116 PsALME'LXXVII. To him that repreffetb the pride of the firit of gaver- many waters, and thy foot[l;eps were not noua; God, to be feared above all Kings of the earth. knowen. Thou didft leade thy people like a 21 Gazernours] or Princes,Captaines, that leade flocke,by the hand of Mofes and Aaron. and got before the people. So Gods Angell de- stroyed all the valiant mep, and Princes, and Captaines in the Canope of the King of Asfhur, 2 Chro.3 3.21 . P S A L. LXXVII. The Pfalmiff fheereth what fierce combat lee had with diffidence. ,1 t The vitfory which he bad by con- federation of Gods great and gracious works done of old. I To the Mailer of the Muficke, to Jeduthun, a Pfalme of Afaph. Y voice was to God,and I cried out: my voice was to God, and hegave 3 i. care unto mee. In day of my di- fireife I fought the Lord , my hand by night reached out and ceafed not , my foule refu- 4 fed to be comforted.! remembredGod,and made a troubled noife; T meditated,and my 5 fpirit was overwhelmed Selah. Thou hel- deft the watches of mine ties, I was ftricken 6 amazed and could 'not fpeake. Irecounted the dales ofantiquity, the yeeres of ancient 7 times. I remembred my melody in the night; with my heart I meditated , and my 8 fpiritfearched diligently.Will the Lord call offto eternities, and not adde favourably to 9 accept any more ? Is his mercy ceafed to perpetuity ; is his word ended to generation I o and generation ? Hath God forgotten to be gracious ; bath he (hut up in anger his tender II mercy Selah? And Ifaid,doth this make me ficke , the change of the right hand of the r z molt high ? I will record the atlions of Tab; furely, I will remember thy miracle from 13 antiquity. And I will meditate of all thy 14 worke,and will difcourfe ofthy pradtiíes. O God,thy way is in the fanâtuary ; who is fie 15 great a God as God ?Thcuart the God that. i.doeft a marvellous worke , thou haft made knowen thy ftrength among the peoples. 16 Thou haft redeemed thy people with arme, 17 the Ions of Jakob,ard ofJofeph Selah. The . waters taw thee, O God , the waters law thee,they trembled,alfothe deeps were flit - red.The clouds (creamed dowse waters,the skies gave cut a voice,alfo thine arrowswal- ked about. The voice ofthy thunder m,es in the round aire; lightnings illuminated the world., the earth was flirted , and quaked. 20 Thy way was in the fes,and thy pathes in the Í s Annotations. TO Ieduthun] or, for him : fee Pfa1.39. I. and 62. r. Verfe a. be gave Bare] fo the Greeke explaineth the Hebrew phrafe to give Bare : fee the like, Pfal. 65.1t. Verfe 3. fought the Lord] inChaldee , fought in- flrullion from before the Lord, and the fßirit ofprophe- fte relied upon me. retched out] or,flowed,wat pow- redout , that is, was flretcbed out in prayer : (a ve- hement figurative 1peech, like that ofpowring one the heart, Pfa1.62.9.) or, was wet with continual! wiping of mine des: or by hand may be meant plague orfore (as in Iob 2 ;.a.) which coutimally ran. The Chaldee expoundeth it , by night mine de dropped teares,and reared not. Verfe 4.meditated] or praied. See Pfah 5 5.3, t 8. 4 overwbe,'med] or mveredit felfe that is, fìsow- nedor fainted with forrow. So Pfal. 142.4. and 143.4.and t o7, 5.Lam. 2. t 2. Verfe 5. the watches] or the wards, euflodies,(that 5 is, as the Chaldee explaineth it , the lids) of mine ties , fo that I cannot ileepe. flrickenamazed] beaten with terrour , at with a hammer ; or, as the Greeke fait!; , troubled. SoDan.a.t,3. Gen.4t.8. could not ßeake ] fò the Hebrew phrafe fpake not is fometime to be interpreted : as, who (ball judge, z Chrou.t.1co. for which in I King.3.9. is written, who can (or, is able to) judge. So Mime 78.2o. Verfe 6. of ancient times] or, of eternities, that is, 6 afages paft. This he did according to the corn - mandement, Deut.32.7. for former hiltories are written for our learning,Elom.5 5.4. ICor.to.u. Verfe 7. tay melody] or mufecallplay, to wit,how 17 had before time played, and lung tongs of praile for thy benefits ; (fee Pfal.33.2,3.) or, I remem- bred my mufecke, and toeke my instrument, and thus I lung. fpirit _Parched] in Chaldee, the knowledge of my fpiritflambe' marvellotu things. I I Verle r t.doth this make me fiche] dothit grieve and weaken me, that the right hand (the admin i- ftration) of God is changed. and he keepeth not one conitant courfe in his work?; ? The Prophet teemed' to checke himfelfe, for his infirmit..' Or, ( taking it net for a queflion) it maketb me' fiche; or,this is my iñfirmitie. the change] or, that chinged is; for fo the Hebrew phrafe , to change, may be refolved. Verle 12. will record] will remember for my Celle, I2 and mention to others.The Hebrew ,int Beth both thefe,by a double reading. t ',tirade] that is,mi- racles or wondrous workcs (as the Greeke explaineth it) all and every of them , done of old. So after int verfe t 5. Verfe t 3. difcourf] or meditate, intreat of, both in minde and talke. Vert 2 3 -13
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