Psalms 118:29

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD; FOR HE IS GOOD: FOR HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER. The psalm ends as it begun. What we have sung with pleasure we love to repeat, and dwell on again and again. This psalm ends the great Hallel, Psalms 113:1; Psalms 114:1; Psalms 115:1; Psalms 116:1; Psalms 117:1; Psalms 118:1, which was sung at all the feasts, espe...

19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver...

Verse Psalms 118:29. _O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD_] This is the general doxology or chorus. All join in thanksgiving, and they _end_ as they began: "His mercy endureth for ever." It began at the creation of man; it will continue till the earth is burnt up. ANALYSIS OF THE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH PSALM The parts of this Psalm are the following: - I. An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, Psalms 118:1. II. A persuasion to trust in God, and that from the psalmist's own example, who called upon God, and was delivered from trouble, Psalms 118:5. III. The exultation of the Church for it,...

O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD ... - The psalm closes, as it began, with an exhortation to praise God. In the beginning of the psalm, it was a general exhortation; here it is an exhortation founded on the course of thought in the psalm, or as a proper conclusion from what had been referred to in the psalm. Evidence had been given that the Lord was good; on the ground of that, all people are exhorted to give him thanks....

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 upon the altar there. Dr. Kay's conjecture, that the occasion was the joyful Passover which followed the dedication of the second temple in B.C. 516 (Ezra 6:19-15), is not improbable, though it cannot be regarded as more than a reasonable hypo thesis. The first eighteen verses are the song of the procession as it winds its way slowly up the hill to the great gate of the temple, sung alternately, as it would seem, by the two halves of the procession. Psalms 118:19 is the utterance of the leader, in the name of the whole hand, on their arrival before the gates....

O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, FOR [HE IS] GOOD,.... And thus the psalm ends as it began; there having been given many instances of the divine goodness, in hearing and delivering the psalmist when in distress; saving him from his enemies, when compassed about with them; sparing his life, when in great danger; and especially in making the stone rejected by the builders the head of the corner; FOR HIS MERCY [ENDURETH] FOR EVER; the above instances are proofs of it; and still it continues, and will for evermore. Here ends the great "Hallel", or hymn, sung at the passover and other festivals....

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 prosperous yet God is always good, and, therefore, there is always a sufficient argument for giving thanks unto Jehovah. That he is a good God essentially, that he cannot be otherwise than good, should be a fountain out of which the richest praises should perpetually flow. Psalms 118:2. _Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever._ These were specially set apart for God's service, and, therefore, where much is given, much is expected. The house of Aaron, therefore, must have a special note of thanksg

O GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD The Messianic Psalms: Summary. That the Psalms contain a testimony to Christ our Lord Himself affirmed (Luke 24:44) and the New Testament quotations from the Psalter point unerringly to those Psalms which have the Messianic character. A close spiritual and prophetic character as surely identifies others. Christ is seen in the Psalms (1) in two general character, as suffering (for example Psa. 22), and as entering into His kingdom glory (for example Psalms 2; 24.) Compare (Luke 24:25). (2) Christ is seen in His person (a) as Son of God (Psalms 2:7) and very God; (Psalms 45:6); ...

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 (Psalms 118:13) 4. The rejected stone the head of the corner (Psalms 118:20) This Psalm is the last one which is used from ancient times by the Jews in celebrating the Passover in the home. The Psalms sung begin with Psalms 113:1 and end

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 118:23 single parts should be assigned to the Temple builders, to the sons of Jesse, the tribe of Judah, Samuel, David, is fantastic enough. The Talmud (quoted by Stä rk) takes a more reasonable view. According to it Psalms 118:1 was sung by the pilgrims not yet arrived; Psalms 118:20 by the priests and scribes who welcomed them; Psalms 118:28 by the pilgrims; Psa 118:30 by the whole procession. It is at all events clear that...