be not vain-gloriously foolish; and to the wic∣ked, lift not up the horne. Lift not up your [unspec 6] horne to on high, nor speake with a stiffe neck.
For not from the East, or from the West, neither from the desart commeth promotion. [unspec 7]
But God is the judge, he abaseth one, and [unspec 8] [unspec 9] exalteth another. For a cup is in the hand of Iehovah, and the wine is red, it is full of mix∣ture, and hee powreth out of the same; but the dregs thereof wring out and drinke shall all the wicked of the earth. And I will shew [unspec 10] for ever, will sing Psalme to the God of Ia∣kob. And will hew off all the hornes of the [unspec 11] wicked; the hornes of the just man shall be ad∣vanced.
Annotations.
COrrupt not] or, Destroy not; see Psal. 57. 1. The Chaldee addeth, in the time when David [unspec 1] said, destroy not the people. of Asaph] or to A∣saph; in Chaldee, by the hand of Asaph: see Psal. 50. 1.
Vers. 2. and neere is] to wit, neere in our mouths [unspec 2] and hearts to celebrate it. Thus Gods word is said to be neere, Rom. 10. 8. and, thou art neere in their mouth, Ier. 12. 2. In this sense the Greeke also ex∣plaineth it, and wee will call on thy name. they tell] that is, I and others with me: so the Greeke saith, I will tell.
Vers. 3. receive the appointment] or, take the ap∣pointed thing, (or time, as the Chaldee translateth [unspec 3] it;) that is, the office appointed and promised. They seeme to be the words of the Psalmist (as appea∣reth more plainly by vers. 10. and 11.) in person of Christ, to whom the kingdome of Israel was ap∣pointed in due time; whom David was a figure of, in taking and administring the kingdome when it was distracted with troubles. See 2 Sam. 3. 17. 19. and 5. 1, 2, 3. righteousnesses] that is, most righ∣teously.
Vers. 4. dissolved] or melted, that is, faint with troubles, feares, &c. as Ios. 2. 9. set sure] or, [unspec 4] will fitly fasten, artificially stablish, as by line and measure, that they fall not. Pillars] the moun∣taines, which may also meane Governours; for great personages are likened to Pillars, Gal. 2 9.
Vers. 5. the horne] the signe of power and glorie, Ps. 112. 9. and 89. 18. 25. Lu. 1. 69. In 1 Chr. 25. 5. [unspec 5] mention is made of prophesies, to lift up the horne.
Vers. 6. to on high] that is, aloft, or against the high God. with a stiffe necke] like untamed oxen sha∣king [unspec 6] off the yoke of obedience. Or, speake not a hard thing (as Psal. 31. 19.) with a necke stretched out, that is, arrogantly, or with one necke, that is, with joynt force: as heart, in Psal. 83. 6. is for one heart.
Vers. 7. the desart] that is, the South or North: for desarts were on both ends of the land of Cana∣an. [unspec 7] promotion] or exaltation; or, as the Greeke translateth, desart of the mountaines, that is, the mountainy desart, meaning that preferment or de∣liverance comes not from any of the nations round about. The Hebrew Harim is ambiguous, signi∣fying both exaltation, and mountaines. The Chal∣dee maketh this paraphrase, For there is none be∣sides me, from East to West from the North the place of the desart, or from the South the place of the mountaines.
Ver. 8. abaseth one] Hebr. this man. another] [unspec 8] Hebr. this man. It may also be read, He (this God) abaseth, and he advanceth.
Vers. 9. a cup] to measure out afflictions; as Psa. [unspec 9] 11. 6. a similitude often used: see Hab. 2. 16. Ezr. 23. 31, 32. Ier. 25. 28. The Chaldee saith, a cup of curse. wine] that is, wrath or indignation, as is expressed, Ier. 25. 15. Iob 21. 20. Revel. 14. 10. red] or thicke, troubled, muddie, noting fierce indignation. The Greeke turneth it, acratou, mo∣re, meaning strong wine, not allaied. So in Revel. 14. 10. where mere, or pure wine, meaneth great af∣flictions. The Greeke there is taken frō this Psalme. of mixture] that is, of liquor mixed, ready to be drunke: as wisdome is said to have mixed her wine, Prov. 9 2. that is, tempered it ready. So Rev. 14 10. The Chaldee addeth, mixture of bitternesse. he powreth out] to wit, unto his owne people, afflicting them, as is expressed, Ier. 25. 17, 18, 28 29. the dregs] the most grievous afflictions; as Esai. 51. 17. 22. wring out] or sucke up, that is, feele, and be af∣fected with it. So Ezek. 23. 34. Esa. 51. 17.
Vers. 10. will shew] to wit, this worke of God [unspec 10] his mercy, and judgement. The Chaldee explaineth it, will shew thy miracles. hornes of the wicked] their power, dominion, and pride, whereby they af∣flict and scatter Gods people, Ier. 48. 25. Lam. 2. 3. Zach. 1. 21. Rev. 17. 12, 13. as by hornes of the just man, is meant his power, dominion, glory, Psal. 132. 17. and 92. 11. and 148. 14. 1 Sam. 2. 10. So the Chaldee openeth it, And I will humble all king∣domes, the high strength of the wicked.