PSALM& LXXX, a To the Malta of the Muftcke on Shofhan -. nitrs, Eduth, a Pfalme of Afaph. z Thou that feedeft Ifrael, give care; thou that lcadeft Jofeph as a flock, thou that firtelt on the Cherubims, 3 thine bright. Before Ephraim, and Benja- min, and Manaffeh, ftirre up the (trength, 4 and come for falvation to us. O God, re. turne us, and caufe thy face to (fine, and we (hall be faved. S Jehovah God of hots, how long wilt thou fmoke againft the prayer of thy people r 6 Thou makeft them eat the bread ofteares, and makeft them drinke of teares a great 7 meafure, Thou puttefb us a ftrrfe to our neighbours, and our enemies mocke among 8 fhemfelves. O God of hofis returne us, and caufe thy face to thine, and we !hall ' be 'raved. 9 Thou removedit a vine out of Egypt,thou droveft out the heathens and plantedft it. i o Thou prepared( the way before it, and roo- red(t in the roots of it, and it filled the land. I a The mountaines were covered with the Thar. dow ofit,and the boughes ofit were like the 12. Cedars of God. It fent out the branches thereof unto the Sea, and the fucking (prigs 13 thereof unto the river. Why haft` thou burft downe the hedges of it ;. fo. thát Il 14 which paffe by she way haveplucked it +ll4 Boare out of the wood bath rooted it up, and the fiore of beafts of the field havé fed 15 it up. O God of hots returne, O row; be- hold from heavens and fee, and vifit this 16' Vine. And the flocke which thy right hand planted, and the forme whom thou madeft 17 ftrong for thy felfe. It is burned with fre,it . is cut downe; at the rebuke of thy face they TS peri(h. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the fon of Adam whom 19 thou madeft ftrong for thy felfe. And wee will not goe backe from thee, quicken thou 20 us, and we will call on thy Name. Jehovah God of hofs returne us; caufe thy face to (fine, and we (hall be laved. f1HnOlatrBHr. SHofhannim] that is, fix-fi ringed I,rflruments, or ailier: fee Pfahu.45..r. Edrah] that is, a Tefiimonie, or Ornament. An eltcellent tettimo- niall of the faith of Gods people in aftli &ions.: The Chaldee applieth it to them that fate in tbe Syneelrion, that fiudied in the teflimonie ofthe Lam. See. al fo Pfal. 60. a. 2 Verle 2. feedeft Ifrael] 0 God, Paflor of the If- 123 raeliter. See PGl. 23.1. Lef pph] thepotteritie of Iafeph, and with them the other tribes. Iofeph is named as principall,che firit birth-right being taken from Reuben, and given to Nina, I Chron.s. I, 2. So Pfalm. 77. i 6, u. on for Ceernbimo1 which were upon the Ark: of the Covenant in the SanEuarie from whence God gave Oracles to his people, when they fought unto him Exo.25. 22. Num. 7.89. I Sam, 4..4.2 Sam. 6. z. z Kings 19.15. Of theee Cherubs,fee the Note on Plàlm. 18.Ií. fhinebright] that is, fbeiv thy glorie, and thy favour to us, as P1à1.5o.z. and Job to.3. where fhining isfavour. This is taken from Deut. 33.2. So after inPfa1.94i. Verle 3. Ephraim, Benjamin, andtj-fanaf h] that is, the Triter, or pofieritie of theft three Patriarchs, which were all joyned together in one quarter, on the Welt fide of i ;ods Tabernacle ;and when it removed, they went next after it, Num. 2.17,r 8, 20,22. & ío.21,22,23,24. After the captivitie of Babylon a111 ,the remnants oft hefe Tribes dwelled in IeruJa/em, for which they were thanked by the people, r Chron. 9. 3. Nets. 11.2. a falvation] or full fàlvation and deliverance. By adding a letter, the lignification is increafed, as in Pfal 3 3. Verfe 4. return* us] or .eflore tie , to wit , from forrow to joy, from captivitie to liberti &c. Pfal..; 26. i. and 23.3. So the Chaldee täi returneiea from our' captivitie. face to finne] or, to be light, that is, chearfull, comfortable. See Pial. 4.7. and 3s. -r 7. and 67. 2. Dan. 9.17. and we _gag] or, that we may be faved: as Pfal. 43. 4. fo vet j a 8. and aó. Vert 5. fmoke] be very angry again( the prayer, thaais, not ¡ware but Shut it out, as Habak. 1.2. Latbentations 3. B. So the Chaldee expoundeth it, wilt thou cwt receive the prayer. See fineake for an- ger, Pfal. 74. r. Vert 6. bread of reared bread ffeept in tearer, as the Chaldee faith , or tearer in Read of bread, as Pfal. 42. 4. meaning great of lielions. a greatmea- fare] The Hebrew Sha6f is the name of a mea- lure, fo called of three, as containing a third part of thegreatefi meafure, flame times as big as the ufuall cup to drink: in. Verle 7, afirife]contention, or contradielien, that our neighbours contend and fpeake againit us, or ftrive who (hall vanquith and potfelfe us. a- mong theenfdver] for their pleafere; or, me* at them, (as Pfal.a.4.) that is, at thy people, as verfe 6. that is, at as, as the Greeke tranflateth ic. This may be the meaning , though us went before ; for the Hebrew fometinie changeth perfon, though it mean: the fame ; as Deut. 5. r o. that love me, and keepe hie (that is, my) commandments. See allò Pfa. 59.IÓ:and65..7. and 553.9. Veal 8. and me fhall] or, that we may be faved. This verfe is the fame with the fourth, fave that there was only God; here is added, God of bp; and in verfe 20. (where it is the third time re- peated) is added, Iehtvah,God ofhafts; thus increa- fing faith and earneftnétfe in their prayers. Verle 9. rxmovedfl a Vine] that is, a Church, the Common - wealth of Ifrael; as it is written, the Vine- yard N I I I M IM M I N I V F 7 3 4 S 6 7 8
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