A brief commentary upon the CIII Psalme with the severall axiomes or doctrines therein conteined [sic], and uses thereupon inferred.

Title

A brief commentary upon the CIII Psalme with the severall axiomes or doctrines therein conteined [sic], and uses thereupon inferred.

Author

Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683.

Publication

London :: Printed by M.F. for Timothy Garthwaite,

1649.

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Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms CIII -- Commentaries.

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Contents

• title page
• To the READER.
• The Analyse of the whole Psalme.
• PSALME CIII.
  • VERSE 1. Blesse the LORD, O my soule, and all that is within me, blesse His holy Name.
    • 1. Axiome or Doctrine. DAvid saith, Blesse the LORD, O my soul.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. The LORDS Name is holy.
      • Uses.
      • Uses.
  • Verse 2. Blesse the LORD O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
    • 1. Doctrine. David saith againe, Blesse the LORD O my soul.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctr. He saith, Forget not all his benefits.
      • Uses.
  • Verse 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: Who healeth all thy diseases.
    • 1. Doctrine. David had his iniquities.
      • Uses
    • 2 Doctrine. The LORD pardoned all Davids ini∣quities.
      • Uses.
      • Uses.
    • 4. Doctrine. David had his diseases.
      • Uses.
    • 5 Doctrine. The LORD healed all Davids diseases.
      • Uses.
    • 6 Doctrine. David mentions this as an argument of blessing God.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: Who crowneth thee with loving-kindnesse and tender-mercies.
    • 1 Doctrine. Davids life was in danger of destruction.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. The Lord redeemed Davids life from destruction.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. David mentions this as an argument of blessing God.
      • Uses.
    • 4 Doctrine. The LORD crowned David with lo∣ving-kindnesse, and tender-mercies.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 5. Who satisfyeth thy mouth with good: so that thy youth is renewed as the eagles.
    • 1 Doctrine. The LORD satisfyed Davids mouth with good.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. Hereby Davids youth was renewed as the eagles.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
  • Verse 6. The LORD executeth righteousnesse and judgement for all that are oppressed.
    • 1 Doctr.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. David mentions this as an argument of bles∣sing God.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 7. He made known His waies unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel.
    • 1 Doctrine. The LORD made known His waies un∣to Moses.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. He hath made known His acts to the chil∣dren of Israel.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctr. David mentions this manifestation of Gods waiesacts as an argument of blessing God.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 8. The LORD is mercifull and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in loving-kind∣nesse.
    • 1 Doctrine. The LORD is mercifull.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. The LORD is gracious.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. The Lord is slow to anger (or, long-suf∣fring.)
      • Uses.
    • 4 Doctrine. The Lord is plenteous in loving-kind∣nesse.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 9. He will not alwaies chide, neither will He keep His anger for ever.
    • 1 Doctrine. The LORD will not alwaies chide.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. He keepeth not His anger for ever.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 10. He hath not done unto us according to our sinnes, nor dealt with us according to our iniquities.
    • 2 Doctrine. He hath not dealt with us according to our iniquities.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 11. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that feare Him.
    • 1 Doctrine. The heaven is high above the earth.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. As the heaven is high above the earth, so is Gods mercy great toward them that feare Him.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 12. As farre as the east is from the west, so farre hath He removed our transgressions from us.
    • 1 Doctrine. The east is farre distant from the west.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. So farre hath He removed our transgres∣sions from us.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 13. As a father pitieth his children; so the LORD pitieth them that feare Him.
    • 1 Doctrine. A father pitieth his children.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. So the Lord pityeth them that feare Him.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. Because such is Gods mercy and compassion, Vers. 11, 12, 13. therefore He mitigates His anger, Vers. 9, 10.
      • Uses.
  • Verse. 14. For He knoweth our frame, He remem∣breth that we are dust.
    • 1 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. The LORD knows this.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. We are dust.
      • Uses.
    • 4 Doctrine. The LORD remembers this.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 15, 16.
    • 1 Doctrine. The daies of man are as grasse.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 17, 18.
    • 1 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. The righteousnesse of God is unto chil∣drens children, who keep His covenant.
      • Uses.
    • 4 Doctrine. Not as our life, so the mercy of God to them that feare Him.
      • Uses.
    • 5 Doctrine. Because God knowes this, therefore He mitigates His anger.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 19. The LORD hath prepared His throne in the heavens, and His kingdome ruleth o∣ver all.
    • 1 Doctrine. The LORD hath prepared His throne in the heavens.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. His kingdome ruleth over all.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 20, 21.
  • Vers. 20.
    • 1 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. They doe His word, (or commandements.)
      • Uses.
    • 4 Doctrine. They doe His commandements, hearkening to the voice of His word.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 21.
    • 1 Doctrine. The Angels are Gods hosts.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. They are His ministers doing His pleasure.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. The Angels blesse the LORD.
      • Uses.
  • Vers. 22. Blesse the LORD all His works in all places of His dominion: blesse the LORD O my soule.
    • 1 Doctrine. All the works of God in all places of His dominion afford arguments of blessing Him.
      • Uses.
    • 2 Doctrine. David hence exhorts to blesse God.
      • Uses.
    • 3 Doctrine. David saith againe, Blesse the LORD O my soule.
      • Uses.