Psalms 106

Psalms 106:15

leannesse] By their ratson, or lust, they purchased to themselves razon, leannesse; yea, a plague and death, Psal. LXXVIII. 30, 31. Esay X. 16.

Psalms 106:17

Dathan] Korah is omitted here.

Psalms 106:20

Oxe] Elsewhere the terme of Ca is used.

Psalms 106:22

Ham] Gen. X. 6.

Psalms 106:24

pleasant land] Deut. XI. 11, 22. Ezek. XX. 6. See the Observations on Zech. VII. 14.

Psalms 106:28

Baal-Peor] See the Observations on Judges VIII. 33. Baal signifieth Lord, Master, Husband, or Patron. Peor is the name of a mountaine: And Beth Pehor the name of Baals Temple there, Num. XXIII. 28. Deut. III. 29. For the idolatry committed to this idol, the Scripture sometimes for the word Baal, useth Bosheth, which signifieth shame. Hos. IX. 10. See Jer. III. 24. and XI. 13. and the Annotations of learned Master Gataker upon those places.

Psalms 106:31

of the dead] Offered to those dead idols, Num. XXV. 2. Jer. X. 5.

And that was counted unto him for righteousnesse] i. e. this fact of Phineas was approved of God as just and righteous, and for such ever to be esteemed. The same phrase used Gen. XV. 6. hath another sense of justifying Abrahams person before God by faith, though a man without faults in himself otherwise. And so is rightly applied by Saint Paul, Rom. IV. 3, 5, 8, 9, 22, 23, 24. to the justification of sinner before God by Faith meerly.

for righteousnesse] A right and just action; not the fruit of a rash zeale; though done without ordinary authority.

Psalms 106:33

Unadvisedly] Num. XX.

Psalms 106:37

Devils] Levit. XVII. 7 See the Observations on Judges VIII. 33.

Psalms 106:45

his Covenant] This, and his Name sake, verse 8 are the ground of Gods free mercies.

Psalms 106:47

among the heathen] among whom divers Israelites were scattered, in the times of the Judges, and Saul, by reason of their often troubles at home, till the Kingdome came to David, whose words these are, 1 Chron. XVI. 35, 36.