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PSALM CXVIII
_A general exhortation to praise God for his mercy_, 1-4.
_The psalmist, by his own experience, encourages the people to_
_trust in God, and shows them the advantage of it_, 5-9;
_the...
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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD ... - Let others unite with me in giving
thanks to the Lord; let them see, from what has occurred in my case,
what occasion there is for praise. Every instance of a particu...
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PSALM 118-119
Psalms 118
Christ the Head of the Corner
_ 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1)_
2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8)
3. Jehovah My Salvation ...
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CXVIII. A HYMN FOR FESTAL PROCESSION TO ZION. The old tradition that
different parts were appropriated to different voices is right in
substance, though the statement of the Targum that in Psalms 118:...
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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
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_An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. The Psalmist by his
experience sheweth how good it is to trust in God. Under the type of
the Psalmist, the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed._
D...
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PSALMS 118
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Passover Hosanna-Song.
ANALYSIS
(See bracketed Headlines let into the Psalm).
(P.R.I.) Praise ye Yah!
(PART I.INVITATIONS TO PRAISE.)
(First in Standing Refrain:...
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy
endureth for ever.
Psalms 118:1.-Exhortation to Israel, the house of Aaron, and them
that fear Yahweh, to praise Him (Psalms 118:1), b...
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118:1 ever. (h-15) See Psalms 115:9-13 and 1 Chronicles 16:41 ....
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This Ps. was evidently written for the Temple worship on the occasion
of some great festival (Psalms 118:24), when it might be used as a
processional hymn. It has been variously referred (_a_) to the...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
HOSANNA! (SAVE US NOW!)
PSALMS 118
Jesus said, "Did you not read (this) in the Bible? The *builders
threw away a stone. It is now in an important place at the c...
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(1-4) Comp. Psalms 115:9, where a similar choral arrangement is found....
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הֹוד֣וּ לַ יהוָ֣ה כִּי ־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְ
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Psalms 118:1
THIS is unmistakably a psalm for use in the Temple worship, and
probably meant to be sung antiphonally, on some day of national
rejoicing (Psalms 118:24). A general concurrence of opinion...
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TRUST IN GOD BRINGS STRENGTH
Psalms 118:1
It is generally agreed that this psalm dates back to the restoration
from Babylon. It was probably used as a processional hymn for the
first time at the grea...
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This is the sixth and last of the Hallel. It is the song of perfect
victory, and was undoubtedly arranged to be sung by the triumphal
procession as it made its way to the Temple for thanksgiving and
w...
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O (a) give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy
[endureth] for ever.
(a) Because God by creating David king, showed his mercy toward his
afflicted Church, the prophet not only th...
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Alleluia. There is no title in Hebrew. But (Haydock) this psalm
contains the praises of the Lord, and of his holy law, under fourteen
different names, (Worthington) of way, testimony, &c., repeated in...
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CONTENTS
As Christ himself quotes a part of this blessed Psalm in reference to
himself, we can be under no mistake to be on the look-out for Christ
through every part of it. The great scope of it is,...
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Here, as in many psalms of a like nature, is an invitation to praise
Jehovah; and the several orders of the people are especially called
upon to this service. The house of Aaron is mentioned by name;...
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1_Praise ye Jehovah _In this passage we see that David does not merely
in a private capacity render thanks to God, but that he loudly summons
the people to engage in the common exercises of piety. Thi...
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Psalms 118 is also, though not formally so, rendering praise and
thanksgiving as promised, connected with, or rather founded on, the
known formula His mercy endureth for ever. The same that in Psalms...
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O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD,.... For all his mercies, temporal and
spiritual; as all should, who are partakers of them: this should be
done always, and for all things, in the name of Christ; it is but...
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O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy
[endureth] for ever.
Ver. 1. _O give thanks, &c._] See Psalms 106:1 ....
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_O give thanks unto the Lord_ All sorts of persons, which are
expressed particularly in the next three verses, as they are mentioned
in like manner and order Psalms 115:9, where see the notes. _Let
Is...
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O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, namely, in imparting His
kindness in rich blessings upon the faithful; BECAUSE HIS MERCY
ENDURETH FOREVER. Cf Psalms 106:1; Psalms 107:1; Psalms 136:1....
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A PSALM FOR FESTIVAL SERVICES.
This hymn, written altogether in the style of David, bears a
liturgical character and was, in fact, used in the Jewish Church upon
the occasion of the great festivals, a...
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1-18 The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very
applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord
himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, t...
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PSALM 118 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm most probably was composed by David,
when the civil wars between the houses of Saul and David were ended,
and David was newly settled in the kingdom of all Israel, an...
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Psalms 118:1 thanks H3034 (H8685) LORD H3068 good H2896 mercy H2617
forever H5769
(Title) - This Psalm was probably composed by David after Nathan's
prophetic address; and s
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Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because
his mercy endureth for ever._
Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Although we may not always
be healthy, nor always prosper...
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May the Good Spirit, who taught the psalmist to indite these words
help us to feel their inward meaning!
Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because
his mercy endureth for eve...
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CONTENTS: Cheerful acknowledgement of God's goodness and dependence
upon that goodness for the future.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Never failing streams of mercy flow from our God. The more
our hea...
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This psalm is destitute of title, and the occasion on which it was
composed is not known. The style however, the subject, the masterly
manner in which it is treated, and the spirit which pervades the...
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_O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: because His mercy
endureth for ever._
THE PERPETUITY OF DIVINE MERCY
This is a subject for--
I. Joyous gratitude. “O give thanks,”_ etc._ Why should th...
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INTRODUCTION
1. The last of the group (113–118.) constituting the Hallel.
2. Certainly a temple Psalm, most probably composed for a great
occasion. “Some incline to the Davidic authorship, when he wa...
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EXPOSITION
AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to
be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession by those
inside, and the solemn offering of a sacrifice up...
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As we get into Psalms 118:1-29, the last of the Hallel psalms.
O give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 118:1);
Again, the exhortation, praise and thanks, "O give thanks unto the
Lord."
for he is good: b...
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1 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Chronicles 16:8; Jeremiah 33:11; Psalms 103:17;...