PSAL. CX.
David prophesieth of Christs Kingdome, 4 his eternall Priesthood, 5 his Conquest, 7 and his Passion.
A Psalme of David.
IEhovah assuredly said unto my Lord, Sit [unspec 1] thou at my right hand untill I put thine enemies the footstoole of thy feet. Ie∣hovah [unspec 2] will send out of Sion the rod of thy strength; rule thou in the middes of thine ene∣mies. Thy people shall be voluntaries in the day of thy power; in the beauties of holinesse, [unspec 3] of the wombe of the early morning; to thee the deaw of thy youth. Iehovah sware, and [unspec 4] will not repent, thou art a Priest for ever, ac∣cording to the order of Malchisedek. The Lord at thy right hand, hee hath wounded [unspec 5] Kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge [unspec 6] among the heathens; hee hath filled with corpses, he hath wounded the head over a great land. Of the brooke in the way shall hee drinke, therefore he shall lift up the head. [unspec 7]
IEhovah] that is, God the Father. assuredly [unspec 1] said] see Psal. 36. 2. to my Lord] that is, to Christ, whom David here calleth his Lord, though he was also his sonne according to the flesh, Mat. 22. 42, 45. Rom. 1. 3. Act. 2. 34. So the Chaldee, The Lord said unto his Word, meaning Christ, Ioh. 1. 1. sit at my right hand] sitting noteth reign∣ing with continuance, 1 Cor. 15. 25. Heb. 10. 12, 13. So sitting on his throne, 1 King. 3. 6. is ex∣pounded, reigning in his stead, 2 Chron. 1. 8. Gods right hand meaneth his power and majesty in the Heavens, Luk. 22. 69. Mark. 16. 19. Heb. 1. 3. and 8. 1. and this above all Angels, Heb. 1. 13. thine enemies] even all of them, the last whereof is death, 1 Cor. 15. 25, 26. Of this place the Apostle gi∣veth this exposition, Every Priest standeth daily ministring, and oft times offering the same sacrifices, which can never take away sinnes: but this man ha∣ving offered one sacrifice for sinne, fitteth for ever at Gods right hand, henceforth expecting till his ene∣mies be put the footstoole of his feet, Heb. 10. 11, 12, 13.
Vers. 2. the rod] or staffe (scepter) of thy [unspec 2] strength; thy strong staffe (O Christ) that is, the powerfull word of thy Kingdome, Isa. 11. 4. Mat. 13. 19. which was to come out of Sion and Ie∣rusalem, Isa. 2. 3. Luk. 24. 49. Acts 1. 4. and 2. 1, 2, &c. For in Sion Christ reigneth, Psal. 2. 6. Rev. 14. 1. rule thou] that is, thou shalt surely rule or have dominion: see the Notes on Psal. 37. 3.
Vers. 3. voluntaries] a people of voluntarinesses, [unspec 3] or of liberalities (as Psal. 68. 10.) that is, shall most freely, willingly, and liberally present themselves and their oblations to thee, as Iudg. 5. 9. Act. 2. 41. Exod. 25. 2. Rom. 12. 1. Psal. 47. 10. and 119. 108. Song 6. 11. of thy power] or armie (as Psal. 33. 16.) that is, when thou sendest forth thy pow∣erfull Gospell and Preachers of the same to con∣quer the world, Rom. 1. 16. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5. Rev. 6. 2. Psal. 45. 4, 5, 6. in the beauties of boli∣nesse] or in the comely honours of the Sanctuary; meaning either the comely (or honourable) places of holinesse, (or of the Sanctuary) as Psal. 29. 2. that is, the Church; or rather, in the beautifull ornaments of holinesse, that is, holy graces and ver∣tues, wherewith Christ and his people are ador∣ned, as the Priests and Levites of old with Vrim, Thummim, and holy garments, Exod. 28. 2, 40. Isa. 52. 1. So the Warriers in heaven are cloathed with fine linnen, white and pure, the righteousnesse of the Saints, Rev. 19. 14. 8. of the wombe, &c.] This place is difficult, and may diversly bee understood, either of Christ himselfe, or of his people: and a∣gaine, if of Christ, either in respect of his Godhead or of his Manhood. Of his Godhead, that the Fa∣ther saith unto him, of the wombe (that is, of mine owne essence) before the early morning (that is, be∣fore the world was) to thee was (or thou hadst) the dew of thy youth; (or birth) so noting the eternall generation of Christ before all worlds, as is