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. XCV.

An exhortation to praise God, 3 for his great∣nesse, 6 and for his goodnesse. 8 A warning not to harden the heart against Gods word, as Israel had done, who therefore entred not into his rest.

COme, let us shout joyfully to Ieho∣vah, [unspec 1] let us shout triumphantly to the Rocke of our salvation. Let us pre∣vent [unspec 2] his face with confession, with Psalmes let us shout triumphantly to him. For Ieho∣vah [unspec 3] is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In whose hand are the deepe places of [unspec 4] the earth, and the strong heights of the moun∣taines are his. Whose the sea is, for he made [unspec 5] it, and the dry land his hands have formed. Come, let us bow downe our selves, & bend [unspec 6] downe: let us kneele before Iehovah our ma∣ker. For he is our God, and we are the peo∣ple [unspec 7] of his pasture, and sheepe of his hand; to day if ye shall heare his voice: Harden not [unspec 8] your heart, as in Meribah, as in the day of Mas∣sah in the wildernesse. Where your fathers [unspec 9] tempted me, proved me, also saw my worke.

Fortie yeeres I was irked with' that genera∣tion, [unspec 10] and said, they are a people erring in hart, and they know not my waies. So that I sware [unspec 11] in mine anger, if they shall enter into my rest.

Annotations.

COme] or Goe to. The holy Ghost by David thus exhorteth Israel to laud the Lord, and [unspec 1] obey his voice. For he penned this Psalme, Heb. 3. 7. and 4. 7. the Rocke] meaning Christ, as the Apostle sheweth, Heb. 3. 6, 7. the Greeke translateth it, God our Saviour.

Vers. 2. prevent] come first, and speedily. [unspec 2] [unspec 3]

Vers. 3. great God] or great Potentate, Ael. So Christ is also intituled, Tit. 2. 13. All Gods] An∣gels, Princes, or false gods, Psa. 8. 6. and 82. 6. and 96. 4, 5.

Vers. 4. deepe places] or, deepe closets; Hebr. sear∣chings, [unspec 4] that is, deepe secret places for which search is made, Iob 28. 1, 2, &c. and which cannot by mans search be found, Iob 38. 4, 5, 6, 18. strong heights] or, wearisome heights, high mounts which weary men to climbe them: but the word hath al∣so a signification of strong, and not being wearied, Numb. 23. 22.

Vers. 7. of his hand] that is, of his guidance, Psal. [unspec 7] 77. 21. See also Psal. 100. 3. to day] hereby is meant the whole time wherin Christ speaketh by his Gospell, Heb. 3. 7, 13, 15. and 4. 7, 8.

Vers. 8. in Meribah] that is, in the Contention (or [unspec 8] Provocation, as the Greeke turneth it.) The name

of a place in the wildernesse, where Israel contended with Moses, and tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us or no? because there was no water for the people to drinke. Therefore he called the place Massah (Tentation) and Meribah (Contention) Exod. 17. 1, 2,—7. Also another place, where a∣gaine they contended with Moses, & with the Lord, Num. 20. 1, 3, 13. day of Massah] that is, of Ten∣tation: by day againe we may understand the whole space wherein they tempted God ten times, as is said, Num. 14. 22. (so the day of salvation, 2 Cor. 6. 2. is the time thereof.) Yet there was a speciall day and place of Tentation named Massah, Ex. 17. 2, 7. whereupon Moses warned the people, Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Mas∣sah, Deut. 6. 16.

Vers. 9. tempted me] hereupon the Apostle saith, [unspec 9] they tempted Christ, 1 Cor. 10. 9. my worke] that is, workes, Heb. 3. 9. both in miraculous mercies gi∣ving them bread from heaven, and waters out of the rockes, &c. Psal. 78. 15,—23, &c. and in pu∣nishments for their rebellions, Psal. 78. 31, 33, &c. Heb. 3. 17. For worke sometime signifieth reward, Psal. 109. 20. Iob 7. 2. Lev. 19. 13.

Vers. 11. if they shall enter] that is, they shall not [unspec 11] enter, Heb. 3. 11. 18. a part of the oath is not utte∣red; see Psal. 89. 36. This oath was made at Ca∣desh, where the people through unbeleese refused to enter the promised land, Num. 14. 21, 22, 23, 30, 32. Heb. 3. 17. 19. my rest] the land of Ca∣naan, Deut. 12. 9. 1 Chron. 23. 25. a figure of a bet∣ter rest which we that have beleeved the word doe enter into, Heb. 4. 3. for if that land (wherein now they were) had beene their rest, David would not have spoken of another; there remaineth therfore a Rest for the people of God; let us studie to enter into it, Heb. 4. 8, 9, 11.