Psalms 81

Psalms 81:3

THe new Moone] Hebrew, the covered Moone, namely, when it doth not shew, and is upon the point of renewing, which may bee understood of all new Moons kept holy by Gods command, with the sound of the holy Trumpets, Numbers 10:10. Or, it may particularly be understood of the Feast of the holy Trumpets, which was wont to be kept the first day of the first politick moneth, Leviticus 23:24.

Psalms 81:5

For a testimony] or protestation, that is to say, an expresse law, with an injunction of obedience, and denuntiation of a punishment to transgressors, [In Iosepth] Ioseph and Iudah,between whom was divided the right of first-borne, which was taken away from Ruben, 1 Chronicles 5:2. doe often represent the whole people [When he] after hee had made his power and justice known amongst the Egyptians, by the deliverance of his people: [where I heard] the Italian, when I, when hee gave us his law, in a most terrible and unaccustomed kinde of voyce, which we were not able to endure, Exodus 1:1-22. 19. & 20. 19.

Psalms 81:6

I removed] that is to say, I have delivered him from the cruell slavery, wherein he was oppressed with toile and labour: [The pots] the Italian, the Baskets, wherein they carried earth to make bricks with, Exodus 1:14.

Psalms 81:7

In the secret] namely, in the thick cloud where I framed a kinde of sounding noise like unto thunder, Exod. 19. 19. & 24. 16.

Psalms 81:8

Ha] this is a summ of the Law, which was given in Mount Sinai, concerning Gods pure seruice 〈◊〉[I will testifie] that is to say, I will give thee absolute commands, binding thee to obedience upon paine of punishment, and with a promise of reward, see Psal. 50. 〈◊〉.

Psalms 81:10

Open] that is to say, if thou dost obey mee, I will make thee fully happy and contented, and will fulfill all thy just desires.

Psalms 81:12

Hearts lusts] the Italian, hardnesse of their hearts or to the imagination, or to the pervernesse of theirhearts.

Psalms 81:13

O that] a humane manner of speaking, to shew what pleasure God takes in mens obediences, for their own goods, Deut.〈◊〉. 12. 13.

Psalms 81:15

, Submitted themselves] the Italian, yeelded fained obedience, they should have been forced though but fanedly, and against their wills to have submitted themselves unto him, asPsal. 18. 44. and 66. 3 [Their time] that is to say, their happinesse.

Psalms 81:16

Out of the Rock] a hiperbolicall kinde of speech, as if God had made honey to distill out of the Rock, as he made the waters to issue forth of it in the Wildernesse.