Psalms — Chapter 68

(b) them that fhal be changed , teftimonie to } (c) Afaph , a Pfalme, (4) Perteyning to the new Teftament, (b) efpecially to Gentils thar shal be con- -uerted to Chrift. (c) For perpetual faemorie to the congregation of faithrul. a sheep, being taken from Ruben was giuen to him , to wit double portion of inhcriranee, two tribes of twelue. Beniamin, and Manafles, (e).A ppeare and shew thy mightie hand before thy people: (f) wherof E phraim, ‘moft direétly {ee what appeared theria, che ether nine tribes being placed before it, and on both fides.Nunt.2. _ Raifevp (g) thy might, and come to faue vs. ~ ¢g) Theu which alwayescan helpevs,new vie thy powerin delivering vs from

10. Becaufe (1) the zele of thy houfe hath catenane: and the reproches 15. of them that reproched thee, fel vponme, yz, And I put haire-cloth my garment, & I became a parable to them, 40 God. OF PSALMES. 12§ failed, whilesI hope in my God, (fF) Our Lord fweat bloud for anguish in his prayer , and was not delivered from ; his paffion, nei cher are hisferuants prefently deliuercd from tribulations , but as is moft to eods honour and their owne good.

Mine enimies are made ftrong, that haue perfecuted me vniufily: (g ) then did I pay the things that I rooke not. 1 (g) Our Sauiour who had no finne, payd the ranfom for al fiones.

J (h) O God thou knoweft , char this which feemeth folie to worldlie men, is true ‘wifdom (i) andthough men charge me with offences , thou knoweft that J am inne~ cent.

(k) Suffer not the weake to be fcandalized in my paffons, Let them not be contounded vpon me that feeke thee,o God of Ifrael,

Becaufe for thee hauel fuftained reproch , confufion hath couered my face.

, in propagating and aduancing his Church, is the caufe of perfecution. As we fee thofe are lefle perfecuted , which haue leffe godlie zele. ae And I couered.my foule in faftmg: and it (m)was madea reprcch to me. (m) The wicked doe reprochthofe that mortifie themfelues.

(n) The great men and iudges, alfo the drunkards and rafcalitie of the people. 14, ButI (o) my prayer to thee,o Lord: a time of thy good pleafure, (0) But I dire& my prayer to thee. . (p) Inthe multitude of thy mercic heare me, inthe truth of thy faluatis. (p) Expedting thetime of thy good pleafure. 1s, Deliver me out of the myre,thar Litick not faft:deliuerme from them that hate me,and from the depths of (q) waters, (q) Trtbulations. . 36, Let notthetempeft of water drowne me, nor the depth fwallow. me: (r) neyther let the pit fhut his mouth ypon me, (+) Though Chrift died and was buried, and in foule defcended into hel , -yet he -could not be holden in his fepulchre,nor in limbo, but rofe againe.

The mountaine of God. For better discerning the true Church from other congregations, the Prophet describeth certaine properties thereof: he calleth it a mountaine, because it is most visible to all men. Secondly, a fat mountaine, replenished with all vertues and gifts of the Holy Ghost, whereof it is called Holy. Thirdly, it is curdled or consolidated in vnitie of faith and Religion. Fourthly, it is the Congregation wherein God alwayes remaineth euen to the end for euer, which sheweth that the Church neuer faileth nor erreth in doctrine: God still dwelling therein, and consequently conserueth it from errour in doctrine. As for other congregations, it is certaine and euident that they are not the Church of God, because they are not curdled, that is not vnited, in the same points of faith, but only in negatiue points and in general opposition against the Catholike Church, and among themselues notoriously disagreeing and diuided.

18.And Poeun 1z6 THE BOOK 18, And turne-not away thy face from thy feruant : becaufe I amin tri- bulation, heare me fpeedily. 1g, Attend to my foule,and deliuer it : (() becaufe of mine enimies deli- uer me. . (Sf) That they maeveither be conucrted, or confounded,and fo doc no more hurt. 20, Thou knoweftsmy.reproch & my confufion , & my shame, 21, Inthy fight are al they that afflict me, my hart hath looked for reproch and miferie,. — ; And Lexpected fome bodie that would be forie together with me, and there (+) was none: andthat would comfort me,and I found not, (#) Not ante that could mitigate our Saniours .afflidtion , would shew compaffion towards him. -

he complained of thirft,they gaue him-gal and-vinegre to drinke,

(w) A Prophecie of che deftru&ion- of the Iewes, at the time of Pafch , when they should thinke to eate their pafchal lamb with ioy. 24, Let(x) their cies be-darkned that they fee not: and make (y) their . backe crooked alwaies. (x) They are-alfo blind in hart, that they wil not fee thetruth of Chritts do@rine (y) but bow themfelues to earthlie things, and worldlie gaines euen to this day.

Toan.29i Rom... 26, Letrheir habitation be made defert:.and in theirtabernacles Jet there. benonrte to dwel,.

(x) Chrift, whom God of this mercie defigned to fuffer death , for redemption of mankind, the lewesot mere enuie and malice perfecured to death.

(4) A prophecie that God-would fuffer them,to fal from one iniquitie to an other.

I wil praife the naine of God with canticle: and wil magnifie him in prayfe,

end of their hiues,they shal not be found in the booke of life, where they ’ 7G. r. Ps. 39. OF PSALME. 129 (e) Deuout praife and thanks-giuing pleafe God more then facrifices of the moft tender-calues, which were otherwife alfo grateful facrifices.

Lec the poore fee and reioyce: feeke ye God, and your foule fhal liue,

fuch, as are imprifoned for profefling the truth.

(q)God is honoured by mans gratinde,and other good works. ANNOTATIONS. PSALME- XLIX.