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 XLI.

Vers. 2. THat prudently attendeth] or, skilfully carieth himself; it implieth both a skilfull minding, or judging, and a cariage according, in word and deed the poor-weakling] The Hebrew, Dal, hath the signification of drawing-out, or emptying; and is applied to the weak, lean, sickly, whose flesh and health is spent; Gen. 41.19. 2 Sam. 13.4. and to the poor, whose wealth is wasted, Psal. 72.13. and 113.7. opposed to the rich, Exod. 30.15. And as the poor are thus called weak, thin, or lean; so rich and great men, are called thick, or fat. Ps. 78.31. The poor-weakling treated of here, was David, and his son Christ, as appeareth by the 10. verse, compared with Ioh. 13.18.

Vers. 3. preserve him alive] conserve his life and health, as Deut. 20.16. or restore him to health from sicknes, as Hezekiah is said to live, when he recovered his health; Isa. 38.9.21. give thou him not] he turneth his speech to the Lord: and so again in the next verse. to the soul] that is, to the lust, or will, as Luk. 23.25. see Psal. 27.12. The Greek saith, into the hands.

Vers. 4. languishing-sorow] or, of sicknes, feeblenes. thou hast turned] or, hast changed. It may be understood either of making his bed easy, that is, comfortable, in his sicknes: or, of changing his estate from lying sick, to sitting up in health.

Vers. 5. heal my soul] that is, heal me who now am sick: or, heal my soul, of sinns, in∣firmities, &c. so God healed the people, when he pardoned their uncleannes, 2 Chron. 30.20. and healeth the broken hearted, Psal. 147.3. And that which the Prophet speak∣eth of healing of the people; the Euangelist expoundeth, of forgiving them their sinns, Isa. 6.10. Mark. 4.12 Mat. 13.15.

Vers. 7. abroad] or, in the street.

Vers. 9. A mischievous thing] or, Some devilish matter; Hebr. a word of Belial: See word, for thing, in Psal. 7.1. and Belial, in Psal. 18.5. And both joyned as here, in Psal. 101.3. Deut. 15.9. It may be understood, of some odious sin and wicked vice; or, of some greevous punishment for the same. is fastned] or, is powred into him. The origi∣nall word signifieth both, and may denote the greatnes and fast cleaving of his sin; and likewise of his punishment: for plagues are said to be powred out, Rev. 16.1. &c. shall no more rise] or, shall not add to rise.

Vers. 10. the man of my peace] that is, my familiar friend, which was at peace with me; as Judas, Christs own disciple. greatly lifted up] or, magnified the heel,

or the foot-sole: that is, hath insolently and contumeliously abused me, seeking my over∣throw. And this Christ applied to himself, Ioh. 13.18, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift up the heel against me.

Vers. 12. showt triumphantly] This word noteth any lowd sound, with voice, or trompet; as Iosh. 6.5.20. Num. 10.7. sometime a sorowfull-crying-out, as Ier. 20.16. but commonly joyfull showting, as here, and after, Psal. 81.2. and 47.2. and 66.1.

Vers. 13. And I,] or, As for me.

Vers. 14. Amen] or, So be it. But the Hebrew word Amen is used in the Greek, English, and all other languages, to betoken unitie of saith and spirit: and it implieth both a wishing of the thing so to be, & a perswasion in faith, that so it shalbe; when it is added in the end of blessings, prayers, or imprecations, Num. 5, 22. Deut. 27.15. &c. Mat. 6.13. 1 Cor. 14.16. It is used also in the beginning of speeches, and then it is an earnest asseveration, as Ioh. 6.26. Amen Amen, that is, Verily, Verily. For so elswhere, when one Euangelist saith Amen; Mat. 24.47. another, (speaking of the same thing) saith Verily, or truely, Luk. 12.44. Sometime it is the title of God himself, Isa. 65.16. and of Christ, Rev. 3.14. because of his faithfulnes and truth in performing all promises.