1 SALME. L'XXXI. yard of the Lard of bolls is the Acute of Ifrael, and the men of Judah rire hie pleafmit plant, Ifa. 5. 7. Jerem. 2.2 e . So the Chaldeeparaphrafeth, the boufe of Ifrael , which it likened ro a Vine. And removing or tray/Ming , is the word fo often u(èd in Numb. 33. whereall the journics of Ifrael are rehearfed. the heathens] the f ten Nations of Canaan. See PEI. 78. 55. Io Verfe io. preparedfl] or madeff away: fo this word is tranflated in Greeke, Mat 3.3. from Ifa. 40.3. and Mat. 11.10. from Ma1.3.1. where the word way is expreffed; and here d1ò the Greeke faith, thon madefl way; properly it fignifieth to take away all impediments , that theplaine may may appeare. The Chaldee explaineth it, thou removedfl the Ca- naanites from before it. rooted([ in] that is, made([ to :4., deepe root. Verfe i1. Cedars ofGod] that is, the great and goodly Cedars, as Pfa1.36.7. or, Cedarsplantedof God, as Piàlm. 194. ;6. Thefe the Chaldee expoun- de, h to. be Teachers (of the Law) likened ta flreteg ' Cedars. I2 Verle 12. the river] Euphrates : fee the Notes on Pfal. 72.8. 13 Verfe 13. the hedgce]the fences ; whereupon the (poile of it followeth, as Laiah 5. 5. So after, Pfal. 89.41,42. 14 Verfe 14. Beare] beaflly tyrants, like (wine ; as the Alf ians, Babylonians, &c. which waited the land of Cahoon, 2 Kings 17. 6. and 25. 1, 2, &c. flore ofbeaIfs] as Ptal. 50. i`1. So the Law threat- , ned , I will lend wilde heap uponycu, trhich Thal Jaile,1 you, &e. Leviticus 2,6. 22. But here beaffs 'arc wicked people. 16 Verfe 16. the floeke] or vine yard: thebafrbr' plan which beareth up the vine- branches. 4,' I anal the fin] or branch: underftand againe, vifrtbiro, 1 or looke upon him. By the fenne may be mèaht Chrifi, as the Chaldee Paraphraft plainly faith, the King Mefas, (called in verte 18. the fan of man, Í and fo here allo in the Greeke verlort :) who is the true Vine, his Father the husbagdman,hisdifci- pies the branches, Joh: 15. 1, 5. who taketh part with the afffi &ions of his people, was himlelfe called out of Egypt,Mat. z. 15. and when his fervants are vexed, it is done unto him, Mt. 9 4. Other - wife bythefnne may. be uttderllood ayongVine, or branch , as elfwhere boughes are called daughters, Gen. 49.22. And fo. by the finne be meant Ifrael, as Exod.4.22. the Lords plant, Ifa.5,7. 18 I Verfe 18. man of thy right hand] wham thoulovefl, honaurefl and powerfullyhelpeff. So Iakob called the forme whom he loved, Benjamin, that is, the Son of the right band, Gen. 35. 18. Hereby alto is meant Chrifl, called the fen ofGods love, Co1.1. 1 3. and the Church his body, tranflated into his kingdome. The Chaldee expotindeth it, the man to whom thon haft fworne by thy right hand. II ii4 lielf42,14 4" P s e L. LXXXI. An Exhortation toa folimnepraifeng of God. 5 God challengetb that duty by reafnr of his benefits. 9 Exhar- Ling to obedience, complaimtb of their difabediencet which turnetb to their hurt. To the Mailer 'of the Muficke upon Gitttth, 1 A Pfdtlme of Afaph. SHour joyfully unto God our Itrength, z (bout trtumpha stly unto the God of Ja- kob. Take up a Pfalme and give the 3 timbrell , the pleafant harpe with the gal- tete. Blow up the Trumpet in the new 4 Moone,in the appointed time, at the day of our feaft. For it is a ftatute to Ifrael, a 5 judgement due to the God of Jakob. He 6. put it into Jofeph for a teffimonie, when he went forth from the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew nor. I remo 7 ved fhoulder from the burden; his hands parted from the basket. Thou calledit in diftreffè, and I releafed thee: I anfwered thee in the fecret place of thunder,[ proved thee at the watt rs ofMeribah Selah. Hcare, 9 O my people, and I will teflifie unto thee,O Ifracl, if thouwilt hearken to me. //there co (hall not be in thee a forraine God , neither thdu bow down thy felfe to a fitange God. I am Jehovah thy God, which brought thee I 1 tip out of the land of Egypt, open wide thy mouth , and I will fill it. But my people hearkened not to my voyce, and Ifrael was not well affeCted to me. And I fene him 13 away in the perverfe intendment of their owne heart, let them walke in their owne counfels. O that my people had been obe- dient to me, that Ifrael had walked in my waies. Even Toone would I have humbled 5 their enemies, and turned my hand upon their diftreffers. The haters of Jehovah 16 fhould have fàlfly denied to him, and their time fhould have becne for ever. And .bee 17 would have fed him with the fat of wheat, and out of the rocke with honey would I have fuffced thee. 8 I2 Annotations. ¡' Ittitb] fee the Note on PEI. 8. 1. J Verfe 3. Talg up] to wit, inyaur matins, or lift up your voice with (alone or Song. So in Efa.42.2. todifa up, is meant the voice. gite] that is, bring the Timbrell, &c, of thefe inllrtimeuts, fee Paà1.'68.26. and33.2. Verfe 4. Blow the trumpet] or the Cornet, (where- of feat: 98.6.) this'súas done both to proclaime the iolemnirie unto men, and to be a memorial) for them before God,Lcv. z; 4. Num.' o.1 a. for in their pnblike worfhip,the Ifraelites oiled trum- pets, with other mut:call initruments, 2 Chro.5. 12,13.& 29.27. the newMoole] wheu a folernn fealt, I 3 4
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