Psalms — Chapter 43

THE BOOK afflict the peoples, and expel them,

(d) The Ifralites conquered not by ordinarie power, but by the miraculous hand o: God. Seelofue 23. But thy right hand, and thyne arine,and the illumination of thy coun- tenance : becaufe (e) thou wait pleaied inthem, . (e) Not that this people deferued of themfelues,but of Gods free eleGion , al the world being wicked , he gaue.peculiay graceto Abraham, Ifaac , lacob,and fome others,& then for their fakes protectcdtic whole people, inthem conferuing a yi- fioic Church.

Thou art the fame my King and my God: which commandeft the fal- uations of-lacob,

themthatryfe vp againtt vs. (> As ia for mer exemples,fo in Dauids time, not mans ftrength , but Gods hand gane them great vidtorics. ( g) As anoxe with his horne cafteth a {mal thing into the wind,

(k) In the deftrudtion of Ierufalem the remnant of the people were fold for fmat, as it wree ror no price. They had fold Chrift for thirtie pence; (1) aid now no mul- titude , nor number of money at al was giuen forthem, but thirtie of them werc fold :or one pennie. Iofephus de bello ludaico.

my thame is againft me, and the confulion of my face enemie and perfecurour, hath couered me, 17. At the voyce of the vpbrayder, andthe reprocher: at the face of the

Another hebrew phrafe, if we haue, for, we haue not. 22, Wil not Godenquire ot thefe things ? For he knowerli the fecrets of the hart. of flaughter, (p) The Prophets and others, perfecuted partly before Chrift , much morethe Apoftles,and other Chriftians in the new Teftament. end, (q; A prayer in affliction, . 24, Why doft thouturne away thy face, forgetteft our pouertie and our tribulation?

Keg 8, Becaufe (p)for thee we are killed al the day :we are cfteemed as {heepe .23.(q) Arife., why fleepeft thou, o Lord:-Arife, and expel vs not to the OF PSALMES. 87 thee: and we haue nor done wickedly in thy teftament. (m) Vntil Chrifts paffion the Iewish people did not wholly fal from God and truereligion. And of them were chofen the Apoftles,and manie others,that founded and propagated the Church of Chrift. 1g. And our hart hath not reuolted backward : & (») thou haft declined our paths from thy way. (n)The negatiue particle is here vndeftood by zeugma, according to the hebrew, thus: Our hart hath not revolted backward, neither hait thou futfered our paths to decline from thv way, . . 20, Becauf*thau haft humbled vsin the place of affliction, and the sha- dow of death hath couered vs.

become du‘t.(/) Lying as proueling forowing on the earth: Arife Lord,helpevsiand redeeme vs tor thy name, til thou deliuer vs tromthefe tribulations, PSALME XLIIL Dauid fingularly moued iwhart and tongue,z. prop recieth Chrifts excellencie,in- dowsing bts Church with moft wort!ie dowries. 11. BY way of exhortation _foresvewing ber internal and external beautse:17 wish: perpeimal jucce/sion of Paftours feeding sve flock euen so worlds end. 1, Vnto ‘4} the end, forthem, (>) that shal be changed, (¢\ to the fon- nes ot Core. (d) ‘orvndeftanding , (¢) Canticle for the beloued. (a. Perceyning to the new Theftament. (6) Gentils conuerted trom paganifme to Chriftianicie: (¢) and al others returning from fchifme,or other finnes, (d ; turtheir initruGtion, Ce; This Pfalme is a mariage fong of the beloucd bridgrome and bride , Chrift and his Church.