Vers. 6. Fearefull things, &c.] God out of his Ta∣bernacle gave oracles and answers to his people, [unspec 6] Numb. 7. 89. and from Heaven he answered to their prayers against their adversaries, Psal. 3. 5. he answered alwaies things reverend and fearefull. those farre off by sea] whereby is meant, not onely those upon the sea, whose hope God is, Psal. 107. 23. 28, &c. but those also that dwell farre asunder disjoyned by the sea, as in Ilands, which wait for his law, Isa. 42. 4. So the Chaldee inter∣preteth it, and of the Iles of the sea which are disjoy∣ned from the dry land (or continent.)
Vers. 7. O he that stablisheth] or, which setteth fast: it is a continued speech to God, as the words [unspec 7] before and after manifest, but the person changed for more passion, like that in Iob 18. 4. O he that teareth his soule, for, O thou that tearest thy soule. See the notes on Psal. 59. 10. mountaines] here∣by is often meant kingdomes, polities, and common∣weales, Ier. 51. 25. See Psal. 30. 8. The Chaldee understands it here, of Gods preparing food for the wild Goats of the mountaines.
Vers. 8. of the seas] waters signifie peoples, Rev. 17. 15. and seas are the huge armies of peoples, Ier. [unspec 8] 51. 42. Esai. 17. 12, 13. All such, as well as the naturall seas, God asswageth. See also Psal. 46. 7.
Vers. 9. And they] or, When they feare. ut∣most parts] or borders, to wit, of the earth, as is ex∣pressed, [unspec 9] Isa. 41. 5. the out-goings of morning, &c.] This may be meant both of the successive course of day and night, and of them that go out at morning and evening, which be men to their la∣bour, and beasts for their prey, as is shewed, Psal. 104. 20,—23. and of people, inhabiting the East and West parts of the world.
Vers. 10. plenteously moistenest it] This sense the Greeke yeeldeth: the Hebrew also may be turned, [unspec 10] when thou hadst made it to desire raine: or, and gi∣vest it the desire thereof. These things are spoken first of the land of Canaan; (as the Chaldee expoun∣deth, thou remembrest the land of Israel;) which God visited and blessed continually, as Moses tel∣leth, Deut. 11. 12. and spiritually are meant of Christs Church, Ezek. 36. 8. 9, &c. very much] or, with multitude, to wit, of riches, (or good things.) the streame] or brooke, riveret. See Psal. 1. 3. and 46. 5. The Chaldee paraphraseth, from the fountaine of God which is in heaven, which is full of the showers of blessing. of God] that is, with hea∣venly, sweet and wholesome streames of waters, not as Aegypt, watered with mans labour, but drinking waters of the raine of heaven, Deut. 11. 10, 11. The streame of God may here be taken for an excellent streame, as mountaines of God, Psal. 36. 7. and the word with is to be supplied. Compare herewith Ioel. 3. 18. Rev. 22. 1. where a fountaine, and pure river of water of life, come forth from the Lords house and throne, their corne] theirs that dwell in thy land, and house: after that thou hast thus prepared the land, and watered it, thou makest it fruitfull.
Vers. 11. set lest the furrowes] or, the clods, that is, with raine thou causest the clods to lye close to co∣ver [unspec 11] the seed. The Hebrew words being indefinite, to settle, &c. have like signification with the for∣mer. See Psal. 49. 15. and 77. 2. and 103. 20. makest it soft] or meltest, resolvest, makest it moist, with drops of raine, that fall many. See Psal. 72. 6. the bud] or branch, that which springeth up out of the earth. This name is given to Christ himselfe, Esai. 4. 2. Zach. 3. 8. and 6. 12.
Vers. 12. yeere of thy goodnesse] that is, thy good [unspec 12] yeere, which thou honourest with singular bles∣sings. So God commanding the Sabbath yeere, promised to blesse the sixt yeere, that it should bring forth fruit for three yeeres, Lev. 25. 20, 21. But the good yeere is that acceptable yere of the Lord, which Christ preached, Esai. 61. 2. Luke 4. 19. thy pathes drop] the clouds which are Gods chariot, Psal. 104. 3. in which water is bound, Iob 26. 8. and from which raine is dropped, to cause the earth to fructifie, Iob 36. 28. and 38. 26, 27. And pathes here are properly such trackes as are made by cha∣riot wheeles.
Vers. 13. of the wildernesse] where there is no [unspec 13] man, Iob 38. 26. that grasse may grow for beasts, Psal. 104. 14. Though sometime shepherds there feed their flocks, as Exo. 3. 1. girded with glad∣nesse] rejoycing for the store of grasse that grow on them on every side. Things are figuratively said to be glad, when they attaine unto & abide in their naturall perfection: so light is said to rejoyce when it shineth cleare and continually, Prov. 13. 9.
Vers. 14. the pastures] or fields, are cloathed, that [unspec 14] is, covered, abundantly stored with flockes of sheepe. For fields, the Greeke putteth Rams of the sheepe: the Hebrew Carim signifieth both, Esai. 30. 23. and 34. 6. but the grammaticall constru∣ction and coherence here sheweth it rather to be fields or pastures.