PSAL. CXV.
Because God is truly glorious, and idols are vani∣tie, 9 he exhorteth to confidence in God, who is to be blessed for his blessings.
NOt unto us, Iehovah, not unto us, [unspec 1] but unto thy name give the glory, for thy merey, for thy truth. Where∣fore [unspec 2] should the heathens say, Where is now their God? And our God is in the heavens: [unspec 3] [unspec 4] whatsoever pleaseth him, hee doth. Their idols are silver and gold, the worke of mens hands. A mouth they have, and speake not: eies they have, and see not. Eares they have, [unspec 5] [unspec 6] and heare not: a nose they have, and smell not. Hands they have, and feele not; feet they have, and walke not: they make no sound [unspec 7] with their throat. Like them be they that [unspec 8] make them: every one that trusteth in them.
O Israel, trust thou in Iehovah: he is their helpe, and their shield. O house of Aaron, [unspec 9] [unspec 10] trust ye in Iehovah: he is their helpe, and their shield. Ye that feare Iehovah, trust in Ieho∣vah: [unspec 11] [unspec 12] he is their helpe, and their shield. Ie∣hovah hath remembred us, he will blesse us: he will blesse the house of Israel, he will blesse the house of Aaron. Hee will blesse them [unspec 13] that feare Iehovah; the small with the great.
Iehovah will adde unto you; unto you, [unspec 14] [unspec 15] and unto your sonnes. Blessed shall you be of Iehovah, which made the heavens, and earth. The heavens are Iehovahs; and the [unspec 16] earth he hath given to the sonnes of Adam. Not the dead shall praise Iah; neither any [unspec 17] [unspec 18] that goe downe to silence. But wee will blesse Iah, from this time, and for ever; Ha∣lelu-jah.
NOt to us] or, for us; the Chaldee addeth, not [unspec 1] for our desert. This Psalme the Greeke joy∣neth with the former, and maketh it a part of the 114. Psalme. See the notes on Psal. 10. 1.
Vers. 2. now] or, I pray. A word of intreating, [unspec 2] but used here in mockage. See Ps. 79. 10.
Vers. 3. And] or, But our God. It is a signe of [unspec 3] indignation, as Psal. 2. 6.
Vers. 5. They have] Hebr. is to them, speake [unspec 5] not] or, cannot speake, as Psal. 77. 5. and so the rest. Compare herewith Ier. 10. 3, 4, 5, 9, &c. Deut. 4. 28.
Vers. 7. sound] or matter, meditate; see Psal. [unspec 7] 1. 2.
Vers. 9. Israel] the Church is here distingui∣shed [unspec 9] into three parts: 1 Israel, or the body of the Common-wealth: 2 Aarons house the Ministers; and 3 the fearers of Iehovah, that is, strangers, con∣verts of all nations, Acts 2. 5. and 10. 35. So after in vers. 12, 13. and Psal. 118. 2, 3, 4. trust thou] the Greeke saith, hath trusted; and so the rest. See the notes on Psal. 22. 9. and 114. 7. their helpe] to wit, which trust in him. Or it may be for your helpe; one person put for another, as often is. See Psal. 59. 10. 65. 7. and 80. 7.
Vers. 10. House] that is, children or posterity. See [unspec 10] Psa. 113. 9.
Vers. 12. hath remembred] The Chaldee explai∣neth [unspec 12] it, The word of the Lord hath remembred us for good, will blesse] to wit, us; as the Greeke turneth it, being mindfull of us, hath blessed us. See the like want, in Ps. 59. 14. and 69. 2. and 45. 4.
Vers. 13. small] or little, in age or degree. So [unspec 13] Rev. 11. 18.
Vers. 14. will adde unto] or adde upon you, that is, [unspec 14] increase you, as Deut. 1. 11. Esa. 26. 15. or, adde his blessings.
Vers. 15. shall you be of] or, are you to Ieho∣vah, [unspec 15] that is, by him. See the like phrase, Gen. 14. 19. 2. Sam. 2. 5.
Vers. 16 hee hath given] or understand, which [unspec 16] hee hath given: for, the earth also is his, Psal. 24. 1. though heaven properly is his dwelling place, yet not able to containe him, 1 King. 8. 30. 27.
Vers. 17. to silence] the grave, the place of si∣lence [unspec 17] & quiernesse: as Iob 3. 17, 18. See Ps. 94. 17. So the Chaldee expoundeth it, the place of buriall in the earth.