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. LXXXI.

An Exhortation to a solemne praising of God. 5 God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits. 9 Exhorting to obedience, he complaineth of the•• disobedience, which turneth to their owne hurt.

To the master of the musicke upon Gittith, [unspec 1] A Psalme of Asaph.

SHout joyfully unto God our strength, [unspec 2] shout triumphantly unto the God of Ia∣kob. Take up a Psalme and give the [unspec 3] timbrell, the pleasant harpe with the psalte∣rie. Blow up the trumpet in the new [unspec 4] moone, in the appointed time, at the day of our feast. For it is a statute to Israel, a [unspec 5] [unspec 6] judgement due to the God of Iakob. Hee put it in Ioseph for a testimony, when hee went forth from the land of Egypt, where I heard a language that I knew not. I remo∣ved [unspec 7] his shoulder from the burden; his hands passed from the basket. Thou calledst in [unspec 8] distresse, and I released thee: I answered thee in the secret place of thunder, I proved thee at the waters of Meribah Selah. Heare, O [unspec 9] my people, and I will testifie unto thee, O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me. If there [unspec 10] shall not be in thee a forraine God, neither thou bow downe thy selfe to a strange God.

I am Iehovah thy God, which brought [unspec 11] thee up out of the land of Egypt, open wide thy mouth, and I will fill it. But my people [unspec 12] hearkned not to my voyce, and Israel was not well affected to me. And I sent him [unspec 13] away in the perverse intendment of their owne heart, let them walke in their owne counsels. O that my people had been obe∣dient [unspec 14] to me, that Israel had walked in my wayes. Even soone would I have humbled [unspec 15] their enemies, and turned my hand upon their distressers. The haters of Iehovah [unspec 16] should have falsly denied to him, and their time should have beene for ever. And hee [unspec 17] would have fed him with the fat of wheat, and out of the rocke, with honey would I have sufficed thee.

Annotations.

GIttith] see the Note on Psal. 8. 1. [unspec 1] [unspec 3]

Vers. 3. Take up] to wit, in your mouthes, or lift up your voice with Psalme or song. So in Esa. 42. 2. to lift up, is meant the voice. give] that is, bring the timbrel, &c. of these instruments, see Psal. 68. 26. and 33. 2.

Vers. 4. Blow the trumpet] or, the Cornet, (where∣of [unspec 4] see Psal. 98. 6.) this was done both to proclaime the solemnitie unto men, and to be a memoriall for them before God, Levit. 23. 4. Num. 10. 10. for in their publike worship, the Israelites used trumpets, with other musicall instruments, 2 Chron. 5. 12, 13. and 29. 27. the new moone] when a solemne

feast, with speciall worship was appointed of God, Num. 28. 11, 14. and at these times (as on the Sab∣baths) they used to assemble to worship, and heare Gods word, 2 King. 4. 23. Ezek. 46. 3. Esa. 66. 23. these feasts were a shadow of things to come, but the body is in Christ, Col. 2. 16, 17. the ap∣pointed time] or, the solemnitie, solemne feast, which was thrise in the yeare, 1 at the Passeover, 2 at Pentecost, and 3 at the feast of Tabernacles, Deut. 16. 26. of which last, some understand this festivi∣tie, Ceseh, as having the name of covering in boothes: others of the covering, that is, the change of the moone when it is hid by the Sunne. feast] or daunce; see Psal. 42. 5. This may be meant of all feasts; or in speciall of the feast of blowing trum∣pets, in the first day of the seventh moneth, Levit. 23. 24. or of the Passeover, as after, verse 6.

Vers. 5. a judgement] that is, a rite, or ordinance, made by God, and a duty to be performed to him. [unspec 5] So judgement is for dutie, Deut. 18. 3.

