4. God is said to ride upon the §4wings of the Wind, 2 Sam. 22. 11. and ⟨p. 8⟩to fly upon the wings of the Wind, Psal. 18. 10. this is spoken after the manner of men, to show his glorying in this creature, although God moves not from one place to another, much less hath need of any thing to move upon, or to further any motion. In that it is said he rode upon the Cherub,1 some thinks it implies, Gods governing of the force of the Winds by the Angels, for the Angels are represented by the figure of Cherubins, as Gen. 3. 24. God placed Cherubins to keep the way of the tree of life: Besides, he is said to ride upon the Cherub, alluding unto the Ark of the Covenant, where Gods special presence with his people in covenant with him was, where there were two Cherubins covering the Mercy seat, which was the place where God promised to meet with his people, and to commune with them, Exod. 25. 20, 21, 22. So that this expression here in the Psalm is to declare, that that God which appears so glorious in the Wind, is the same God that sits upon ⟨p. 9⟩the Cherubins upon the Mercy-seat, that God that is in covenant with his people to be their God, and to do them good for ever: it is a very useful note to consider of, when the people of God see his glory in his great works, and particularly in this of the Wind, they should look higher then other people, and see more of God in it then others can do; others can see and acknowledge God to be the supreme cause of it, but those who are godly, should look upon God as their God between the Cherubins upon the Mercy-seat; this power, this glory, is the power and the glory of that God that is in covenant with me, my reconciled Father in Jesus Christ: here would be a comfortable beholding God in the winds indeed.
4. God is said to ride upon the §4wings of the Wind, 2 Sam. 22. 11. and ⟨p. 8⟩to flye upon the wings of the Wind, Psal. 18. 10. this is spoken after the manner of men, to shew his glorying in this creature, although God moves not from one place to another, much lesse hath need of any thing to move upon, or to further any motion. In that it is said hee rode upon the Cherub,1 some thinkes it implies, Gods governing of the force of the Winds by the Angels, for the Angels are represented by the figure of Cherubins, as Gen. 3. 24. God placed Cherubins to keep the way of the tree of life: Besides, he is said to ride upon the Cherub, alluding unto the Arke of the Covenant, where Gods speciall presence with his people in covenant with him was, where there were two Cherubins covering the Mercy seat, which was the place where God promised to meet with his people, and to commune with them, Exod. 25. 20, 21, 22. So that this expression here in the Psalme is to declare, that that God which appeares so glorious in the Wind, is the same God that sits upon ⟨p. 9⟩the Cherubins upon the Mercy-seate, that God that is in covenant with his people to be their God, and to doe them good for ever: it is a very usefull note to consider of, when the people of God see his glory in his great workes, and particularly in this of the Wind, they should looke higher then other people, and see more of God in it then others can doe; others can see and acknowledge God to bee the supreme cause of it, but those who are godly, should looke upon God as their God betweene the Cherubins upon the Mercy-seate; this power, this glory, is the power and the glory of that God that is in covenant with me, my reconciled Father in Jesus Christ: here would be a comfortable beholding God in the winds indeed.
- 1Ut sciamus ipsos ventorum Impetus ejus mandato per angelos gubernari. Calv. in Psal. 18.Ʋt sciamus ipsos ventorum Impetus ejus mandato per angelos gubernari. Calv. in Psal. 18.
