Psalms — Chapter 72
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Verse 2
(c) The peace and profperitie of the wicked tempted me to leaueshe right narrow way,and to goethe brode eafie way with them.
Verse 3
BecaufeT haue had zelewpon the wicked, feeing the peace of finners.
Verse 5
(f) They rrauel notfo much as good men doe, neither are they fo often punished.
Verse 6
(x) Which maketh them proud,and fo they runne into al forts of iniquitie.
Verse 7
(b) the affection of the hart. (bh) What foeuer mifchief came intheir mind,they feared not to comnuit it in fa, 8. They haue thought and haue fpoken wickednes : they haue fpoken iniquitie (+) on high, . : ()Boldly extolling their owne words and works,and defpifing others. g. They haue fet their mouth vnto heauen:and their tong hath paffed in: the earth, 10, Therfore wil my people (4) returne here: and (/) ful daies fhal be found inthem. . (k)For this profperitie of the wicked, fomeof Gods people wil fal frem the right way, (1) and their dayes wil abound with calamities. a1, Andthey haue fayd: (m) How doth God know,and isthere know- dJedge inthe .:igheft? (m)The voice of the weake, inclining to diffidence, & doubt of Gods knowledge and prouidence. iz, Loethe finners themfclues, and they that abound in the world, haue obtained riches. Pfa. 39 13.And ere eet wee ee ae — OF PSALMES, 133 13, And] faid ; Then hauel inftified my hart without caufe, and haue waihed my hands amongft innocents: 14, And haue been {courged al the day, and my chaftifing in the mor- nings,
Verse 17
(p) tor guiles thou haft put it to them: thou haft caft them downe whiles they ~-q) were cleuated. (pi Bur only in general we are taught , that euils are prepared for the-ouiles decets , (4) pride, and other finnes of the wicked. Pee ° a
Verse 19
them that.rife,o Lord, in thy citie thou fhalt bring /their (r) image to nothing, (r)Not real but imaginarie felicitie, 21, Becaufe my hart is (f) inflamed , andimy reynes arechanged: (f)-Almoft burned vp ~wirh affli@sons. 22, And I ain brought to.nothing, and knew not. -23. As (+) a‘beaft am I become with thee : and1 (vy) alwaieswith thee, (; Charged with heauie burdens, without knowledge how long orto what end, (v) vet nor deftitute of chy proteétion.
Verse 24
For what istome (w) in heauen? and befides. chee what would I -vpon the earth? (w) Nothing to be defired in heauen nor in earth but God.
Verse 26
thirft after thee, my crue inheritance,
Verse 27
(y)Men by their frewil make themfeluesenimies to God. (z) Determined their damnation, forefeeing their final finnes. 28, But it is good for me to cleaue to God : to putmy hope in our Lord Go That] may fhew forth althy prayfes, in the gates of the daughter of Sion, R 3 PSALME A prayer in long atfidtid. The 7. key. ' which thou haft dwelt, 34 THE BOOK PSALME LXXIII. Faithful people prefed with perfecation lamentably complayning , befeecheth Goi to re{pe&t his owne inheritance , cruelly afflitted , 10, and left long without helpe,1 2. wheras heretofore he relreued bis people in like diftreffes.18. And therfore confidently bopeth be wal renenge the blafphemers of lus name: 1, Vnderftanding (4) to Afaplr, (4) InftruGion tor the congregation of the faithful in diftreffe , not-to feeke. temporal rewards and profperitie , but to-expedt fpiritual and eternal. S. Aug. V Va ¥ haftthou, 0 God,(6' repelled foreuer: is thy furie wrath vpon the sheepe of thy pafture? (b; Iulong perfecution the weakebegin to feare or fufped , that God hath vt- terly abandoned them.