Psalms 27

Psalms 27:1

MY light] all my councell, guide, and direction, my joy and comfort, hee that dissolveth all my inward clouds of trouble and confusion; and externall one of dangers and calamities,

Psalms 27:3

IN this] namely, that the Lord is my light, salvation, and strength.

Psalms 27:4

May dwell] that I may perpetually both upon earth and in heaven live in the happy communion of his Church, Psal. 91. 1 [The beauty] the excellencie and 〈…〉esnesse of his grace, truth, and other perfections which hee maketh manifest in his Church by his word. And besides that, his glory which hee shall fully reveale in heaven; things which were represented by the magnificence of Gods Tabernacle, and farre more afterwards by the glory of Solomons Temple.

Psalms 27:5

Shall hide mee] namely, in this communion with the Church shall I bee safe and secure: [upon a rock] into a place, and condition most secure.

Psalms 27:6

Mine head] that is to say, I shall have a glorious victory, Psal. 3. 3 [Of joy] the Italian, with joy] with voices of joy, used in sacrifices of thanks-giving, together with the sound of holy trumpets, Numbers 10:10 Psal. 26. 7. and 43. 4.

Psalms 27:8

When thou saidst seek yee my face, my heart said, &c.] the Italian hath it, my heart saith, from thee, seeke yee my face: [seek yee] thou and all the faithfull direct your selves to〈…〉e in my Temple, where I doe reveale my selfe in grace and power; and seeke to have me alwayes present with you faith and in spirit, and aspire to the full manifestation of my glory in heaven: [My heart] moved and inspired by thy spirit.

Psalms 27:11

Teach me] inspire and strengthen me constantly to follow thy holy will in patience and faith, so that mine enemies may not cause me to goe astray but that by this secure way, I may escape their ambushes.

Psalms 27:13

Vnlesse I had] the Italian, oh unlesse I had] we should adde I had beene overcome in my troubles and combats; or woe is me, or I should have fainted unlesse, &c. see Psal. 119. 91 to see] that is to say, to be before my death re-establihed in the fruition of Gods benefits in his Church, which are a certaine pledge of the eternall happinesses.

Psalms 27:14

Waite] Davids words to himselfe, and all the faithfull.