geneva - Psalms:16-19

geneva@Psalms:16:1 @ «Michtam of David.» Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my (note:)He shows that we cannot call on God unless we trust in him.(:note) trust.

geneva@Psalms:16:2 @ [O my soul], thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou [art] my Lord: my (note:)Though we cannot enrich God, yet we must bestow God's gifts for the use of his children.(:note) goodness [extendeth] not to thee;

geneva@Psalms:16:3 @ But to the Saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent: all my delite is in them.

geneva@Psalms:16:4 @ Their (note:)As grief of conscience and miserable destruction.(:note) sorrows shall be multiplied [that] hasten [after] another [god]: He would neither by outward profession nor in heart, nor in mouth consent to their idolatries. their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.

geneva@Psalms:16:5 @ The Lorde is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.

geneva@Psalms:16:6 @ The (note:)With which my portion is measured.(:note) lines are fallen unto me in pleasant [places]; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

geneva@Psalms:16:7 @ I wil prayse the Lorde, who hath giuen me counsell: my reines also teach me in the nightes.

geneva@Psalms:16:8 @ I have set the LORD always before me: because [he is] at my right hand, I (note:)The faithful are sure to persevere to the end.(:note) shall not be moved.

geneva@Psalms:16:9 @ Therefore (note:)That is, I rejoice both in body and in soul.(:note) my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

geneva@Psalms:16:10 @ For thou (note:)This is chiefly meant by Christ, by whose resurrection all his members have immortality.(:note) wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

geneva@Psalms:16:11 @ Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy (note:)Where God favours there is perfect happiness.(:note) presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.

geneva@Psalms:17:1 @ «A Prayer of David.» Hear (note:)My righteous cause.(:note) the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.

geneva@Psalms:17:2 @ Let my (note:)The vengeance that you will show against my enemies.(:note) sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

geneva@Psalms:17:3 @ Thou hast (note:)When your Spirit examined my conscience.(:note) proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my I was innocent toward my enemy both in deed and thought. mouth shall not transgress.

geneva@Psalms:17:4 @ Concerning the works of men, by the (note:)Though the wicked provoked me to do evil for evil, yet your word kept me back.(:note) word of thy lips I have kept [me from] the paths of the destroyer.

geneva@Psalms:17:5 @ Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.

geneva@Psalms:17:6 @ I have called upon thee, (note:)He was assured that God would not refuse his request.(:note) for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and hear] my speech.

geneva@Psalms:17:7 @ Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that (note:)For all rebel against you, who trouble your Church.(:note) rise up [against them].

geneva@Psalms:17:8 @ Keepe me as the apple of the eye: hide me vnder the shadowe of thy wings,

geneva@Psalms:17:9 @ From the wicked that oppress me, [from] my deadly enemies, [who] compass (note:)For their cruelty cannot be satisfied but with my death.(:note) me about.

geneva@Psalms:17:10 @ They are inclosed in their own (note:)They are puffed up with pride, as the stomach that is choked with fat.(:note) fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

geneva@Psalms:17:11 @ They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:

geneva@Psalms:17:12 @ Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.

geneva@Psalms:17:13 @ Arise, O LORD, (note:)Stop his rage.(:note) disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:

geneva@Psalms:17:14 @ From men [which are] thy (note:)By your heavenly power.(:note) hand, O LORD, from men of the world, [which have] their And not feel the pain that God's children often do. portion in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their babes.

geneva@Psalms:17:15 @ As for me, I will behold thy face (note:)This is the full happiness, comforting against all assaults to have the face of God and favourable countenance opened to us.(:note) in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I And am delivered out of my great troubles. awake, with thy likeness.

geneva@Psalms:18:1 @ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid the seruant of the Lorde, which spake vnto the Lord the wordes of this song (in the day that the Lorde deliuered him from the hande of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul) and sayd, I will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength.

