psalm-118:17

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalms 118:1-29THIS 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 points to the period of the Restoration from Babylon as its date, as in the case of many psalms in this Book 5 but different events connected with that restoration have been selected. The psalm implies the completion of the Temple, and therefore shuts out any point prior to that. Delitzsch fixes... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalm 118-119 Psalms 118:0 Christ the Head of the Corner 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1-7 ) 2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8-12 ) 3. Jehovah My Salvation (Psalms 118:13-19 ) 4. The rejected stone the head of the corner (Psalms 118:20-29 ) 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 113:1-9 and end with this Psalm, the one hundred-eighteenth. It is called the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 118:17

118:17 I shall not die, but live, and {h} declare the works of the LORD.(h) So that all, that are both far and near, may see his mighty power. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:1-29

The first psalm in this lesson is one of the imprecatory or cursing psalms, in the interpretation of which we should keep in mind the principles already stated: (1) that the writer speaks as a prophet; (2) that the enemies are not merely personal to him but enemies of God; (3) that they are not individuals so much as nations; and (4) that they are considered at a time when the incorrigible condition has been reached, and they have become permanently fixed in opposition to the Most High. The... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 118:6-21

I make no pause in these verses, because I think they contain a beautiful subject, in reference to the Lord Jesus in his ministry; and it were a pity to interrupt the reading. Let the Reader, when he hath read them, contemplate the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and see whether there is not a very plain allusion to our Lord in what is here said. Nay, doth it not strike him that Christ is the speaker? It is said that this patient sufferer doth not fear men nor princes. And how was this... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 118:17

Give. Hebrew, "avenge," Psalm xii. 6., and cxxxvii. 9. Draw me from this state of oppression, (Calmet) or rather, give me abundant grace, (Berthier) and eternal life. (St. Hilary) --- I cannot fulfil the law, without thy grace. (Worthington) --- Enliven me. So the Septuagint of Aldus reads, though the Roman and Hebrew have, "I shall live," Deuteronomy xxx. 19. (Berthier) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 118:1-18

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, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to the everlasting goodness and mercy of God, or whether he looks forward to... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 118:1-29

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, as part of their great hallel, chanted during the time when the Temple-offerings were brought, as well as by the individual families in the intervals of the Passover-meal, although it may originally have been composed for use at the Feast of Tabernacles. Sections of the psalm were in such general... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 118:1-29

Psalms 118:01 O give thanks unto the Lord;For he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever2 Let Israel now say,That His mercy endureth for ever.3 Let the house of Aaron now say,That his mercy endureth for ever.4 Let them now that fear the Lord say,That his mercy endureth for ever.5 I called upon the Lord in distress:The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.6 The Lord is on my side;I will not fear: what can man do unto me?7 The Lord taketh my part... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 118:15-29

a New Way in a New Day Psalms 118:15-29 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 thrust sore at me,” but in Psalms 118:18 , “ The Lord hath chastened me sore.” Our Lord and His Apostles made much use of Psalms 118:22 . See Matthew 21:42 ; Acts 4:11 ; Ephesians 2:20 ; 1 Peter 2:4-7 . It probably refers to an incident in the building of the Temple, when a rejected stone was... read more