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.

Annotation, Psalm. XLVII.

Vers. 2. CLap the palm] at the palms, the hands: a sign of joyfull approbation; used at others times, so at the coronation of Kings. 2 King, 11.12. So after, Psal. 98, 8. voice of shrilling] that is, a shrill voice; and joyjull. See the notes on Psal. 5.12. and 41.12.

Vers. 4. He hath subdued] or, will subdue, So in the next verse, He will choose: but the time to come is often used for the time past or continued. And here it seemeth to be spoken of the subduing of the Canaanites: and the future subduing of nations to Christ, by preaching of the gospel. Of subduing, see Psal. 18, 48.

Vers. 5. our inheritance] the land of Canaan; Psal. 78, 55. and that immortall unde∣filed heritage reserved in heaven for us, 1 Pet. 1, 4. high-excellencie] or glorious-highnes: meaning, the kingdom, priesthood, temple, &c. whereby Iaakobs posterity ex∣celled, Ezek. 24.21. Amos 6, 8. and 8, 7. Nahum. 2.2. and all the heavenly promises gi∣ven to the Church in Christ.

Vers. 6. God is gone up] as when the Ark went up from Kirjath-jearim to Jeru∣salem, 2 Sam. 6.15. 1 Chro. 13.8. and 15.28. when the Ark was caried by Solomon into the Temple, 2 Chro. 5. when Christ ascended with triumph into heaven; Luk. 24.51.52. and with like glory shall he come again, 1 Thes. 4.16. Act. 1.9.11.

V. 7. an instructing-psalm, Maschil; the title of Psal. 32. and many others; here used in like sense for a psalm to give instruction: or as in Psalm 14, 2. for a prudent un∣derstanding person; in this sense, sing psalm every one that is prudent: or as the Greek explaineth it, sing prudently, skilfully, and with understanding.

Vers. 9. throne of his holynes] his holy throne. See Psalm 9.5. Rev, 4, 2.

Vers. 10. The bounteous-Princes] or, The voluntaries, Nobles; A name given to the liberall and free hearted, Isa. 32.5.9. Exo. 35.21.29. and to princes, or Nobles; Num. 21.18. Psal. 113.8. and 1.18.8. Iob 12.21. So here the Greek hath Princes. are Gods] or, to God (belong the shields of the earth: He is the great conquerour and protector of all: Gen. 15.1. Shields also are Magistrates, and governours, that protect the common weals, Hos. 4.1••. Psal. 89.19. So the Greek here hath the strong∣men of the earth.