LEt God arise] or stand up. By God here is meant [unspec 2] Christ our Lord; for of him is this Psalme in∣terpreted by the Apostle, Ephes. 4. 8, 9, 10. This entrance is taken from Moses, Numb. 10. 35. where when the host of Israel rose up from mount Sinai to journey towards Canaan, the Arke of the cove∣nant of the Lord went before them three dayes iour∣ney, to search out a resting place for them. And when the Arke went forward, Moses said, Rise up Ieho∣vah, and let thine enemies be scattered, &c. where Moses respected not onely the Arke, (the figure of Christ) but the promise of God: Behold, I send an Angell before thee to keepe thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place which I have prepared; be∣ware of him and heare his voice, &c. for my name is in him, &c. Exod. 23. 20, 21. This was the Angell of the covenant, Mal. 3. 1. the Angell of Gods face or presence, which saved the people, Isa. 63. 9. even Christ, whom they tempted in the wildernesse, 1 Cor. 10. 9. in whom God was, 2 Cor. 5. 19. and who himselfe is God our all blessed for ever, Amen, Rom. 9. 5. David applieth these things to his owne time and action of bringing home the Arke, 1 Chro. 13. and prophesieth also of things to come, as Act. 2. 30, 31.
Vers. 4. let them joy] to wit, inwardly, with [unspec 4] delight, (as the Greeke explaineth it) as the former word signifieth, outward ioyfull cariage and exul∣tation.
Vers. 5. make an high way] or, exalt: but that [unspec 5] this is meant of a way, or causie, first the Hebrew word Sollu naturally beareth, as Isa. 62. 10. and 57. 14. secondly, the Greeke version hodopoiesate, make way, confirmeth it; thirdly, the scope of this place sheweth it, compared with Esay 40. 3. where the Voice in the wildernesse crieth to prepare the way of the Lord Christ, Matt. 3. 2. desarts] places where things are mixed and confused, as the word Ghnaraboth properly signifieth. So Gnara∣bah is a desart or wildernesse, Isa. 40. 2. and there is a declaration of this place, that vallies should be exalted, mountaines debased, crooked things made strait, and rough places smooth, Isa. 40. 3. Luk. 3. 5. The Greeke version here, epi dusmoon, mea∣neth also the same: for though the word be am∣biguous, and signifieth the west parts, yet is it often used for the desarts or plains of the wildernesse, Numb. 33. 48, 50. and 36. 13. Deut. 1. 1. Iosh. 5. 10. 2 Sam. 4. 7. in Iah his name] or by Iah his name, to wit, sing and praise him. Iah is the proper name of God in respect of being or existence, for he is of himselfe, Exo. 3. 14. giveth to all life and breath, and all things, and in him we live, and move, and have our being, Act. 17. 25. 28. It is the same in effect with Iehovah, but more seldome used: of which see Psal. 83. 19.
Vers. 6. a Iudge] that is, a defence and avenger [unspec 6] of their wrongs: See Exod. 21. 22, 23, 24. Isa. 1. 17. Iam. 1. 27. mansion of his holinesse] or, his ho∣ly mansion, whereof see Psal. 26. 8.
Vers. 7. the solitarie] them which are alone, or [unspec 7] desolate, meaning without children. in house] that is, giveth them children: See Psal. 113. 9. in chaines] or, in conveniences, that is, in convenient and commodious sort; or, into fit (and commodious) places. The Greeke saith, in fortitude. The Chal∣dee thus, he brought forth the sonnes of Israel, which