Psalms 65

Psalms 65:1

THE title, [and song] see Psal. 30. in the Title. Prayse] thy Church prepares it selfe to give thee devout thanks, when as thy wrath being appeased, thou shalt relieve it in its greatest need. It seemes this Psalme was made after the three years of famine, then when God by sending of raine, gave hopes of a plentifull harvest, 2 Sam. 21. 10. 14.

Psalms 65:2

All flesh] every one of thy people shall come to thy Temple in Jerusalem to give thee thanks.

Psalms 65:3

Iniqities] we were overcome with evils and calamities which wee had drawn upon our selves by reason of our sinnes.

Psalms 65:4

And causest] whom thou hast called to the participation of thy covenant to bee a living member of thy Church, Psal. 15. 1. and 14. 3 [Wee shall] wee shall bee filled with those graces which thou bestowest upon thine, in thy Church, termes which are taken from the holy meats of the sacrifices, wherewith the sacred Officers of the Temple were largely fed.

Psalms 65:5

Terrible things] that is to say, miraculously: [In righteousnesse] that is to say, in goodnesse and equity towards thy children, and in loyalty in all thy promises: [Confidence] thou art hee which preservest and maintainest the world; and upon whom by a secret motion of nature it depends, and from whom it hath all goodnesse and subsistence: Some think that there is here some allusion to the calling of the Gentiles, whose hope of salvation depended wholly upon his grace.

Psalms 65:8

Thou makest] that is to say, by thine universall kindnesses, thou givest all the world occasion of rejoycing, even from the East unto the West.

Psalms 65:9

Thou visitest] thuhast care of it, and providest for all the necessities of it: [And waterest] and after that thou hast made it thirsty, thou dost enritch it with the treasures of raine.[With the river] termes taken from the watering of gardens, by little channels and condits; the meaning is that God worketh those effects in the land of Israel, with rane only which men doe in time of drought, with many such artificificiall waterings, see Deuteronomy 11:10.

Psalms 65:11

Thy pathes] the Italian, thy tracks, meaning such tracks as a Cart or Waggon makes as it goes, for the Scripture calleth the clouds Gods Charior: and as a Chariot wheele leaves an impression, so doe the Clouds poure cu their raine as they goe; Or plainely, wheresoever thou passest, thou bringest a blessing and plenty with thee Psal. 85. 12.

Psalms 65:13

They shout] hee doth poetically attribute that to dumb and inanimate creatures, which they doe but give man occasion to doe to whom it is peculiar to prayse God with heart and mouth.