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IT is a Psalm concerning Salomon, whom David foresaw to be his successor, he is called Jedidiah, 2 Sam. 12. 25. that is, beloved of Jah, so here. Vers. 2. I••did his beloved or dearling, it hath reference to Salomons name.
Vers. 2. For so he giveth his beloved sleep.] So, how is that? that is notwithstand∣ing all the hard labour and pains they take, yet the Lord giveth them sleep, and sleep makes them forget all their former labour.
Some say it should be translated, For he rightly giveth his beloved sleep, as the same Hebrew particle is used elsewhere, Numb. 27. 7.
He means not bodily sleep, but a quieting of the soul in God: Some mysticall Divines speak of obdormiti•• animae in Deo.
Jor] nota af∣firmationis & certitudinis. The Hebrew word for sleep, Shena, is written with 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, a quiet dumb letter (otherwise then usuall) to denote the more quietness. Ainsw. Hoc est securam omnium & cunctis bonis afflue••tem quietem, videtur Salomon seipsum ut hujus exemplum indi∣casse. Ei namque nec petenti quidem. nedum anxie laboranti, Deus tanta suppeditarat, ut nulli unquam fuerint qui potuislent foelicitate ipsi conterri. Eum quoque Nathan vocavit Jedidiah, id est dilectum exsistentis. Proinde videtur dicti hujus sensus esse: En sic dabit cuivis dilecto suo Deus somnum, & dormienti cuncta affa••im suppe∣ditabit: ut videtis mihi dilecto fuo nihil tale vel optan••i, tam securum somnum, id est omnium re••um securissi∣mam abundantiam donasse. Bucerus in loc.