Psalms 149

Psalms 149:4

BEautifie] the Italian, glorifie, he will set them in honour and reputation above the contempt and ignominie of the world, sending them his everlasting salvation and his temporall deliverances, Psal. 18. 50. Or, he will beautifie them with salvation, that is to say, he will make them fitting to weare festivall garments as Psal. 132. 16 [The meek] an ordinary title given to the faithfull.

Psalms 149:5

Vpon their] enjoying a sweet, and secure rest, see Job 35:10.

Psalms 149:6

The high praises] namely, songs of praise and triumph to magnifie the Lord [Sword] this may bee understood of the peoples victories over their corporall enemies; and also of the spirituall combats against the world, and the Prince of it, by the power of Gods word, and spirit, 2 Corinthians 10:4. Hebrews 4:12. Rev. 1. 16. & 19. 15. and finally of the last victory, over all the enemies power which the Church united to her head shall obtaine at his last comming, Revelation 2:26.

Psalms 149:9

The judgment] he hath a relation to that expresse command which was inserted in the Law, of destroying the accursed nations of Canaan: under which is contained the spirituall of fighting uncessantly and unappeaseably against the Kingdome of Sathan.