Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. I wherein the sacred text is inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with parallel scriptures, the more difficult terms in each verse are explained, seeming contradictions reconciled, questions and doubts resolved, and the whole text opened / by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Matthew Poole.

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Title: Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. I wherein the sacred text is inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with parallel scriptures, the more difficult terms in each verse are explained, seeming contradictions reconciled, questions and doubts resolved, and the whole text opened / by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Matthew Poole.
Author: Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679.
Publication: London :: Printed by John Richardson, for Thomas Parkhurst, Dorman Newman, Jonathan Robinson, Bradbazon Ailmer, Thomas Cockeril, and Benjamin Alsop,; M.DC.LXXXIII [1683]
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PSAL. CVIII.

A Song, or Psalm of David.

This Psalm is almost word for word taken out of two forego∣ing Psalms, the first five verses out of Psal. 57. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. and the rest out of Psal. 60. 5, &c. to which the Reader must resort for the explication of it. This only is observable that the Psalmist designing to take the body of this Psalm out of Psal. 60. doth industriously lay aside that mournful Preface v. 1, 2, 3, 4. and borrows one more pleasant out of Psal. 57. The reason of which change is supposed to be this, that Psal. 60. was composed in the time of his danger and distress, and the latter after his de∣liverance.

1. O God, my heart * 1.1 is fixed, I will sing and give praise even with my glory a 1.2.

2. Awake psaltery and harp: I my self will a∣wake early.

3. I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4. For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the ‖ 1.3 clouds.

5. Be thou exalted, O God, above the hea∣vens: and thy glory above all the earth;

6. * 1.4 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand and answer me.

7. God hath spoken in his holiness, I will re∣joyce, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

8. Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine, Ephraim also is the strength of mine head, Judah is my law-giver.

9. Moab is my wash-pot, over Edom will I cast out my shoe: over Philistia will I triumph.

10. Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom b 1.5?

11. Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

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12. Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

13. Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Notes

* 1.1

Psal. 57. 7, 8, &c.

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a 1.2

Either, 1. with my heart or soul, which is fixed for that work, as he said in the former branch. Or rather, 2. with my tongue, which is called a mans glory, Psal. 16. 9. comp. with Act. 2. 26. So the first branch describes the fixedness of his heart, to which this adds the expressions of his mouth.

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‖ 1.3

Or, skies.

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* 1.4

Psal. 60. 5, &c.

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b 1.5

This he repeats in this place, either because, though the enemies were defeated and subdued, yet there was some strong city or cities which were not yet taken; or in way of thankful commemoration of Gods goodness in answering his former requests, as if he had said, I remember this day to thy glory and my own comfort, my former straits and dan∣gers, which made me cry out, Who will bring me, &c.

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