Verse Psalms 118:24. This is the day which the Lord hath made] As the Lord hath called me to triumph, this is the day which he hath appointed for that purpose. This is a gracious opportunity; I will improve it to his glory.
THIS IS THE DAY WHICH THE LORD HATH MADE - As if it were a new day, made for this very occasion; a day which the writer of the psalm did not expect to see, and which seemed therefore to have been crea...
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 ...
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:...
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:...
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. THIS IS THE DAY (WHICH) THE LORD HATH MADE; WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT - namely, the day of the feast of tabernac...
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...
THE DAY] a day of triumph....
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...
THIS IS THE DAY. — Either the festival for which the psalm was composed (Feast of Tabernacles?) or more generally the day of triumph won by Jehovah, as in preceding verse....
זֶה ־הַ֭ יֹּום עָשָׂ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְ
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...
A NEW WAY IN A NEW DAY Psalms 118:15 As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13, “ _Thou_ [the enemy] didst t...
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...
This [is] the (l) day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (l) In which God has shown chiefly his mercy, by appointing me king and delivering his Church....
_Counsel. Hebrew, "the princes of my counsel." (Houbigant) in opposition to those who endeavoured to make him fall, ver. 23. (Haydock) --- The laws of God afford the best advice. An ancient king obser...
The day here spoken of, it should seem, is the glorious day of the gospel; to which the eyes of the patriarchs and prophets were unweariedly looking, called in scripture, The day of the Messiah, The d...
24._This is the day which Jehovah made _He now speaks of that as a happy and pleasant day, on which he was at last established king over Israel, and the anointing of him by Samuel ratified by this eve...
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...
THIS [IS] THE DAY [WHICH] THE LORD HATH MADE,.... Famous and remarkable for the above events. Meaning either the day of Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, in order to be delivered up to the Jews, and s...
This [is] the day [which] the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Ver. 24. _This is the day which the Lord hath made_] The queen of days, as the Jews call the sabbath. Arnobius interpr...
_This is the day which the Lord hath made_ Or, _sanctified_, as a season never to be forgotten. “Of the day on which Christ arose from the dead, it may, with more propriety than of any other day, be a...
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...
This is the day which the Lord hath made, the day, the period of grace and salvation extending down to the last day of the world, Isaiah 49:8; 2 Corinthians 6:2; WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT. Cf...
19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver...
MADE; either created, or exalted and glorified, as this word is used, 1 SAMUEL 12:6, or sanctified by his glorious presence and work, and by his appointment, as a time or season never to be forgotten,...
Psalms 118:24 day H3117 LORD H3068 made H6213 (H8804) rejoice H1523 (H8799) glad H8055 (H8799) t
Psalms 118:22 I. There can be no doubt that it is our Lord Jesus Christ whom David here designates as "the stone which the builders refused." And when it has been ascertained that it is Christ whom Da...
Psalms 118:24 This Psalm has been applied by our Church to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is looked upon as a triumphant hymn. All throughout are notes of thanksgiving; and all thr...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_I will praise Thee for Thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation._ A BLESSED CONSCIOUSNESS, A MARVELLOUS PROVIDENCE, A JOYOUS DAY I. A blessed consciousness (verse 21). 1. A grateful assuran...
_This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it._ THE DAY OF DAYS The day of days in the life of Christ was the day of His resurrection; and to the early Christians Easte...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:1. This joyful psalm calls on all of God’s people to praise the Lord for his steadfast love (vv. Psalms 118:1). It then moves to wha
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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 8:66; 2 Chronicles 20:26; Acts 20:7; Isaiah 58:13; John 20:1
Made — Or sanctified as a season never to be forgotten....