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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
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PSAL. CXXXI.

David professeth his humilitie, and exhorteth Is∣rael to hope in God.

A Song of degrees of David. [unspec 1]

IEhovah, mine heart is not haughty, nei∣ther are mine eyes lofty, neither walke I in great matters, and too marvellous for me. If I have not composed and stilled my [unspec 2] soule, as a weaned child with his mother; as a weaned child with me is my soule. Let Is∣rael [unspec 3] hopefully wait for Iehovah, from this time and for ever.

Annotations.

HAughty] or lifted up, with pride: see Deut. 17. [unspec 1] 20. Prov. 16. 5. 2 Chron. 32. 25, 26. Psal. 101. 5. marvellous] that is, too hard for me, high and above my reach: as Psal. 139. 6.

Vers. 2. If I have not] that is, Surely I have: an [unspec 2] oath, whereof part is concealed; see Psal. 95. 11. Ier. 49. 20. composed, or put fit and in order. The Chaldee expoundeth it, If I have not put my hand on my mouth, and silenced my soule, till it might heare the words of the Law, as a weaned child on his mo∣thers brests, &c. stilled] or, made silent, refrai∣ning it from noisome lusts. as a weaned child] that is, meeke, modest, humble, submissive, simple, &c. See Mat. 18. 1, 2, 3, 4.