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.

PSAL. LXXXVI.

David strengtheneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion, 5 by the goodnesse and power of God. 11 Her desireth the continuance of former grace. 14 Complaining of the proud, he craveth some to∣ken of Gods goodnesse.

A Prayer of David. [unspec 1]

BOw downe thine eare Iehovah, answer me, for I am poore, afflicted, and nee∣dy. Keepe my soule, for I am merci∣full; [unspec 2] thou my God save thy servant, that tru∣sleth unto thee. Be gracious unto me, Ie∣hovah, [unspec 3] for unto thee doe I call all the day. Rejoyce the soule of thy servant, for unto [unspec 4] [unspec 5] thee Lord lift I up my soule. For thou Ie∣hovah art good, and mercifully pardonest, and much of mercie to all that call upon thee. Give eare Iehovah to my prayer, and [unspec 6] attend to the voyce of my supplications for grace. In the day of my distresse will I call [unspec 7] [unspec 8] unto thee, for thou wilt answer me. There is none like thee among the gods, O Lord, and none like thy works. All nations whom [unspec 9] thou hast made, shall come and bow downe themselves before thee, O Lord, & shall glo∣rifie thy Name. For great art thou, and [unspec 10] dost marvellous things; thou art God thy selfe alone. Teach me, O Iehovah, thy way, [unspec 11] I will walke in thy truth; unite my heart for to feare thy Name. I will confesse thee, O [unspec 12] Lord my God, with all my heart, and will glorifie thy Name for ever. For thy mercy [unspec 13] is great toward me, and thou hast delivered my soule from the lowest hell. O God, the [unspec 14] proud are risen up against me, and the assem∣bly of violent men seeke my soule, and they have not set thee before them. But thou [unspec 15] Lord art a God, pittifull and gracious, long suffering, and much of mercie and truth. Turne the face unto me, and be gracious to [unspec 16] me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Doe with [unspec 17] mee a signe for good, and let my haters see and be abashed, because thou, Iehovah, hast holpen mee, and comforted me.

Annotations.

A Prayer] the like title is of Psalme 17. To [unspec 1] Christ may this Psalme fitly be applied.

Vers. 2. mercifull] or, a gracious Saint, pious, holy. [unspec 2] See Psal. 4. 4. This ti••e God taketh to himselfe, Ier. 3. 12.

Vers. 4. Lift I up] See the Notes on Psal. 25. 1. [unspec 4] The Chaldee saith, lift I up my soule in prayer.

Vers. 5. mercifully pardonest] or, art propitious, a [unspec 5] forgiver: the Chaldee addeth, of them which turne to the Law. See Psal. 25. 11.

Vers. 8. among the gods] Though there be that [unspec 8] are called Gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be many gods, and many Lords;) yet unto us there is but one God, &c. 1 Cor. 8. 5, 6. all the gods of the peoples are idols, Psal. 96. 5. Or, by gods may be meant Angels, as the Chaldee here explaineth it, and the Princes of the world. and none] to wit, can doe workes like thine; or, no workes are like thy works, Psal. 13 6. 4.

Vers. 11. Vnite my heart] apply and knit it to thy [unspec 11] feare onely, and that with simplicitie.

Vers. 13. hell] or grave, the state of death: see Ps. [unspec 13] 16. 10.

Vers. 14. the proud] Compare this with Psalm. [unspec 14] 54. 5.

Vers. 15. pitifull] or, full of ruth, mercie, and ten∣der [unspec 15] love. When Gods name was proclaimed be∣fore Moses, this title with other was in it, Exo. 34. 5, 6. long suffering] Hebr. long of nostrils, that is, of anger; long ere thou be angry. The nose and anger have one name in Hebrew: see Psalm. 2. 5.

Vers. 16. son of thine handmaid] that is, borne [unspec 16] thy servant, of godly parents that were thy servi∣tors. Of Christ, this also was true, the sonne of Ma∣ry the Virgin, the handmaid of the Lord, Luk. 1. 48. See the like speech, Psal. 116. 16.

Vers. 17. Doe with me a signe] or, Shew it me: that is, So deale with me, in my deliverance and [unspec 17] preservation, that I may have my selfe, and may be to others a signe, for good. Korah and his compa∣ny were for a signe to the Israelites, Num. 16. 38. & 26. 10. Ionas a signe to the Ninevites, and Christ to the Iewes, Luke 11. 30.