A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.

PSAL. LIII.

THIS is the same with Psalme 14. Only the Title differeth in this, that here is said, Ʋpon Mahaleth, Super trip••dium, saith Theodotion, Per chorum, saith Symmachus, that is, To be sung with dancing Ainsworth, Mahaleth is the same winde Instrument, meant by Nehiloth, Psal. 5. 1. Jerom upon Abimelech, expounding Abimelech, by Parturiens, one pained in bringing forth, as Saint Paul saith of himself, to Galatians, My little Children of whom I travall again in birth, till Christ be formed in you. The word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 signifieth, A wound or sicknesse. The meaning then most

probably is, upon the wound, wherewith Davids Heart was pained for the abominations here spoken of, out of which he breaketh into these sad com∣plaints. This is one difference, another, not to speak of the change of eve∣ry word, is Verse 5.

There were they taken with fear, where no fear was: That is, In their Hearts, in which they had sayd, There is no God: and so had no fear * 1.1 of him; but the time cometh, when they are filled with Fear and Terrour, When God scatters the bones of him, that incampeth against thee, thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them: Vulgar Latine, Scattered the bones of them that please men: But Hebr. It is, The Bones of thy Incam∣per, according to the Translation before going. The meaning is, When God overthroweth the Strength, set forth by Bones, of him that cometh and setteth himself to fight against thee, as an Army pitching Tents before a City, which it beseigeth. So that he who doth thus, is the Atheist, sayd, Verse 4. To Eat up Gods People as Bread, whilst he is suffered, and the be∣seiged is this People, whom God so greatly tendreth, of whom he speaks in the singular number as of one, for the near union betwixt them, being ma∣ny members indeed, but all one body, and touching the same people it is, that he sayth in the next words, Thou hast put them to shame, because thou whom they despised, shalt be honoured of God, and they despised at the last, thou honored by being set upon a Throne, and taken for a consort in judging them, they standing as abject persons, full of Fear to be adjudged [Note.] to the bottomless pit together with the Devill and his Angells for ever, which shall be the End of all Atheists, although they say but in Heart, that there is no God.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ver. 5.