SAL ME be not vain- glorioufly foolifh;& to the wic- 6 ked, lift not up the home. Lift not up your borne -to on high,norfpeak with a ftiffe neck. 7 For not from the Eaff,or from the Weil, neither from the defart commet, promotion. 8 But God is the judge, he abafeth one, and 9 exalteth another. Fora cup is in the hand of Jehovah, & the wine is red, it u full of mix. ture,and hce powreth out of the fame ; but the dregs thereof wring out and drinke (hall I o all the wicked of the earth. And I wil Phew for ever, will fing Pfalme to the God of Ia- I i kob. And will hew off all the homes of the wicked ; the homes of the juif man (hall be advanced. Annotations. LNXVI. COrrapt not] or, Deflroy not ; fee Pfalme 5 7. t . The Chaldee addeth, its the time when David faid, defiroy nos the people. of Afaph] or to A- fapb ; in Chaldee, by the hand of Afapb : fie Pfalm. 50.1, 2 Verfe 2. and Deere is] to wit, neere in our mouthes and hearts to celebrate it. Thus Gods word is fáid to neere, Rom. í o.8. and, thou art ncer in their mouth, Ier. 1 2.2. In this fenfe the Greeke alfo explaineth It, and we will call on thy name. tbgtell] that is, I and others with wee: fo the Greeke faith, I will tell. Verfe ;. receizee'heappointment ] or, tale the ap. pointed thing, (orrisne astlre Chaldee tranilateth it ;) that is, -the office appointed and ppromifed. They feeme to be the words of the Pia mill (as appea- reth more plainly by verfe 1 o. and t 1.) in per= fon of Chrifi, to whom the kingdome of Iliael was appointed in due time ; whom David was a figure of, in taking and adminillring the king- dome when it was diffrafted with troubles. See a Sam.3.17. t 9. and 5.1,2,3. rigbteoufseff r] that is, mots rlgbteotoy. 4 Verfe 4. diffólzed] or melted, that is, faint with troubles, fares, &e. as 101.2.9. fit fare ] or, will ftly fallen, artificially ffablifb,as by line and mea- fitre, that they fall not. Pillar:] the mows- mines , which may alto meane Governours; for great perfonages are likened to Pillars, GaL2.9. Verfe 5. the borne] the figne of power and glory, 5 Písl .x12.9. and 89.18.a5.Luk.I.69. IníChro. a5.5. mention is made of prophefies, to life up ebe borne. 6 Verfe 6. tomhigh] that is, aloft , or againß the high God. with a flip neck] like untamed oxen ¡baking off the yoke of obedience. Or, fpeake not a bard thing (as Pfal.3 r .t 9.)with a neokltretched out, that is, arrogantly , or with one neck,that is , with joynt force : as heart, in Pfal.8; .6. is for one bears. Verfe 7. the defart] that is , the South or North : 7 for defarts were on both ends of the land of Ca- naan. promotion] or exaltation ; or as the Greek tranflateth, defart of the mountaines, that 1g, the mountain, defart, meaning that preferment or de- liverance comes not from any of the nations round about. The Hebrew Harim is ambiguous, fignifying both exaltation , and mount aines. The Chaldee nlaketh this paraphrafe, For there is none beftdes me, from Eaß ío Weft , Iron the North theplace of the defart or from the South the place of themonn ta.ne:. Verfe 8, abafeth one] Hebr. this man. another] Hebrrtbi.man It may allo be read,fie(tloh God) abafeth, and be advancesh. Verfe y. a cup] to meaftlre our affliftions; as Pfal.n.6.afimilitude often ufed: fee Hab.2.s 6. Eze.23.31.32.Ier.25.28. The Chaldee faith,a cup ofcurf. wine] that is, wrath or indignation, as is expre(fed, Ien2 5,15. Iob 21.20. Revel. t 4,1 o. red] or tbicke, troubled, muddy noting fierce in- dignation. The Greeke turned) it, acratm mere,mea- ningßrong wine, not allaied. So in Revel. 14. t o. where mere, or pure wine , meaneth great affliflìous. The Greeke there is taken from this Pfalme. of mixture] that is, of liquor mixed, ready to bee drunke: as wi/idome is fail to have mixed ber wine, Prov.9.2. that is, tempered it ready. So Rev.14. t o. The Chaldee addeth, mixture of bitterneg. he powreth out] to wit, unto bis otrne people of lieling them, as is expreffed,Ier.25. t 7.18.38.29. the dregs] the moil grievous af/liílions, as Efay 51,17.2 2. wring out] or linkup, that is, fiele, and bee aft .ledwith it. So Ezek.2 3.i4, Efay 5 r.17. Verfe to. trillJhew ] to wit , this work of God, I o his mercy, andjudgement . The Chaldee explaineth it, willfbew thy miracles. borne; of the wicked] their power, dominion, and pride, whereby they of lilt and fcatter Gods people, Ier. 48.25. Lam. 2.3. Zaeh.x.11. Revel. 17. 11.13. as by hornet of the loft man, is meant his power, dominion, glory, Pfalme 132. 17. and 92. 1 t . and 148. 14. 1 Sam. 2. 10. So the Chaldee openeth it, And I will humble all kiegdomes, the bighß rength of the wicked. ter.roff eS:'sa ç.11n 5 2 POS 2 sOS ws 4a.-24 P s A t. LXXVI. e.4 declaration of Gods majeffie in the Church, againfl her enemies. 12 An exhortation to ferns him revermtly. To the wafter of the mafick on Negi- noth, a Pfalme of Afaph, a Song. Od ú knowne in Judah his name is . great in Iliad. And in Shalem is his 3 tabernacle, and his,dwelling in Sion. There brake he the burning arrowes of the 4 bow, the Ihield & the fword,& the war, Se. lab. Bright , wondrous excellent art thou, 5 mote than the mountains of prey. The 6 mighty of heart have yeelded themfelves to the fpoil; they have flumbred their fleep, and none of the men of power have found their hands. At thy rebuke, O God oflakob 7 both 8 9
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