Psalms — Chapter 73

(¢) being affured that God who hath «conferued his Church hitherto,..om the beginning or the world , wil conferue it ftil. tothe end. Thou haft (¢)redeemed the rod of thine inheritance: mount Sion , in (e) An other reaforr why God wil conferue his Church -. , becavfe he hath deliue- rcditoften ina ftrong arme; as from bondagein Aegypt , trom perfecuticn and op- preflion in the time ot Iudges, and Kings, and laftly redeemed it.trom thetyrannie of the diuel by Chrifts death.

(f) Thirdly the pride of rhe enimies moueth God to reuenge their wickednes, & fo todeliser his ow.e peo nitie, (g).They pretend te keepefotemne feafts like tothyne. They haue fet (b) their fignes for lignes :5, and hauenot knowne, (3) as inthe iffue on-high, ‘ (b} They fer-vp altars again{te -thynealtars,or fome new deuifed cxrernal ‘shew, againft the holie Rites of the Church «.(i) and that in publike places, in the ends of -high wayes , or ports, and pinnacles.: As /k) in a wood of trces they haue with axes 6, cut out:the gatestherof together : in-hatchet.and chip-axe they-haue caft ir downe, (> The Prophet defcribeth the manner how perfecurours deftroy temples.and al focred things.

Their (/) kindred together haue faide intheir hart: Let vs meke al ‘the teitiual daies ot Godro ceafe from the earth, fe.

like wals.“p) Drowned Pharao and his hofte. 14.°Thou haft brokenthe heads of the dragon ; thou hatt giuen him for meate to the peoples (q) of the Aethiopians, (q) Of blacke diuels. ;

(r) Ginen water out of rockes’, ({) made paffage oner lordan, 16, The day isthine,and che night isthine : thou haft made the morning and the funne, 17.0 hou haft made al the coafts of the earth:ther fummer and the {pring thou haft formed them, 18, Be mindeful of J1is., the enimie hath-vpbraided our Lerd: anda foolish people hathprouoked thy name, 19iDehiuer nottobeafts the foulesthar confeffe rothee : andthe foulesof thy. poore forget not for euer, 20, Hauerefpect ynto thy teftament : becaufe they that are (r) obfcure -of the earth, are filled with houfes of iniquities, (+/Ignorant, blind,and barbarous infidels, lodge al Kinds of iniquiticin their con- {ciences, 21. (¥) Letnotthe humble be turned away being céfounded:the poore and needy fhal praifethy name. (v) And theriore it is vamecte, that faithful peopte should be in bondage vnder 22.ArifeGod, iudge thy-caufe :‘be mindful of thoferhy reproches , thar are (w) fromthe foolish man al the day, (w) Thefe foolish audacious men doe continually blafpheme al holie things. .23. (x) Forget notthe voices of thine enimies: the (y) ptide ot chem _ {:thac hare thee, hath afcended alwaies, (x) Omit not to punish them , (y) feeing they are obftinate & obduratein pride and in hatred, PSALME ene ds ee {General ludgement. The 9. key. 136 THE BOOK PSALME LXXIILI.. Chrift ( with bis Affefours ) wil iudge the whole world atthe laf day :3n she meane time exhorteth finners te amend their life; 7, for'none shal efcape St sndgement.1a. The witked.shal be punished, and the gcod rewarded. ba, Vatothe end ,.(4) Corrupt not,a Pfalineof Canticle to Afaph, (a) Either this was the beginning ofa fong , tothe tune wherot this Pfalme was - fong 3 as fome Hebrew Rabbins teftifies or , asS. Auguftin and other fathers expli-. cate, the Septuagintdoe admonish vs by occafien of this Pfalme, notto faile in our ho pe, for that God wil inno cafe violate his promife nor purpofe, butwilrender to eueri¢ onc.in the day.of Iudgement, as they deferue. . 2 V VV: (b) wil confeffe to thee;o God :-(¢} we wil confefle, and wilinuocate thy name. (6) Chrift with his Apoftles, and other affeflorie indges , wil praife and thanke. God , forhis admirable good prouidence, and gouernement of this world. (¢) This duplication of the fame word, confrmeth vs of the aflured performance of that, which is here prophecied. { We wiltel thy meruclous workes: 3, when (d) J fhaltake atime ,I wil iudge iuftices, (d) Chrift our fngular, principal , and proper Iudge only , andno mere creature, knoweth the determinate time of general indgement.