Henry Ainsworth on Psalms 149

PSAL. CXLIX.

Halelu-jah.

SIng ye to Iehovah a new song, his praise in the Church of gracious Saints. Let Israel rejoyce in his makers, let the sons of Sion be glad in their King. Let them praise his name with flute; with timbrell and harpe, let them sing Psalmes unto him. For Iehovah taketh pleasure in his people, he will beautifie the meeke with salvation. The gracious Saints shall be gladsome in glory, shall shout joyfully upon their beds. The exaltations of God in their throat, and a twoedged sword in their hand. To doe vengeance on the heathens, reproofs in the nations.

To binde their Kings in chaines, and their Nobles in fetters of iron. To doe on them the judgement written, this comely honour is to all his gracious Saints; Halelu-jah.

Annotations. HIs makers] the Father, the Word, and the Hely Ghost, which three are one, 1 Ioh. 5. 7. The mysterie of the Trinity is in the Hebrew phrase; so in many other, as, Let us make man in our image, Gen. 1. 26. Where is God my makers? Iob 35. 10. Thy makers is thine husbands, Esai. 54. 5 Remember thy Creators, Eccles. 12. 1. and sundry the like. God also is our maker, both in nature and grace: see Psal. 100. 3. their King] Christ: as Matth. 21. 5. Song 14. Vers. 3. with slate] [illegible: 1 letter]s Psal. 150. 4. or, in a dance; as Ier. 31. 4. 13. Ps. 30. 12. One name is given both to the dance, and the pipe whereto they danced. Vers. 4. [illegible: 1 word]] or adorne, make glorious: so Esa. 60. 7. 9. 13. The Greeke saith, exalt. Vers. 6. The exaltations] that is, exalting songs, high acts, high praises, or, lifting up of the voice, preachings. in their throat] that is, aloud spoken of, and proclaimed: so Esa. 58. 1. Cry with the throat, is, Cry aloud. two edged] Hebr. a sword of mouths, that is, of two mouthes, as is expressed, Iudg. 3. 16. in Greeke two mouthed, that is, two edged, biting or cutting both waies. This sword is Gods word, and commeth out of Christs mouth, Ephes. 6. 17. Heb. 4. 12. Rev. 1. 16. Vers. 7. on the beathens] by preaching against their idolatries, Act. 14. 15. and 17. 16, 17, 22, &c. Compare 2 Cor. 10. 4. 5. 6. Esa. 41. 15. reproofs] for sinne, as Ioh. 16. 8, &c. Vers. 8. To binde their Kings] restraining their vices, and bringing them under the bonds and subjection of the gospell; see Ps. 2. 3. Mark. 6. 20. Acts 24. 26. Rev. 21. 24. Esa. 45. 14. a figure of captivity, Nahum 3. 10. 2 Cor. 10. 4, 5, 6. Matth. 16. 19. Nobles] or Honourable. Vers. 9. written] in the booke of God; see 1 Cor. 4. 6. Rev. 22. 18. So the Chaldee paraphraseth, written in the Law. And this may have reference to that law, Deut. 7. 1, 2, &c. honour is] or, this shall be the honour of all his Saints.