Online Bible 1995 March/ROM-1025.iso/olb/gill/3_500_e.lzh/3_533.TXT

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\\INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 3\\

\*This is the first of the psalms that has a title, and
is called a Psalm; the word for which, %mizmor%, comes
from one which signifies to %cut% or %prune% {r}, as trees are
lopped of their superfluous branches; showing this to
be a composition of even feet, in proper metre, formed
for the modulation of the voice, to some tune or musical
instrument; and it is said to be %a psalm of David%,
which may be rendered %a psalm for% or %to David% {s}, as if
it was wrote by another for his use, and inscribed to
him; or rather that it was given to him by the Holy
Spirit, who was the author of it, though he was the
penman. It is observed by some, that wherever the
dative case is used in the title of the psalm, as it most
frequently is, as such a psalm to David, or to Asaph,
it may signify that it came from the Lord to him, or
was divinely inspired; just as it is said, the word of
the Lord came to the prophets; though some render it
%a psalm concerning David% {t}, his troubles, his faith and
security in God, his victory over his enemies, and salvation
from the Lord. However, David was the
composer of this psalm, under the inspiration of the
Holy Ghost, occasioned by his flight from Absalom;
who, having stolen away the hearts of the people of
Israel, entered into a conspiracy with them to dethrone
his father and place himself in his stead; and
the people so increased continually with him, that
David thought it advisable to flee from Jerusalem,
\\#2Sa 15:12-14\\; and at the time of his flight, or
after it, he penned this psalm on account of it, and as
suitable to it. And now was fulfilled what God had
said, by Nathan the prophet, should befall him, because
of the affair of Bathsheba and Uriah; see \\#2Sa
12:11 16:21,22\\. David was an eminent type of
Christ, and so he was in his troubles, and in these; as
one of his sons conspired against him to dethrone him,
and take away his life; so Judas, one of Christ's disciples
or children, for disciples were called children,
his familiar friend, that did eat of his bread, lifted up
his heel against him, and sought to betray him, and did;
and who, though he knew the designs of Judas against
him, and did not flee from him, but rather went to
meet him, yet it is easy to observe that he took the
same route from Jerusalem as David did. At this time
he went over the brook Kidron, and to the mount of
Olives; see \\#Joh 18:1 Mt 27:30\\; compared
with \\#2Sa 15:23, 30\\; And indeed the whole psalm
may be applied to Christ; and so as the second psalm
sets forth the dignity of Christ's person, as the son of
God, and the stability and enlargement of his kingdom,
notwithstanding the opposition made to him;
this expresses his troubles from his enemies, his death
and resurrection from the dead, his victory over his
enemies, and the salvation he wrought out for his
people. In short, it may be understood of David as
the type, of Christ as the antitype, and of the people
of God, being suited to their experiences, more or
less, in all ages; and in this large and extensive way I
shall choose to interpret it.

{r} \^rwmzm\^ %a radice% \^rmz\^ %praescidit%, Gejerus.
{s} \^dwdl\^ %psalmus Davidi%, sub. datus, Genebrardus.
{t} %De Davide, vel in Davidem%; so some in Mariana.