Psalms — Chapter 90
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Verse 3
(f) re- proch them that trede vpon me. : (e) Extraordinaric diuine hel pe, pafsing mans power. (f) Ie fel reprochfully to: Saul,that Oaaid migat hae flaine him. he would,vec did neicher hurt him, wor in- fale vpoa him,but meckly and p.oufly admonished him oi his errour,and iniurions perfecution. pies THE BROOR God hath tent his mercie and bistruth, 5, and hath deliuered my (g) fouie out of the middes of (h) Lions whcips:1 flept troubled, (2. My life (hs) trom moft mightie and rauenous pervecuters. The fonnes of men,their(7)recth are weapons and arrowes ; and their tongue a sharpe fword, (i) Though they haue not lions natural teeth, yer they exercife crueltie by artificial weapons, (kK) and with their cruel tongues incite their folowers to the fame turic, t. Reg.22.v.16. (6, Be exalted abaue the he auens,oGod: and thy gloric-vpon al the earth, 7, They prepared.a {narefor my teete: and bowed downe my foule, They (!) digged apit before my tace: and they are falne into it, (1) Saul endeauoured manie wayes to ouerthrow Dauid,among ft other meanes pro- uoked him to fet vpon the Philiftiims, thinking they should haue flaine him.1. Reg. 18.v.17-bur the fame Phiiiftijms ouerthrew Saul.1.Reg.31. 8, My hart is readie, o God, my hartisreadie: i wil.fing ,andfay + a Pfalmes Pfalme. smore invfe with Chriftian 9° Ste my glorie, arife pfalter and harpe:1 wil arifecarly, Gentils.then 10.1 wilcontefle to thee among (m) peoples , o Lord; andI wil fay“ a {they were with Pfalme ro thee among (n) the Gentils, the Iewes. See (mn -Gods benents beftowed vpon Dauid,and vpon faithful Chriftians prefoured page.12z, by him,are for euer tobe praifed by.al peoples and nations.
Verse 5
Thou shalt not be afraid. S. Augustine obserueth foure manners of tempting the faithful to fall from true Religion. Sometimes with temptation that is but light and obscure, called feare in the night: when ignorant men are tempted by suggestion or apprehension of temporal afflictions. Sometimes the temptation threatneth present death to them that are well instructed in the truth, called an arrow flying in the day: when the faithful clearly seeth what danger hangeth ouer him. Sometimes the temptation is more vehement but yet obscure, called busynesse walking in darknes: when by subtile endeuours men are perswaded that they may lawfully do some thing which is not lawful. But the greatest and manifest temptation is called inuasion and midday diuel: when persecutors seeing neither more easie perswasions can deceiue Gods seruants nor present death force them to deny the truth, they assault them more vehemently with long and continuall afflictions. By these two latter kinds of persecution many are ouerthrowne which were constant in the former.