The booke of Psalmes, Englished both in prose and metre with annotations, opening the words and sentences, by conference with other Scriptures / by Henry Ainsworth.

Annotations, Psalm XXIX.

Vers. 1. SOnns of the mighties] that is, ye mighty men, or potentates. So Psal. 89.7. strength] or strong praise. See Psal. 8, 3. and 1 Tim. 6.16.

Vers. 2 honour of the sanctuarie] that is, the honourable Sanctuarie, (as the Greek explaineth it, in his holy court) or, with honour of sanctitie; that is, with holy honour. So Psal. 96.9. 1 Chron. 16.29. This phrase is sometime used of Gods holy majestie, 2 Chron. 20.21.

Vers. 3. The voice] that is, the thonder, as Exod. 20.18. called Gods voice. Exod. 9.28 29. Yet voices and thondrings, are sometimes distinct, as Rev. 4, 5. and 8, 5 and 11, 19. and 16.18. This word voice, is generally used for all noise or sound; 2 King. 7.6. 1 Cor. 14.10. upon the waters] which are above the firmament, Gen. 1.7. where the thonder is heard. Or above the waters, that is, a lowder voice then the roring of the waters; whereof see Ezek. 1, 24. and 43.2. Rev. 1, 15. and 14 2. and 19.6. Gods voice shaketh heavens and earth, Heb. 12.26. Iehovah upon] that is, thendereth upon; or his voice is above many waters.

Vers. 5. Cedars of Lebanon] The Cedar, is a tree tall, strong, and durable; and for the drines of it, the timber rotteth not. They are called Cedars of God, Psal. 80.11. and by him planted, Psal. 104, 16. Lebanon is a mountain in Canaan, high, pleasant, and fruitfull, full of Cedars, and other trees, the glory of that mount. 2 Chron. 2, 8. Song. 3, 9. and 5.15, Isa. 60, 13. Hos. 14.6, 7, 8. It is called Lebanon of whitenes, for the snow that lieth on it, Ier, 18.14. To this mount, and to the goodly trees thereon, great kindgdoms and personages are compared, Ezek. 31, 3. and 17, 3. Ier. 22.23. Iudg. 9.15. 2 King. 14.9. And the just mans estate in speciall; Psal. 92, 14.

Vers. 6. Shiryon] this is, mount Hermon, called of the Sidonians, Shirion, and of the Amorites Shenir; Deut. 3, 9. and by another name Sion (not Tsijon spoken of in Psal. 2, 6.) Deut. 4, 48. for this Shirjon, or Hermon, lay without the river Jarden, where Ogh reigned, Ios. 22.1.5. 1 Chron. 5, 23. Here also grew goodly trees, and many wild beasts kept in it. Ezek. 27.5. Song. 4, 8. Of Hermon see more in Psa. 89, 13. & 133.3. & 42.7. a young Vnicorn] a fierce untamed beast; see Psal. 22.22. The Hebrew phrase is, son of the Vnicornes; the like is also Psal. 114.4. All yong creatures, and things

that come of, or belong to another, are in Hebrew called sonns; so the sonns of the cole, are sparks, Iob 5.7. the sonns of the quiver, are arrowes, Lam. 3.13. the son of the morn, is the morning starr, Isa. 14.12. the sonns of Sion, are the Citizens there. Psal. 149.2. the sonns of the wedding chamber, are the bridegroomes friends, Mat 9.15. and many the like,

Vers. 7. striketh] or cutteth flames; as the flashes of lightning with the thonder.

Vers. 8. maketh tremble] or quake, or paineth the wildernes, that is, the wild beasts there, which being frighted by Gods voice or thonder, do travel and bring forth their yong with pain and trembling. Kadesh] called also Paran and Zin, a desert through which the Israelites passed from Aegypt to Canaan, Num. 13.27. and 33.36. and had the name of the city Kadesh by which it lay, Num. 20.1.16. The beasts of this wildernes were cruel. Deut. 8.15. and 32.10.

Vers. 9. the hindes] though of all other creatures they bring forth with great trouble, bowing themselves, bruising their yong, and casting out their sorowes, Iob 39.4.6. maketh bare] by driving the beasts with the thonder into their denns; or, by beating off the leaves and fruits of the trees. So the figtree is said to be made bare, Ioel 1.7. every one] so the Greek turneth it: or it may be read, every whit, or all of it, meaning of his people vers. 11. which saith glory to God; or all of it, that is of his glory, he saith (that is, God declareth) in his temple.

Vers. 10. at the floud] meaning Noahs floud; Gen. 6. and 7. for to that onely, both the Hebrew and Greek word is applied. And here the Chaldee paraphraseth thus; The Lord at the generation of the floud, sate on the seat of judgement, to take vengeance on them: he sate also upon the seat of mercies, and delivered Noah, and reigneth over his sonns, for ever and ever.

Vers. 11. with peace] or in peace; which word betokeneth integritie, perfection, a making whole and absolute; opposed both to warr and sword, Psal. 120.7. Mat. 10.34. and to division, confusion, and tumultuous disorder, Luk. 12.51. 1 Cor. 14.33. It de∣noteth all prosperity, safetie, and welfare of soul and body, and specially that spoken of Ephes. 2.14.15. where Christ is our peace, which hath made of both one, & hath broken the stop of the partition wall, &c. to make of twain, one new man in himself, so making peace.