loo PSALME LXVIII. were bound in Egypt. dry land] or barren ground, named in theoriginal( of the blackner or erhitenefe, as whereon nothing groweth. This the Chaldee referreth to Pharaoh and his loop, which were obfii- nate, and would not fend away IJrael,,that they dwelt inady land. , 9 Verfe 9. Sinai itfelfe] or, skit Sinai, to wit,yna- ked, when God canoe downe upon it to give his Law: fee Exo. 19.16,18.Hcb.iz.i8. TheChal- dee faith, Sinai, the fmoake thereof afeended like the fmoke ofa furnace, tamale the Majeflie ¡God, the God ofIfrael, was revealed upon it. Thefe words David borrowed from Deborah; long, Judges 5. 4, 5. Sinai is a mountaine ii, .Arabia, Galathians 4. 25. in the wilderneffe, thorow which Ifrael paffed, Exodus 19. i. It was called alto Horeb : fee Pfalm. ró6. 19. I o Verfe ro.rai a of liberalities] that is,a liberall, pkn- tifuU, free and bountifull raine, proceeding of (sods free grace. So elfwheré is mentioned the raine of bleff rig, Ezek.34.26. Spiritually this meaneth the do&rine of the Gofpel,Deut.32:2. Ifa.45.8. Hof. 14.6, 7. and 6.3. Heb. 6.7. See Pfal.65.10. flsak out] or, flied and Jfrink/eabroad, as with the waving of the hand ; the Greeke turneth it,Jepa- rate. God dividetb the flouts for the raine, Job 38. 25,26,28. and 37.6. when it, &e.] Hebr. and wearied, that is, d y, fainting for want of water, as PCd.63.2. I I Verfe 1 I. Thy company] the ha of Ifrael, lea - ted in Canaan. The Hebr. word Cbejab fignifying Life, is ufed for all living creatures, commonly Beall', and among them wilde heaps, in which molt life appeareth, Gen.1.24,25, &c. alfo forfi- f er, Pfal. 104. 25. Applied to men, it meaneth . a companie or focietie, either good, as in this place, or evill,as after in ver.3 t. It is ufed for an boil of men, as a Sam.23. 13.in Bead wherof, in 1 Cloro. I1. 15. is written Machaneh, a Campe or Leaguer. The Greeke here turneth itZoa, Living wights: which word is ufed inRev.4,6. and 5.8,9. where nyfticall fpeech is ofChrifts Church. prepare] to wit, thine inheritance (or, fruitfidl bleffing therein) Jot the poore (or afidled) that is, the Church. This every man was to acknowledge when he brought the felt fruits unto God : fee Deuter. 26.5, 6, -9, 10. The Chaldee expoundeth it, thou preparedfi the Lofts of the companies of Angels fur to doe good to the ptore afflieied. I2 Verfe I2. will give the ffeech] or, gave the word; but it may be taken for a prophefie. And by gi- ving the fpeech (or word) is meant either the mini - firing of matter and 'leech unto them, or the confirming and performing of that which they have fpoken. So Paul defined the prayers of the Churches, that fpeech might be given bins, Ephef. 6.19. Colof.4. 3. Bist the Chaldee referreth this to the Law, The Word of Godgave *be words oftbe Law to his people. of thole that publifb glad tidings] or, (applying it to Chrifts rinse) of the vzigeliflr, of the foules that preach the Goffel, orcarr good nerves. Such are in armies, they that carry ings of vi&orie, as zSam. 18. 19. Stich in irifts armie are the Preachers of the C iofpel,Rot 1.10.15. The origi- nail word here mebaffìroth , is of the feminine gen- der,u &tally underllood therfore ofenomm, fisch as Tung tongs of vi&torie,as Exod.15.2 0. 5 Sanl.i8. 6, 7. but the Scripture no where calleth filch the yubl fberr ofglad tidings : we nosy therefore under- and it of men; for, t. as Solomon called himfelfe Kohéleth, that is , a Pre a-her, (in the femininegen- der) or a preaching Joule, Ecclef. 1. i. fo may any Evangeliff in like fort be called Mebafféretb. z. Alto the Greeke verfion maketh it the mafculine, the Lord will give she word (toil Euapgelizoménois) to the men that Evangeline. 3. And in í1à.40.9. Inch are fpoken to in this fort and forme as did preach good tidings toSion and Ierufalem; which feemethto be principally meant of the Apoillès. 4. The Chaldee Paraphraft allo applieth it to men, though paff, as to Mofes and Aaron, which evange- lized the Ward of God to the many companies of Ifrael. to the great armie] meaning the Church, of whole warfare fee Ifa. 40.2. Rev. 19. 14. 2 Cor. so. 4. or if we referre it to the Evangelo; fir, there is a great bolt of them : or to she tidings that they tell, it is of much warre. The Chaldee referres it tei Motesand Aaron, that evangelized Gods Word to the great Lefts of Ifrael. Ver.13. fhali flee] this is meant of Chrifts ene- mies, as in verle 2. though here is another word, 1 fignifying a wandring flight, feeking where to hide them, asRev. 6.55. So five Kings fled from 7ofhtta and hid them in a cave, Jof: i 0.16. See alto Jof. In. 1, 4, 5, 8. floe that remaineth] Hebrew, the manfem (or habitation) that is , the woman or wo- men, who goe DM out to warre, but keepe at bone, as Judg. 5.24. Tit. z. 5. As the Church is fome- citne likened to a Woman, Revelat. o z. t. fo the, Chaldee applied' this here to the congregation of Ifrael, that divided the¡poile from heaven. divide i the "toile] this is a blelling, Ifs. 53. I a. done after viliorie, Jndg. 5.30. Luke 11.22. and with jay, Ifa. 9.3. For kilo are ufed to denote riches, Prov.i.s3. and 31.15. and 16.19. Verfe r 4. between the pot -raun es] or, between the two banks or rewes, to wit, of Bones made to hang pots and kettles on in the camp or leaguer: places where Scullions lie,and fo are black; mea- ning hereby afflillion and mifirie; as on the contra -. rie, by the dozes felver wings is meant proferip. Or, we may underftand it of the two bounds and limits of the enemies, where they are continually affai- led and indangered. And this the Greek fèemeth to favour, turning it, [ana mefin soon cleroon] amid, (or be m ote) the inheritances; even as they alto tranflate the tweburth.ns or limits between which Ifachar couched, Gen. 49.14. which Tribe had the PhiIiftians at one end, and Ammonites on the o- ther, that vexed them. The Chaldee giveth this paraphrafe, The God ofIfrael faid,Tbougbye Kings lye (orfleepe) besweene the curtains, beheld the Church of Ifrael , which ii like unto a dove, covered with clouds of glory, divideth the ffoileof the Egyptians. with yellow gold] underftand againe decked with ye Ole (or greenifb) gold, that is, ofa golden colour and grieve, as the origianall word importeth,Leviticus 13. 49. and 14.37. Verle 13 14.
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