I have a goodly heritage. ] A Church, an innumerable multitude of saints, partakers of the Divine nature, and filled with all the fullness of God. And these shall dwell with me in the heaven of heavens to all eternity. The old Psalter: - Ver. 5. Dominus pars hereditatis mee et calicis mei, &c.

Trans. "Lord es part of myn herytage and of my chalyce; thow ert that sal restore myn herytage til me." Par. Lord the fader es part, that es, he es porcioun and mede of myn herytage; that es of haly men, qwam I weld in herytage. Other men cheses tham what tham lyst: my part es God, and he es part of my chalyce: that es, he es my copp of al my delyte and boor. Wereldys men drynkes the venemus lustes, and the drubly delytes of lychery and covatys: I in my halows sal drynk God; for thu ert fadyr that sal restore till me, that es, til my men, myn herytage, that thai lost in Adam: that es thu restores til tham the knawyng of my bryghthede.

Ver. 6. Punes ceciderunt michi in preclaris, &c.

Trans. "Strynges fel to me in ful bryght: for qwy, myn herytage is ful bryght til me." Par. Strynges, that er merkes of my possessioun, in thi bryghtnes, fel als with cutte; als the possessioun of prestes and dekens in the alde law, was God; for qwy myn herytage, that es haly men es bryght til me of that seme layth and aute castyng til some of the werld, til me thai er fairer and bryght.

Matthew Henry Commentary

--David flees to God's protection, with cheerful, believing confidence Those who have avowed that the Lord is their Lord, should often pu themselves in mind of what they have done, take the comfort of it, an live up to it. He devotes himself to the honour of God, in the servic of the saints. Saints on earth we must be, or we shall never be saint in heaven. Those renewed by the grace of God, and devoted to the glor of God, are saints on earth. The saints in the earth are excellen ones, yet some of them so poor, that they needed to have David' goodness extended to them. David declares his resolution to have n fellowship with the works of darkness; he repeats the solemn choice he had made of God for his portion and happiness, takes to himself the comfort of the choice, and gives God the glory of it. This is the language of a devout and pious soul. Most take the world for their chief good, and place their happiness in the enjoyments of it; but ho poor soever my condition is in this world, let me have the love an favour of God, and be accepted of him; let me have a title by promis to life and happiness in the future state; and I have enough. Heaven is an inheritance; we must take that for our home, our rest, ou everlasting good, and look upon this world to be no more ours, than the country through which is our road to our Father's house. Those tha have God for their portion, have a goodly heritage. Return unto the rest, O my soul, and look no further. Gracious persons, though the still covet more of God, never covet more than God; but, being satisfied of his loving-kindness, are abundantly satisfied with it they envy not any their carnal mirth and delights. But so ignorant an foolish are we, that if left to ourselves, we shall forsake our ow mercies for lying vanities. God having given David counsel by his wor and Spirit, his own thoughts taught him in the night season, an engaged him by faith to live to God. Verses #(8-11), are quoted by St Peter in his first sermon, after the pouring out of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost, Ac 2:25-31; he declared that David in them speak concerning Christ, and particularly of his resurrection. And Chris being the Head of the body, the church, these verses may be applied to all Christians, guided and animated by the Spirit of Christ; and we ma hence learn, that it is our wisdom and duty to set the Lord alway before us. And if our eyes are ever toward God, our hearts and tongue may ever rejoice in him. Death destroys the hope of man, but not the hope of a real Christian. Christ's resurrection is an earnest of the believer's resurrection. In this world sorrow is our lot, but in heave there is joy, a fulness of joy; our pleasures here are for a moment but those at God's right hand are pleasures for evermore. Through thi thy beloved Son, and our dear Saviour, thou wilt show us, O Lord, the path of life; thou wilt justify our souls now, and raise our bodies by thy power at the last day; when earthly sorrow shall end in heavenl joy, pain in everlasting happiness __________________________________________________________________

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