//0/llnaúíi1Y/a // f 21 PSALMS LII. called by the firft name Salem, as Pfalme 76. 3. This citie God chofe to be the place of his pub - like worfhip, and there co dwell, 2 Chron. 7. 12. R(alme 132. 13. 14. and honourable things are Ipoken of this citie, Pfalnte 87.3. and of the wals thereof, which in the Ierufalem from above are of Ial¢er (tone, with twelve foundations, garnifh- ed with all manner precious (tones, and having the names of the Lambes 12 Apuftles, Revel. z 1. 10.54. 18, 9. the. the wale are called Salvation, and the gates Prayfe, and they are ever in Gods fight, Ifa.6o.18. and 49.16. For the building ùp of thefe doth David here pray. Verfe 21. Then /halt then accept] when the place is builded which thou haft chosen; for lee for- bade his people to offer in everyplace , Levit. 17.5. 8.9. Deut's.11. 13. and promifed to accept their facrifices on his holy mountains, Ezek. 20, 40. Therefore Ifrael was in great aHietión and re- proach , when the wals of Ierufalem were un: builded, Neh.t. 3. and the peoples negligence in building Gods house was fharpely blamed Hag. 1.2.4.8.9. and 2.15. &a, ofjuflice] that is facrifices offered in faith , and according to the will of God. See Pfalme 46. the ,,4k el- lagion ] the Cali! t a kind of oblation that was wholly & every whit given up in fire unto God : and differed from the Genial; or Burnt - offering, which was only of heap er birds, Levitt. whereas the Cali! was alfoof jlawre,call ed the Meat - firing, but burned all together, which the common Meat - offerings were not, Levit. 6. 20.22.23. t was alfo of beafts, a Sam,7.9. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Fë1ALUMMAd MALWAdiM PSIL. LII. David cmdemningate IPightfelnef of Doeg, firth hit deftruliion; 8 at which the juft flailrejgce. so David upon confidence df Gods metele, giveth :banks. To the malter of the Mufeke, an inftru ling Pfalme of David. When Doeg the Ado_ mite came and fhewedtoSaul,and laid to him,David cameunto the houle of Achimetech. VHy boatel' thou in evil!, O mightyman themercieof V God endureth all the day. Thy tongue thinketh woful evils,as a fhatpe rafour doing deceit. Thou fovea evil! more thangood ; falfhoód more than to fpeake fu- flice Selah. Thou loveff all words of fwal- lowing, the tongue of deceit. Alto God will defttoy thee to perpetuity,bee rill pull thee away and plucke thee out of the tent, and will root thee up,out of the fand of the living Selah. And the jufl fhall fee and £care, and (hail laugh at him. Behold the ?I man that put not God for his ftrength , but talked in the multitude of his riches ; her was ftrong in his wofull evils. But I, as a 1° greene Olive in the houle of God, I rrufl in the mercy of God ever and aye.I will con- z r feffetheeforever, for thou haft done this; and will patiently expert thy name, for et is good before thy gracious Saints. Annotations. Dpeg] a fervadt of King Saul, and mafier of a his herd-men, n Sam.2 t .7. the Adomite] that is , an lEdomite , or, Idnmean, as theGreeke here tranflateth : or a man of Adamah, atitie. of the tribe of Naphtali, Iof 19.36. of dchl- melech] David flying from Sauls tyrannie , came for comfort to the houle of God in Nob, where Achimelech the Prieft adminilirácl. He gave unto David and his company the (hew -bread to Bate, armed him wich the sword ofGoliath the Phililtian, and asked counfell of the Lord for him. Doeg law this, and told King Saul, and af- ter (when no other man would) hlini'elfe at the Kings comntandement,ran upon Achimelech and the Priel}s, and killed 85 perlons : and Nob the 2itie of thePriefts he fmote with the edge of the fw©rd, both man, woman, child and beati. But Abjathar Achimelechs fon efcaped unto David, and told him, who thereupon made this Pfalme. See Sam.21. and 22. Matti,. s 2.3.4. Verfe 3. in evite] the Chaldeeexpoundeth it, in an eviU tongue. 0 mighty man] or , Potentate, Doeg is thus named , for his chicle place over King Sauls herd -men,i Sam.za.7,and his killing of fo many Priefts of the Lord,' Sam.22. t 8. t 9. in which ntifchievous proweffe hevaunted him- felfe. Verfe 4. thinketh] or under(fand, Whythinketb thy tongíee? that is, uttereth the evils thought and premeditated. doing deceit] that is,as a ra- four which in Read of cutting the haire, tutteth the throat. Cr it may be referred to the man, 0 drir of deceit, as the Greek faith, thou hall done deceit. Verne 5. juflice] that is, truth orfaitbfùlneffe. Verne' 6. words of fmaßowing] or of ckveuring , of 6 pernicioufnef that is, pernicious words which taufe deltrultion. Verfe 7. defray] or pus thee dawn: a lsmilltude taken frombuildings pulled downe,Levit. s 4.45. applied here to mans overthrow. So Iob 19.1o. pullthee away] or take thee hence, as a coale of fire is taken with the tongs, Easy 30.4. plucke thee] as the (takes are plucked up when the tent is removed.Thls is applyed to expullon out of ones titled place.; and is opposed to ffabling, Dent.28.63. Prov.z' a. and 15.25. root (bee up] as a tree plucks up by the roots, Jude 12. So Iob31.12. and of the living] that is, this world. See Pfalme 2,7.'3. Verle 8. fball fee]gse Chaldeeparaphrafeth,jball $ fie thy punifhenent, and f are before the Lord. tHhhhhh ,Verrs 3 4 7 1i3i1ii/i..se"
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