geneva@Psalms:18:2 @

geneva@Psalms:18:3 @ I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be (note:)For no one can obtain their request from God if they do not join his glory with their petition.(:note) praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

geneva@Psalms:18:4 @

geneva@Psalms:18:5 @ The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me.

geneva@Psalms:18:6 @ But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.

geneva@Psalms:18:7 @

geneva@Psalms:18:8 @ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and (note:)He shows how horrible God's judgments will be to the wicked.(:note) fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

geneva@Psalms:18:9 @ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and (note:)Darkness signifies the wrath of God as the clear light signifies God's favour.(:note) darkness [was] under his feet.

geneva@Psalms:18:10 @ And he rode upon a (note:)This is described at large in (Psa. strkjv@104:1-35).(:note) cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

geneva@Psalms:18:11 @ He made darkness his (note:)As a king angry with the people, will not show himself to them.(:note) secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.

geneva@Psalms:18:12 @ At the brightnes of his presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles of fire.

geneva@Psalms:18:13 @ The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave (note:)Thunders, lightnings and hail.(:note) his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.

geneva@Psalms:18:14 @ Yea, he sent out (note:)His lightening.(:note) his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

geneva@Psalms:18:15 @ Then the channels of waters were seen, and the (note:)That is, the deep bottoms were seen when the Red sea was divided.(:note) foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

geneva@Psalms:18:16 @ He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many (note:)Out of many great dangers.(:note) waters.

geneva@Psalms:18:17 @ He delivered me from my (note:)That is, Saul.(:note) strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were Therefore God sent me help. too strong for me.

geneva@Psalms:18:18 @ They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

geneva@Psalms:18:19 @ He brought me forth also into a large place; (note:)The cause of God's deliverance is his favour and love for us.(:note) he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

geneva@Psalms:18:20 @ The LORD rewarded me according to my (note:)David was sure of his righteous cause and good behaviour toward Saul and his enemies and therefore was assured of God's favour and deliverance.(:note) righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

geneva@Psalms:18:21 @ Because I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.

geneva@Psalms:18:22 @ For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his (note:)For all his dangers he exercised himself in the law of God.(:note) statutes from me.

geneva@Psalms:18:23 @ I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine (note:)I neither gave place to their wicked temptations nor to my own desires.(:note) iniquity.

geneva@Psalms:18:24 @ Therefore the Lorde rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, and according to the purenes of mine hands in his sight.

geneva@Psalms:18:25 @ With the (note:)Here he speaks of God according to our capacity, who shows mercy to his and punishes the wicked, as is also said in (Lev_26:21, Lev_26:24).(:note) merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

geneva@Psalms:18:26 @ With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.

geneva@Psalms:18:27 @ For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt (note:)When their sin is come to the full measure.(:note) bring down high looks.

geneva@Psalms:18:28 @ Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.

geneva@Psalms:18:29 @ For by thee I have (note:)He attributes it to God that he both got the victory in the field and also destroyed the cities of his enemies.(:note) run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

geneva@Psalms:18:30 @ [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the (note:)No matter how great or many the dangers may be, yet God's promise must take effect.(:note) word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.

geneva@Psalms:18:31 @ For who is God besides the Lord? And who is mightie saue our God?

geneva@Psalms:18:32 @ [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my (note:)He gives good success to all my enterprises.(:note) way perfect.

geneva@Psalms:18:33 @ He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my (note:)As towers and forts, which he took out of the hands of God's enemies.(:note) high places.

geneva@Psalms:18:34 @ He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.

geneva@Psalms:18:35 @ Thou hast also given me the (note:)To defend me from dangers.(:note) shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy He attributed the beginning, continuance and increase in well doing only to God's favour. gentleness hath made me great.

geneva@Psalms:18:36 @ Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.

geneva@Psalms:18:37 @

geneva@Psalms:18:38 @ I haue wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.

geneva@Psalms:18:39 @ For thou hast girded me with strength to battell: them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued vnder me.

