PSAL. LXII.
TO him that excelleth, to Ideuthun. Heb. Over Ieduthun; that is, as Ainsworth hath it, Over his family of Singers, see Psal. 39.
Truly my soule waiteth upon God. Vulg. Is not my soule subject unto God. Hebr. Truly, only, or but unto God my soule is silent: of all which it is best to * 1.1 read it Truly; although my sufferings be great, yet I murmure not against God, as the Israelites often did of old, but silently beare them, expecting till God will be pleased to deliver me. See the like, Isa. 30. 9. Zeph. 1. 7. It seemeth that David compiled this upon the same occasion that he did the former, to sh••w how patiently he bore through faith, the intollerable rebel∣lion of his sonne, and people joyning with him against him.
How long will ye imagine mischiefe against a man, ye shall all of you be slain. * 1.2 Here David ••eeks to terrifie those Rebels, by laying before their eys the dan∣gerous case in which they were, being like unto a decaying wall ready to fall, yea weaker then such a wall; like a rotten hedg, which is the weakest Fence of all others, if a man do but tread upon it, it is presently broken, and by the least shaking the wall that is bowing, falleth down. And so indeed they pro∣ved; or they with Absolom, being great multitudes, fell upon the sudden, by the assault o•• Davids few men, and the arch Rebel fouond them but as a broken hedg about him, altogether unable to fence Joab from slaying him. Note, that upon such as meditate mischiefe against others, the evill which [Note.] they m••chinate shall by Gods just judgement come upon themselves, and they shall be destroyed.
They only consult to cast him downe from his excellency. Calv. But of his Elenation they con••ult to inforce. Hebr. Only from his excellency they con∣sult * 1.3 to force, o•• by force to remove Meaning, that these Rebels took counsell, and banded together against David to put him downe from his Kingly dig∣nity, * 1.4 and to set Absolom up and to make way hereunto, They blessed with their mouths; that is, spake all men faire, to draw them to their side, for this was Absoloms cunning: But they cursed in their hearts, having contrary thoughts therein o•• rebellion against the King. * 1.5
David stirs up himselfe to goe on in waiting upon God, shewing to this end that he was a Rocke, Salvation, Strength, and Refuge. And then he * 1.6 exhorteth all men to pray unto him, and so to trust in him also, shewing, that men whether high or low, are not to be trusted in, as being but vanity. Neither are riches to be trusted in, which are by wicked worldlings gotten by robbery and oppression. * 1.7
God hath spoken once, twice have I heard it, that power belongs unto God. * 1.8 This is added for further confirmation, that although men and riches be va∣nity to save in time of danger, yet God is a sure defence, as hath been said; For all power is in him, and mercy to set his power awork for the preserva∣tion of his faithfull people. Whereas he saith once, and then twice, some say it is meant in the Law and Prophets; but the plaine meaning is, so often hath this beene testified, that it were grosse infidelity to doubt thereof.
And hereby we learn, that any truth of God is in his word attested more [Note.] then once, as amongst men it is said, By the testimony of two or three