seeke Iehovah. 2. King. 22.18. so to see in the good, is to see the good, & injoy it. So in Psal. 106.5. and 128.5. and 50.23. to inquire] or seek-early, that is, diligently.
Vers. 5. will keep privily] or hide me, that is, keep me safe as in the most holy of his sanctuarie, into which none might enter Levit. 16.2. called therefore, Gods hidden place, Ezek. 7.22. and his Saints, are his hidden ones. Psal. 83.4.
Vers. 6. And now] which may be meant properly, at this time; or, sacrifices of showting] or of triumph, of ioyful-sounding, alarm, and ringing. This hath respect to the law, which appointed over the sacrifices, trumpets to be sounded, Num. 10.10. whose chiefest, most lowd, joyfull, and triumphant sound was called Trughmah, Triumph, alarme, or ••ubilation: Num. 10.5, 6, 7. So to other instruments, this trium∣phant noise is adjoyned, Psal. 33, 3. and it applied sometime to mans voice or show∣ting: Ios. 6.5. 1 Sam. 4.5. Ezra. 3.11. See also Psal. 89.16. and 47.6. and 81.2. and 100.1.
Vers. 8. seek ye my face] an unperfect speech, which we may supply and explain thus, (thou saidst) seek ye my face: and this thy commandement, my heart minded and spake of, to thee in my tentations; and I made it a ground of my action, and request fol∣lowing. See a much like defect of a word, in 1 King. 20.34. To seek the face, is of desire to see, hear, and know; 1 King. 10.24. and to pray and ask counsell in doubts, distres∣ses, &c. 2 Sam. 21.1. Hos. 5.15. So Psal. 105.4.
Vers. 10. Though my father, &c. should] see the like, in Isa. 49.15. Or, For my father, &c. have forsaken me: but Iehovah will gather me; that is, receive, and take me to him. So the word gathering is also used, Iudg. 19.15. Ios. 20.4. Mat. 23.37. He meaneth, that God would be a father unto him.
Vers. 12. to the soul] that is, to the will, lust, or desire. So Soul is for will; Psal. 41.3, and 105.22 Ezek. 16.27. and for lust, Psal. 78.18. that breatheth] or pus∣seth out. See Psal. 10.5.
Vers. 13. Except I had beleeved] and unperfect speech; where wee may understand; I should have fainted; or They had overthrowne me; if I had not beleeved, &c. land of the living] that is, where men live in this world; and in speciall, the land of Canaan; the seat of Gods Church. Ezek 26.20. So Psal. 52, 7. and 116, 9. and 142, 6. Iob 28.13. For by death, men are said to be cut out of the land of the living. Isa. 53, 8. and 38, 11. Ier. 11.19.
Vers. 14. be confirmed] be comfortable, hold fast; (as the Greek hath,) be manly; or, quit thee as a man, which word the Apostle useth, 1 Cor. 16, 13. These are words of incouragement, against remisnes, fear, faintnes of heart, or other infirmities: as Deut. 31 6.7, Ios. 10, 25. 1 Chron. 22, 13. Dan. 10, 19. let thy heart wax-strong] so also the Greek turneth it for, we may read it, he will strengthen thy heart. So after in Psal. 31.25.