Psa 118 | TSK | STEP | An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. The psalmist by his experience shews how good it is to trust in God. Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed. A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. (Title.)This Psalm was probably composed by David after Nathan's prophetic address; and sung by alternate choirs at some public festival. It largely partakes of David's spirit, and everywhere shews the hand of a master; the style is grand and sublime; the subject noble and majestic.

Psalms 118

1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy.

5 The psalmist by his experience shews how good it is to trust in God.

19 Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed.

A.M. 2962. B.C. 1042. (Title.)This Psalm was probably composed by David after Nathan's prophetic address; and sung by alternate choirs at some public festival. It largely partakes of David's spirit, and everywhere shews the hand of a master; the style is grand and sublime; the subject noble and majestic.

29; 103:17; 106:1; 107:1; 136:1; 1Ch 16:8,34; Jer 33:11

115:9-11; 135:19,20; 145:10; 147:19,20; Ga 6:16; Heb 13:15

1Pe 2:9,10

134:1-3; 1Pe 2:5; Re 1:6; 4:7-11; 5:8-10

22:23; Re 19:5

called.

18:6; 40:1-3; 77:2; 107:13,19; 116:3,4; 120:1; 130:1,2; Ge 32:7,9-11

1Sa 30:6-8; Mr 14:31-36

in distress. Heb. out of distress.

130:1

set me.

18:19; 31:8

The Lord.

27:1-3; 46:1,11; 56:4,9,11; 146:5; Isa 51:12; Jer 20:11; Mic 7:8-10

Ro 8:31; Heb 13:6

on my side. Heb. for me.

taketh.

54:4; 55:18; 1Ch 12:18

therefore.

54:7; 59:10; 92:11; 112:8

40:4; 62:8,9; Jer 17:5-7; Mic 7:5-7

than to put.

146:3-5; Isa 30:2,3,15-17; 31:1,8; 36:6,7; Eze 29:7

All nations.

2Sa 5:1-25; 8:1-18; 10:1-19; Zec 12:3; 14:1-3; Re 19:19-21; 20:8,9

destroy them. Heb. cut them off.

22:12-16; 88:17; 1Sa 23:26; 1Ch 19:10

like bees.

De 1:44

quenched.

83:14,15; Ec 7:6; Isa 27:4; Na 1:10

in the name.

8:9; 20:1,5; 1Sa 17:45; 2Sa 23:6; 1Ch 14:10,11,14-16; 2Ch 14:11,12

2Ch 16:7-9; 20:17-22; 22:7,8

destroy them. Heb. cut them down.

18:17,18; 56:1-3; 1Sa 20:3; 25:29; 2Sa 17:1-3; Mic 7:8; Mt 4:1-11

Heb 2:14

is my strength.

18:2; Ex 15:2-6; Isa 12:2; 45:17,22-25; Mt 1:21-23

voice.

30:11,12; 32:11; 33:1; 119:54,111; De 12:12; Isa 51:11; 65:13

Ac 2:46,47; 16:34; Re 18:20; 19:1-5

the right.

44:3; 45:4; 60:12; 89:13; 98:1; Isa 51:9,10

right hand.

Ex 15:6; Ac 2:32-36

die.

6:5; Isa 38:16-20; Hab 1:12; Joh 11:4; Ro 14:7-9

declare.

40:5,10; 71:17,18; 73:28; 107:22; 119:13; 145:4; Jer 51:10

chastened.

66:10-12; 94:12,13; 2Sa 12:10; 13:1-39; 16:1-23; Job 5:17,18

Job 33:16-30; Pr 3:11,12; Jon 2:6; 1Co 11:32; 2Co 1:9-11; 6:9

Heb 12:10,11

Open.

Isa 26:2; Re 22:14

I will go.

9:13,14; 66:13-15; 95:2; 100:4; 116:18,19; Isa 38:20,22

This gate.Dr. Kennicott supposes that this verse was sung by the priest, the next by the king, the three next by a chorus of people, the 25th by the king, the two next by the priest, the 28th by the king, and the last the grand chorus of the whole assembly.

24:3,4,7,9; Isa 26:2; 35:8-10; Re 21:24-27; 22:14,15

22:23,24; 69:33,34; 116:1

and art.

14; Ex 15:2; Isa 12:2; 49:8

The stone.

Mt 21:42; Mr 12:10,11; Lu 20:17; Ac 4:11; Eph 2:20-22; 1Pe 2:4-8

the head.

Zec 4:7

the Lord's doing. Heb. from the Lord.

Ac 2:32-36; 3:14,15; 5:31,32; Eph 1:19-22

it is.

Job 5:9; Ac 4:13; 13:41