The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

Vers. 25. Who by the mouth of thy Servant David, hath said, &c.

The second Psalm which owns not its Author in the Title, the Holy Ghost ascribeth here to David: and seemeth by this very passage to give us close intimation, that every Psalm that telleth not in its title who was the Author and Penman of it, is to be ascribed to David as the Penman. The rule of the Jews (that every Psalm that bears not the author of it in the title, is to be reputed of his making who was last named in a title before) is at a nonplus at these two first Psalms, and helps us nothing at all to understand who made them: and thereupon Aben Ezra conceiveth not that this second Psalm was made by David, but by some of the Singers. But this passage of the Apostles in their prayer, doth not only own David for the Compiler of this Psalm, but also teacheth us to own him so of every Psalm, whose Author is not mentioned in the title of it; as might be fur∣ther confirmed if it were ad hic & nunc, from Psalm 96. & 105. & 107. & 132. com∣pared with 1 Chron. 16. 7. The ancient Rabbins, and Doctors of the Jews, interpreted this Psalm concerning Christ, even as the Apostles do here, as it is confessed by Solomon Jarchi at his entrance into it, though himself, and some other latter Jews apply it to Da∣vid, and it may be in spite to Christ.