Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

Annotations.

ZIphi••••s] or Zipheans. the Inhabitants of Ziph, [unspec] a citie in the tribe of Iudah, Ios. 15. 24. by which there was a wildernesse and wood, wherein David hid himselfe when he fled from Ke••••ah for feare of King Saul, and was bewrayed by these Ziphims unto the King, once and the second time, whereupon he made this Psalme. See the history, 1 Sam. 23. 14, 15. 19, &c. and 26 1, 2.

Vers. 5. strangers] the Ziphims, estranged from [unspec 5] God, and alienated from his people, Psal. 58. 4. Isa. 1. 4. So wicked men are called Heathens, Psal. 59. 6. In Psal. 86. 14. his is repeated by David: but for Zarim, strangers, there he calleth them Zedim,

proud. daunting tyrants] terrible dismayers, as Saul and his retinue, whose terrour daunted ma∣ny. See Psal. 10. 18. seeke my soule] my life, to take it away: see the note on Psal. 35. 4.

Vers. 6. with them that uphold] or, among the upholders, the valiant souldiers that helped David [unspec 6] in his battels: as 1 Chron. 12. 1. &c. a like manner of speech is, Iudg. 11. 35. thou art among them that trouble me.

Vers. 7. returne the evill] to wit, which they in∣tend against me. For the righteous escapeth out of [unspec 7] trouble, and the wicked shall come in his stead, Prov. 11. 8. suppresse them] restraine them, or cut them off. Compare Psal. 143. 12.

Vers. 8. With voluntarinesse] or, In freenesse; that is, freely, liberally, of a willing minde. Such sa∣crifices [unspec 8] the law mentioneth, Levit. 7. 16.

Vers. 9. eye hath seene] to wit, the worke, or reward of God; in Chaldee, the vengeance on mine [unspec 9] enemies, mentioned before in vers. 7. and as is ex∣pressed in Psal. 91. 8. but often this word is con∣cealed, as Psal. 35. 21. and 92. 12. or hath viewed them with delight: see Psal. 22. 18.