SK -. t SAL ME èth on the ground ; or, is naturally deafe of it. 6 Verfe 6. the voice of charmers]nhich with words ufe to charme ferpents,that they car neither bite nor ding, as may be gathered both by this place, and by Eccle(to.r 1. Ier.8.17. And thefeChar- mers have their name in Hebrew of whi ffcring, or, foft,Tweet, and eloquent £peaking, PfaI.41.8. Ifa. 3.3 of bim that inchantetb] or :bat eonjureth,conloy- neth, afjòciatetb. Inchanters have this title here, and in -Deut. 18.11. either becaufe by forcery they aft ciate Serpents , making them tame and fami- liar, that they hurt not; or becaufe filth perrons ufe to bind and tie bands or things about the body, to heale or hurt by forcery ; or becaufe by their conjuring art , they have foctety, and fel lowfhip with Devils. And that thefe evill arts are not here approved, the Law .theweth, Dem. 18. Onely fimilitudes are taken from them , as elfewhere from the theefe , Revel. 16. 15. the un- righteous Iudge,Luke 18.1.2.6 ,7 the unjufi Steward, Luke I6, &c. ,of hint that. ismade wife] of the wifid, that is, the learned,expert,tbe cunning Mage. 8 Verfe 8. refufeel at waters]that is, (as the Greek explaineth) Jet at nought, nothing efteemed 5 as waters that paffeaway and are not regarded. bend be bit arrowes] or, his arrow, (for the Hebrew hatha double reading ;) that is , every of hit ar- rowes. And this may be meant of the wicked man, whelk arrowes bent at the jui },£hall be bro- ken : or, of God, who fhooteth at the wicked, and cuttcth them off. be they at cue off] or, Jet them be as if they were cut of, or, even at firawes : meaning it of the wickeds arrowes : or if of their owne perlons, let them be even cut off, as the Greeke faith, song they be wealtned. 9 Verfe 9. fuaile that mebeth] or, fnelleof melting, that is, a confuming *tile ; which creeping out of the (hell, cafteth her moiflures, and fo wafteth to death. Allo with hilt , a fhaile melteth into wa- ter. let him goe away] or wake_ ; meaning, let him dye. So where one Prophet faith, to gee with thy fathers,s Chron 17.11. another faith for it, sleep, that is, die, 2 San1.7.t 2. the untimely birth] or fallen birth, meaning fallen before due time. So Iob 3.19. Ecclef..6.3ç. Io Verfe to. Ere that they feak! perceive] or, Before men fball understand. Hee ipeaketh to the wicked of their fudden deftru&ion. The meaning feem- eth to be this : Ere men (halt perceive (or feels) the pricking of your thorns, which are thornes of she Bramble, God roil aewith awbirkwind deffroyeveryof them. The bramble or brier (mentioned a11ò In Io- thams parable, Iudg. 9.14.15.) hath ftrong and hharpe thornes, fit to resemble the evil/ counsels and deeds of the wicked. The Hebrew Sir is u- fed both, for a ¿borne, and a pot: wherefore force here tranflate pots , yet yeelding the fame fenfc. The Greeke turneth it themes. ao alive] or euen quiche; which noteth fudden deftru &ion, as Pfai.55.16. let them goe dorm,, to hell alive: or their lively vigour, which made tlns (care no dc/truth!- on, as Pfalme 38.20. my enemies are alive are mighty. This word is fometime u for raw (h, s Sant. 2. 15 which force thaanflate the former wordpots,retaineallo here. even in wrath] or, at witlaburning anger. Wee may alfo under - hand the word tborne thus : at well the living thorn, (that is, froth andgreene) as the thorns of burning: that is , the burnt or feare tborne : becaufe on the bramble, forne of the thornes are parched and dry, when others areyoung and greene. be will tem- pefluoufly mbirle it away] God will talte away, (or stare away)it,that is,every therne,ar with a wbirlewind or eempefl. For, as with a whirlewind that pal tb, the wiclo,ed it no more, Prov. r o.25. Verle 11. bit feet in b/eod]This noteth both the greatneffe of the (laughter, and comfortable ufe which the jail £hall make hereof. Compare Prat. 68.24. Efay 63.3. Revel.] 4.20. Verle 12. earthy man] Hebr. Adam, put here for 12 men in general!, as fm for font, 2 King. a 1. 6. with a Chron.3 3.6. See.alfo Pfa1.8.9. fruit] that is, a comfortable reward, after their labours and troubles. As Reba 2.11. Iam.3. 18. So the Chal- dee tranflateth it, agood reward. God that judge] or Gods judging. A myilerie of the holy Trinity, tired fundry times in the Scripture , as, Gods castledme to wander, Gen. 20.13. hi, holy Gods, IoCa4.19. he it living Gods,Ier.1 o.10. though most commonly it is otherwile. See the note on Hal. 3.3. w w w kSb w w w 44 Psoa. LIX. II David prayeth to be delivered from bio mmties, 7 He eomplainetb of their cruelty. 9. Hee traftcob in God. I z fleeprayeth agalnff them. 17. Hoe prayfeth God. To the Matter of theMufacke, Corrupt ` not ; Michtam of David, when Saul feat, and they kept the houle for to kill him. DE!ivcr me frommine eneinies,O my z God : from them that rile up against me, fet thou me on high. Deliver 3 me from the workers of painefull iniquity, and Cave thou me from the men of bloods. For loe they lay wait for my finite , the 4 ttrongdoe draw together against met: not for my trefpaffe,nor for my (none, Jehovah. Without iniquity in me, they run andmake 5 ready : raise thee up to meet me, and fee. And thou Jehovah God of hofls, God of 6 Ifrael , awake to vifit all the heathens : be not gracious to any that unfaithfully worke iniquity, Selah. They returne at evening, 7 they make node as a dogge, and compaffe the Citie. Loe,they utter with their mouth; fvvords are in their lips : for vvho heareth! But thou Jehovah vvilt laugh at them, thou 9 vvilt mocke at all the heathens. His ftrength,unto thee wil I take heed,for Godis' mine _lo
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