Psalms 49

Psalms 49:3

OF wisedome] Hebrew, wisedomes, namely, concerning the true knowledge and apprehension of the end of man, that hee may lead his life accordingly.

Psalms 49:4

I will encline] a terme taken from Musitians who leane to their eare, when they are tuning their instruments, meaning that he will instruct himselfe as well or better then any other can.

Psalms 49:5

The iniquity] that is to say, the congregation of the wicked, or the calamities which God useth to inflict upon his children for the punishing of sinne.

Psalms 49:8

Precious] the Italian, cannot be found, or it is deare or rare to be gotten.

Psalms 49:11

They call] seeing themselves to be mortall, they think for to immortalize themselves by meanes of their lands and Lordships, which they call by their owne names.

Psalms 49:12

The beasts] as much as concerneth the body and this present life, Ecclesiastes 3:19.

Psalms 49:13

Their sayings] Hebrew, their mouth, the meaning is that although the sonnes of worldly men see the vanity of their fathers confidence, yet they will follow their example. Others translate it, they doe approve of it with their mouths, that is say, doe with words prayse that kinde of life, and doe follow it with their deeds.

Psalms 49:14

Feed on them] the Italian, shall pasture them, a poeticall kinde of speech, that is to say, being laid in the erth, like unto a great flock of sheep they shall be under the command of death: Other, shall seed on them, that is to say, shall consume them: 〈◊〉Shall have dominion] the elect who are partakers of Christs eternall Kingdome in the blessed resu rection which is called the great day-break, Cant. 2. 17. and 7. 12. 2 Peter 1:19. shall obtaine a full victory, and have quiet dominion over the world and the worldly: [Beautie] or strength.

Psalms 49:15

Will redeeme] shall raise my body to life and glory, because I dyed in his grace, and my soule shall be carried up to heaven: Or according to others, because he hath adopted me, and received me into the number of his elect.

Psalms 49:18

He blessed] hee hath been contented, and flattered himselfe with a vaine opinion of happinesse.

Psalms 49:19

He shall goe] the Italian, it shall goe, namely, the soule of the worldly man: [See light] namely the light of life and glory everlasting.

Psalms 49:20

Understandeth not] namely, true spirituall wisdome to apprehend the scope of everlasting happinesse, and direct his life towards it: [The beasts] not as concerning the lastingnesse and subsistencie of the soule which is eternall, but in the privation of happinesse which is the true end of man.