Vers. 6. in Ioseph] among the posteritie of Io∣seph, and the other tribes of Israel. Ioseph is na∣med [unspec 6] as principall, having the birth-right, 1 Chron. 5. 1, 2. So Psal. 80. 2. from the land] so the Greeke turneth it, the Hebrew ghnal, being here for meghnal, the same that min, from, as 2 Chro. 33. 8. with 2 King. 21. 8. Zach. 4. 3. At their going out of Egypt, the feast of the Passeover was appointed, Exod. 12. after in the wildernesse, the other feasts, Levit. 23. or we may read it, against the land, viz. to destroy it, and the first-borne, Exod. 11. 4, 5. The Chaldee applieth this to Ioseph when hee went out of prison and ruled over the land of Egypt. I heard a language] Hebr. a lip, used for the speech or language, as Gen. 11. 1.

Vers. 7. from the burden] that is, burdens, where∣with [unspec 7] they were vexed in Egypt, making bricks, building cities, &c. Exod. 1. 11. and 5. 4, 5, 7, 8. basket] or pot; such vessels as wherein they carried straw, mortar, bricke, &c.

Vers. 8. Thou calledst] Israel having left Egypt, [unspec 8] Pharaoh with his host pursued them, and they were sore afraid and cried to the Lord, Exo. 14. 10, 15. secret place of thunder] out of the blacke cloud, wherewith God guided and protected Isra∣el; but with thunder, raine, &c. dismayed the Egyp∣tians, Exod. 14. 19, 20, 24, 25. See also Psal. 77. 18, 19. of Meribah] that is, of Strife; so named because Israel there strove with Moses, and almost stonied him, Ex. 17. 1, 2, 3 4—7. There God proved thē, to know what was in their heart, whether they would keep his commandements or no, Deut. 8. 2. Exod. 15. 25. and there they proved God, Ps. 95. 9.

Vers. 9. testifie] or protest, take to witnesse, name∣ly [unspec 9] the heavens and earth, &c. as Deut. 31. 28. and 32. 1 46. and 30. 19. and deeply charge thee. Compare herewith Exod. 19. 3, 4, 5, &c. and 20. 22, 23. Ier. 11. 7, 8, 8.

V. 11. open wide] that is, speake and aske freely. [unspec 11] This sentence our Saviour openeth thus, If yee abide in m•• and my words abide in you, aske what ye will, and it shall be done to you, Ioh. 15. 7. and the A∣postle thus, Whatsoever we aske of God we receive of him, because wee keepe his commandements, &c. 1 Ioh. 3. 22. The Chaldee expoundeth it, Open thy mouth to the words of the law, and I will fill it with all good.

Vers. 12. not well affected] had no will, or good [unspec 12] inclination; which they shewed presently after the giving of the Law, by making themselves gods of gold, and by their continuall rebellions afterward, Exod. 32. 1,—31.

Vers. 13. perverse intendment] or, stubborne opi∣nion, [unspec 13] writhing and obstinate intention, which they looked after in their erroneous heart. This word is taken from Deut. 29. 19. and after often objected to them by Ieremie, Ier. 3. 17. and 7. 24. and 9. 14. and 11. 8. And this is noted for a judgement of God, when he suffereth people to walke in their owne wayes, Act. 14. 16.

Vers. 15. humbled] and so have given them rest [unspec 15] from their enemies, as in 1 Chron. 17. 10. compared with 2 Sam. 7. 11.

Vers. 16. falsly denied] or, fainedly submitted: [unspec 16] see Psal. 18. 45. and 66. 3. their time] if this be referred to the enemies, it is meant their time of distresse, as Ps. 10. 1. and 31. 16. so time is used, Ier. 27. 7. Isa. 13. 22. if to Gods people, it meaneth their continued setled state, which the Chaldee trans∣lateth, their strength.

Vers. 17. fed him] that is, his people, verse 14. [unspec 17] fat of wheat] the principall, or flower of corne: so Deut. 32. 14. Psal. 147. 14. out of the rocke] out of which God had made his people sucke honey and oile, Deut. 32. 13. Spiritually, the Rocke is Christ, 1 Cor. 10. 4. the honey is the gracious words that flow from him; sweetnes to the soule, and health to the bones, Prov. 16. 24. Psal. 19. 11. Song. 4. 11.