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; but perhaps this is in accommodation to gospel times also, when Jesus hath made his people kings and priests unto God and the Father. Every man may find in the history of his own life enough to demand the unceasing tribute of praise. Revelation 1:6.
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...
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...
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:...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
_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...
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:...
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...
118:1 ever. (h-15) See Psalms 115:9-13 and 1 Chronicles 16:41 ....
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...
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...
(1-4) Comp. Psalms 115:9, where a similar choral arrangement is found....
הֹוד֣וּ לַ יהוָ֣ה כִּי ־טֹ֑וב כִּ֖י לְ
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ....
_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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
_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...
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 Chronicles 16:34; 1 Chronicles 16:8; Jeremiah 33:11; Psalms 103:17;...