This phrase I will walk, is taken diversly. Some take it for an expression of his confidence in the continuance of Gods favour towards him: that God who had freed him out of the jaws of death, would now continue him in the land of the living, there to remain, and abide before the Lord. Ancient English Translators inclining to this sense, thus interpret it, I shall walk, in relation to the divine providence, whereby he should be preserved yet longer to live on earth: so as, according to this acception, to walk before the Lord, is to live to advance the glory of God. A pious interpretation this is. But this phrase of walking before the Lord, is in Scripture most frequently used to set out a duty on mans part, rather then a kindness on Gods part: for God requireth it of aAbraham as a duty: and commendeth bDavid for it, as for a duty performed by him. To this acception do the Kings Translators incline, and translate it as a promise made on the Prophets part to God, thus, I will walk. By this manner of expressing his purpose under a solemn promise, he bindeth himself to perform the duty promised. This word, walk, importeth a motion, and a proceeding on in that motion step by step, from place to place. Metaphorically it is taken for a practice of good or evil. The words joined with it will show what kind of practice it importeth. cTo walk in the way of the wicked is to practice evil: dTo walk after other Gods is to practice Idolatry. But eto walk in the law of the Lord, is to practice what that law requireth: fTo walk in righteousness, is to ⟨p. 113⟩practise and deal righteously. The verb in the Hebrew is of the *seventh conjugation, which implieth a reciprocation or reiteration of an action. Some learned and judicious Expositors 8to express the emphasis of the Conjugation, thus translate it, gI will continually walk.
This phrase I will walke, is taken diversly. Some take it for an expression of his confidence in the continuance of Gods favour towards him: that God who had freed him out of the jaws of death, would now continue him in the land of the living, there to remaine, and abide before the Lord. Ancient English Translators enclining to this sense, thus interpret it, I shall walke, in relation to the divine providence, whereby he should be preserved yet longer to live on earth: so as, according to this acception, to walke before the Lord, is to live to advance the glory of God. A pious interpretation this is. But this phrase of walking before the Lord, is in Scripture most frequently used to set out a duty on mans part, rather then a kindnesse on Gods part: for God requireth it of aAbraham as a duty: and commendeth bDavid for it, as for a duty performed by him. To this acception do the Kings Translators incline, and translate it as a promise made on the Prophets part to God, thus, I will walke. By this manner of expressing his purpose under a solemne promise, he bindeth himselfe to performe the duty promised. This word, walke, importeth a motion, and a proceeding on in that motion step by step, from place to place. Metaphorically it is taken for a practice of good or evill. The words joyned with it will shew what kind of practice it importeth. cTo walk in the way of the wicked is to practice evill: dTo walke after other Gods is to practice Idolatry. But eto walk in the law of the Lord, is to practice what that law requireth: fTo walke in righteousnesse, is to ⟨p. 113⟩practise and deale righteously. The verb in the Hebrew is of the *seventh conjugation, which implieth a reciprocation or reiteration of an action. Some learned and judicious Expositors 8to expresse the emphasis of the Conjugation, thus translate it, g
- aGen 17. 1.
- b2 Chro. 6. 16
- c1 King. 15. 26
- dJer 7. 6.Ier 7. 6.
- ePsal. 119. 1.
- fIsa. 33. 15.
- *Hithpael.
- 8indesinen••r ambulabo. Trem. & I•n. Trip•ex est sig•i ficatio Hithp. •. 1 Recioroca▪ 2 Passiva. 3 Frequentativa.
- g[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
