Apo- files f+tcceeding them, as the heavenly Ierufalem hath at the 12 gates, the names of the 12 tribes, and in the foundations of the wall, the names of the iambes 12 Apoflles, Revel.21.12,14. which Apoftles were Cent into all the nations of the world,Mat.a8. 19. to goe and bring forth fruit, and their fruit to romaine, Job. s5.r6. Like this is the promife made for Sarah,that Kings of peoples fhould come of her, Gen.' 7.16. 18 Verfe 18. I will makememorie] will mention and make to be remembred. The inditer of this Pfalme fpeaketh this to Ghrift, and of his eternal! king - dome and glorie. (hall confef thee] [hall cele- brate, or praife thee. The Hebrew is lebodu, of it lebuda had his name Gen. 29.35. from which name his bleffing was derived, thou art ludab, thy brethren (lode) [hall confefie thee, Genefis 49. 8. This here is fitly applied to Chrifl the Lion of the Tribe ludab, Revelation 5.5. and aye] or, and E a a lakiaEa l Ps n. LM1 XLVI. The confidence which she Church bath in God. 5 The rires that mal fete glad the eine of Cod. 6 Hispre fenïe and helps from enemies. 9 An Exhortation to beholdhie workes. 1 To the Matter of the Mufacke, to the fogs of K.orach, upon Alamoth a long. 2 Od will be to us an hopefull ( heller and a firength, a helpe in diflreffes 3 we (hall find very great. Therefore we will not feare though the earth change, and though the mountaines be moved into 4 the heart of the feas. Though the waters thereof make a noife, be muddy, though the mountaines quake for the haughtineffethen- ; of Selah. A river, the ftreamts thereof fhall make glad the chie of God , the holy the 6 dwelling places of the molt high. God in the nids of ir,it final not be moved,God will helpe it at the looking forth of the morning. 7 The Nations made a noife , the Kingdomes were moved, he gave his voice, the earth 8 melted.Jehovah of bolts it with us,the God 9 of Jacoba high refuge A r us Selah. Come on,behold the workes ofJehovah,who put- to teth wondrousdefolations in the earth. He maketh wars toceafe unto the utmoi end of the earth, he breaketh tke bow and cutteth the fpeare, the chariots he burneth in fire.! Surceafe and know that I am God: I will be 1 r exalted in the nations,I wi! be exalted in the earth. Jehovah of hofls is with us, the God r of Jakob, a high refuge for us Selah. Annotations. OZ Alamoth] This feenteth to be fonse muff- t call infirument, or tune,! Chron. 15.20. We may call it Virginals, or Virgin tunes, having high and thrill voices or notes : for Alamoth fignifieth' allo Virgins, Song 1.2. The originali word Alam fignifieth Hid: whereupon the Grecke tranflatcth it here, kruphioon, hidden erns, or hid things. And the Chaldee after mention of the formes of Korab,' addeth, By their band war it fpoken in propbgyie, at what time their father was hidden from them, but they' weredelivered and faid this Song. If it be not refer- red to the Muficke it fecmeth rather to intend the hid counfels of God appertaining to his Church in Chrifl. Verfe a. we fbaifind]to wit ,anbelie: or in di- a fl refjèsthat we frail find; asinPía.i¿6.3 dfiref and farrow I did find; that is,didfiele, mph' into. And thus the Greeke faith here, in tribulations that bave found to vehemently. Or we may tranflate it, be it found, that is, God is prefent, at hand ; as in Gets. 19. 1'5 thy daughters which are found, that is, which are prefut. very great] or very mightie , ve- hement. Verfe 3..thoegh the earth] or, when the earth change, 3 to wir, her place. By the changing of the earth, and removing of the mounts, are often meant' the alteration offatcs and polities,Hag.z.22,23. Revelation 6.14. Jeremie 51.25. heart of the fear] that is, she middefi, or deepefi bottomes of them; as the Chaldee expoundeth it, she Golfe ofehegrea fia. The like phrafe is in Exod. 15.8 Jonas 2.3. Prov. 23.34. Verfe 4. be muddy] or cafe rep mud, that is, raie or 4 be troubled, as the Greeke tranliateth it, Waters, are i peoples, Rev. 17. 15. Jer. 47. 2. and their reltieffe l 'sirre is likened to the feas that cap up myre and dirt, and forme out their ozone fleame, Ifa. 57.2o. Jude' verfe 13, far the haughoinef ¡è] theproud Reciting , rage and furges. Verfe 5. A river, the ffreamashereef] or, There 5 is a flood, whole tit wets (or lireames.) In the earth- ly Ierufalem this may be meant of the river Kidron, 2 Samuel 15.23. Job 18. 1. and the Meanies or leflerrivers of Gibon and Sbiloah, 2 Ghron.32.4, 30. Ifa.8.ls. In the heavenly letufalem, there is a pure riverof the water of life, preceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lambe, Revelation 22.1. Ezekiel 47.1,8íc. See alfo Joel 3.18. Genets a.1 o.Pfalm. 65. o. But as waters fometimes fignifieth peoples, fo here theCitaldee paraphrafcth,people ar fiends, and the f trames of them fhall come and make glad the ci- tie of God, and pall pray in the boufe of his SaCfuarie of the Lord,in the Tabernacles tf the mofi High. the chie of Gd] that is , Ierufalm ; called :tiro the citie l 9f
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