PSAL. CXXVIII.
Verse 2. FOr thou shalt ••at the labour of thine hands.] That is, the fruit of thy labours, or* 1.1 thou shalt take delight in the very labour it self, as Christ saith, It was his meat and drink to do his Fathers will.
Vers. 3. Thy wi••e shall be as a fruitfull Vine by the ••ides of thine house.] The Vine* 1.2 tree brings forth liquor of the Vine, most profitable to nourish the body, and cheer the heart.
Secondly, Fruitfulness is commended in the Vine tree, so in women. 1. Not a wanderer abroad, as Dina••, but a house-wife. 2. In the house side, not the house top; she is in thy side who was taken out of thy side. 3. The Vine is of a bending and yeelding nature, so she must be flexible to her husband. 4. A Vine is an ex∣cellent shade against the schorching Sun, so should she refresh her husband in his greatest misery.
Thy children like Olive plants round about thy table.] He mentions here the Vine and the Olive, two of the best fruits, the one for cheering the heart, the other for cleering the face, Psal. 104. 15. the one for sweetness, the other for fatness, Judg. 9. 13. Christ himself is compared to these two trees, John 15. 1. Rom. 11. 24.
- 1. Numerous, round about.* 1.3
- 2. Legitimate, one cannot graff any thing in an Olive, but the Olive.
- 3. Flourishing, that is alwaies green, Psal. 52. 10.
That he faith, about thy table, he expresseth the delight which they bring to the Father, while many of them, and those pretty ones, stand alwaies in his sight.
Vers. 5. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion.] That was Gods speciall re∣sidence.