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The proaemium or entrance into the Psalm, is not to be forgotten; Truly God is good to Israel; so the Hebrew renders it, certainly^*: Without dispute, this is a golden maxim must be held.

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In the Septuagint it is vox admirantis, ⟨p. 197⟩it is set out by way of admiration, O how good is God to Israel^*! What Angel in Heaven can express! The vulgar reads it, veruntamen, yet, God is good; as if the Psalmist had said, though the Candle of prosperity shines on the wicked, they have not only what their heart can wish, but more than heart can wish, Verse 7. And though the godly are sorely afflicted, mingling their drink with weeping; yet for all this, God is good to Israel. Here is the Fountain, the Stream, the Cistern: the Fountain, God; the Stream, Goodness; the Cistern into which it runs, Israel. Indeed God is good to all, Psal. 145. 9. The sweet dew falls upon the Thistle as well as the Rose. But though God be good to all, yet not alike good to all. He is good to Israel in a special manner. The wicked have sparing mercy, but the godly have saving mercy. And if God be good to his people, then it is good for his people to draw near to him. So it is in the Te•t, It is good for me to draw near to God.

In the Septuagint it is vox admirantis, ⟨p. 197⟩