John Trapp on Psalms 67

PSAL. LXVII.

VErſ. 1. God be mercifull unto us] ſc. In ſending his ſon, and calling his elect, both among Jews and Gentiles, to the participation of that gift, Joh. 4.10. that Benefit, 1 Tim. 6.2.

And bleſſe us] Specially with all ſpirituall bleſſings in heavenly things in Chriſt Jeſus, Epheſ. 1.3.

And cauſe his face to ſhine upon us] Giving us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jeſus Chriſt, 2 Cor. 4.6. who is the brightneſſe (or glittering refulgency) of his Fathers glory, and the expreſſe image of his perſon, [non-Latin text not transcribed] Seren[illegible: 1 letter] ſuo vul [illegible: 2 letters] nos irrad. et. Beza. Heb. 1.3. the day-ſpring from on high, Luk. 1 78. In this prayer the Pſalmiſt plainly alludeth to that bleſſing pronounced upon the people by the High-Prieſt, Numb. [illegible: 1 letter]. and ſheweth, that all commeth from Chriſt the true Aaron, the High-Prieſt of the new Covenant.

Verſ. 2. That thy way may be known] Thy way of worſhip, that way that is called holy, the Goſpel, Act. 19.23. & 18.25, 26. the way of ſalvation, Act. 16.17.

Thy ſaving health] That is, thy Chriſt, Luk. 1.30, 32.

Verſ. 3. Let the people praiſe thee, O God] Enlarge the bounds of thy Church; and bring in the Hallelujahs of the Gentiles alſo. Let them praiſe Thee (that pronown Thee is emphaticall and excluſive) and not their Gods of gold and ſilver. Let them turn to God from Idols, to ſerve the living and true God, 1 Theſ. 1.9.

Verſ. 4. O Let the Nations be glad, &c.] As they cannot but bee upon their ſound converſion, Act. 8.8. there being no ſuch joy as the joy of faith, and that a mans name is written in Heaven. Beatus Lud[illegible: 1 letter]vicus, would be called Ludovicus de Piſſiaco, rather than take greater titles; becauſe there he became a Chriſtian.

For thou ſhalt judge the people righteouſly, &c.] Not rigorouſly; keeping thy Church in ſafety amidſt the greateſt ruines of the World, and colliſions of Empires.

And [illegible: 1 word] the Nations upon earth. Selah] Heb. Thou ſhalt g[illegible: 3 letters]ly lead them, as [illegible: 1 word] Shepheard doth his flock, or a Father his child; Lord haſten it.

Verſ. 5. Verſus [illegible: 1 word]. See Verſ. 3.

Verſ. 6. Then ſhall the earth yeeld her increaſe] Omnia opera [illegible: 2 letters]ſtra eram proſpera, All ſhall go well with us, and we ſhall abound with bleſſings of both [illegible: 2 letters]es. The Goſpel is a cornucopia; and they that receive it ſhall have all that heart can with, or need require; all creatures ſhall conſpire to make them happy. The earth which was curſed for mans ſin, and hath lain bed-ridden, as it were, ever ſince, ſhall put forth her utmoſt ſtrength for good peoples uſe. God will hear the Heavens, and the Heavens ſhall hear the earth, &c. Hoſ. 2.21, 22. when once mens hearts bear fruit to the Lord, Mat. 13.19, 23. Heb. 6.7. Hierom interpreteth theſe words of the Virgin Mary bringing forth the child Jeſus. Others thus; Then ſhall the earth bring forth innumerable ſervants of God.

Verſ. 7.In more Nevochim. God ſhall bleſſe us] God is thrice named here and in the former verſe, to note the Trinity of perſons, as Kamban wrote, and had therefore his book burnt, by the Jews in France. And whereas it is thrice here ſaid, God ſhall bleſs us, it importeth that the bleſſings here meant, are more than terrene and bodily bleſſings.