geneva@Psalms:18:40 @ Thou hast also (note:)You have given them to my hands to be slain.(:note) given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

geneva@Psalms:18:41 @ They (note:)They who reject the cry of the afflicted, God will also reject them when they cry for help, for either pain or fear causes those hypocrites to cry.(:note) cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

geneva@Psalms:18:42 @ Then I did beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did treade them flat as the clay in the streetes.

geneva@Psalms:18:43 @ Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; [and] thou hast made me the head of the (note:)Who dwell round about me.(:note) heathen: a people [whom] I have not The kingdom of Christ is prefigured in David's kingdom, who by the preaching of his word brings all to his subjection. known shall serve me.

geneva@Psalms:18:44 @ As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall (note:)Or lie: signifying a subjection constrained and not voluntary.(:note) submit themselves unto me.

geneva@Psalms:18:45 @ The strangers shall (note:)Fear will cause them to be afraid and come forth from their secret holes and holds to seek pardon.(:note) fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

geneva@Psalms:18:46 @ Let the Lorde liue, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my saluation be exalted.

geneva@Psalms:18:47 @ It is God that giueth me power to auenge me, and subdueth the people vnder me.

geneva@Psalms:18:48 @ He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the (note:)That is, Saul who out of malice persecuted him.(:note) violent man.

geneva@Psalms:18:49 @ Therefore will (note:)This prophecy belongs to the kingdom of Christ and calling of the Gentiles, as in (Rom_15:9).(:note) I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

geneva@Psalms:18:50 @ Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his (note:)This did not properly belong to Solomon, but to Jesus Christ.(:note) seed for evermore.

geneva@Psalms:19:1 @ «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.» The (note:)He reproaches man for his ingratitude, seeing the heavens, which are dumb creatures, set forth God's glory.(:note) heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

geneva@Psalms:19:2 @

geneva@Psalms:19:3 @ [There is] no speech nor (note:)The heavens are a schoolmaster to all nations, no matter how barbarous.(:note) language, [where] their voice is not heard.

geneva@Psalms:19:4 @ Their (note:)The heavens are as a line of great capital letters to show God's glory to us.(:note) line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

geneva@Psalms:19:5 @ Which [is] as a bridegroom coming out of his (note:)Or vail. The custom was that the bride and bridegroom would stand under a vail together, and after come forward with great solemnity and rejoicing of the assembly.(:note) chamber, [and] rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

geneva@Psalms:19:6 @ His going out is from the ende of the heauen, and his compasse is vnto the endes of ye same, and none is hid from the heate thereof.

geneva@Psalms:19:7 @ The (note:)Though the creatures cannot serve, yet this should be sufficient to lead us to him.(:note) law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.

geneva@Psalms:19:8 @ The statutes of the Lorde are right and reioyce the heart: the commandement of the Lord is pure, and giueth light vnto the eyes.

geneva@Psalms:19:9 @ The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] (note:)So that all man's inventions and intentions are lies.(:note) true [and] righteous Everyone without exception. altogether.

geneva@Psalms:19:10 @ More to be (note:)Unless God's word is esteemed above all worldly things, it is contemned.(:note) desired [are they] than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

geneva@Psalms:19:11 @ Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great (note:)For God accepts our endeavour though it is far from perfect.(:note) reward.

geneva@Psalms:19:12 @ Who can understand [his] (note:)Then there is no reward of duty, but of grace: for where sin is, there death is the reward.(:note) errors? cleanse thou me from secret [faults].

geneva@Psalms:19:13 @ Keep back thy servant also from (note:)Which are done purposely and from malice.(:note) presumptuous [sins]; let them not have dominion over me: If you suppress my wicked affections by your Holy Spirit. then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

geneva@Psalms:19:14 @ Let the words of my mouth, and the (note:)That I may obey you in thought, word and deed.(:note) meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

geneva@Psalms:20:1 @ «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.» The (note:)By this kings are also admonished to call to God in their affairs.(:note) LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the The virtue, power and grace of God. name of the God of Jacob defend thee;