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.

Annotations.

THey gather warres] or are gathered to warres, [unspec 3] getting themselves and other together. The active is often used passively, Psal. 32. 9. and 109. 13.

Vers. 4. of the Aspe] or Viper; Greeke, of Asps: so Rom. 3. 13. Compare Psal. 58. 5. [unspec 4]

Vers. 5. to thrust away my feet] or, to overthrow my footsteps. [unspec 5]

Vers. 6. by the paths side] or, fast by my path; [unspec 6] Heb. at the hand of the path. Compare Psal. 142. 4. Ier. 18. 22. Prov. 29. 5.

Vers. 8. Iehovih] or God: see Psal. 68. 21. [unspec 8] of armes] or of armour, that is, of battell, (as the Greeke translateth it) when men harnesse themselves. This is that helmet, salvation, Eph. 6. 17.

Vers. 9. further not] or, bring not to passe. lest they] or, they will exalt themselves, that is, be [unspec 9] proud or lofty. Compare Deut. 32. 27.

Vers. 10. the head] that is, As for the head (the chiefe) of those, &c. An head sometime signifieth a company of chiefe men, 1 Chron. 4. 42. though here perhaps some one man is meant, as the Chal∣dee nameth Achitophel. It is also used for a band of men, as Iob 1. 17. Sometime the Hebrew word signifieth gall, as Psal. 69. 22. Which sense also is not amisse here. shall cover] or prayer-wise, let it cover them, and him (as Psal. 2. 3.) that is, every of them.

Vers. 11. They shall bring] or make move (as [unspec 11] Psal. 55. 4.) upon themselves; or coales shall be mo∣ved (that is, throwne) upon them. The Hebrew hath a double reading, yeelding both these senses; their judgements to be from God, but procured by them∣selves. he] that is, God shall fell them, or inde∣finitely, they shall be felled, or cast. deepe pits] or sudden sorrowes; the Greeke saith calamities; the Chaldee, the fire of Gehenna.

Vers. 12. An ill-tongued man] Heb. a man of [unspec 12] tongue, that is, a pratler or evill speaker, that hath tongue at will to use and abuse at his lust, and to smite therewith, as Ier. 18. 18. So a man of lips, Iob 11. 2. is one talkative: a man of words, Exo. 4. 10. is one eloquent: a man of arme, Iob 22. 8. is one mighty; and sundry the like. to a sudden over∣throw] or, his utter ruine and miserie. Hebrew, to (or with) thrustings downe. The Chaldee para∣phraseth, The Angell of death shall hunt him, and thrust him downe into hell.

Vers. 14. sit before thy face] or dwell with thy face, that is, in thy presence: see Psal. 16. 11. and 61. 8.